Approaching the West — Page 195
A pproaching the West—195 Surely, if those who disbelieve had all that is in the earth and as much over again, to ransom themselves therewith from the punishment of the Day of Resurrection, it would not be accepted from them; and they shall have a painful punishment. They will wish to come out of the Fire, but they will not be able to come out of it, and they shall have a lasting punishment. (5:37-38) As regards the Pharaoh who denied the Signs of God, and persecuted the Children of Israel, the Holy Qur’ ā n declares: He will walk in front of his people on the Day of Resurrection and will lead them on to the pit of Fire even as cattle are brought to a watering-place. Evil is the watering-place and those who are led to it. They are chased by a curse in this life and on the Day of Resurrection. Evil is the gift and so are those given such a gift. (11:99-100) … And on the Day of Resurrection We shall gather them together on their faces blind, dumb and deaf. Their abode shall be Hell; every time it abates, We shall increase for them the flame. That is their recompense, because they rejected Our Signs and said, ‘What! when we die and are reduced to bones and broken particles, shall we really be raised up as a new creation?’ (17:98-99)