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428 ā ξ x. ö θ s 9 t βθ ß ϑ n = ÷ è s ? z Ν ù = Ï æ È É ) u ‹ ø 9 $ # ∩∪ [102:6] Nay! if you only knew with certain knowledge, ā χ ã ρ u t I s 9 z ΟŠ Å s p g ø : $ # ∩∪ [102:7] You will surely see Hell in this very life. ¢ Ο è O $ p κ ¨ Ξ ã ρ u t I s 9 š ÷ t ã È É ) u ‹ ø 9 $ # ∩∪ [102:8] Aye, you will surely see it with the eye of certainty. Commentary The verse administers a severe rebuke to disbelievers. It seems to say to them: “Why can’t you understand the simple thing, that the wages of sin is death and that no spiritual life is left in you. Had you used common sense and what little amount of knowledge you possess, you would have seen a veritable Hell yawning before your eyes in this very life i. e. , you would have realised that your engrossment in the pursuit of pomp, circumstance and the material advantages of this temporary existence will cause S u rah at-Tak a thur, Chapter 102