Pictures of Their Punishments (Continued)
11Their sorrow, regret and supplications
When the Kuffaar see Hell, they will be filled with intense regret, at a time when regret will be of no avail:
“… they would declare [their] repentance when they see the penalty but the judgement between them will be with justice, and no wrong will be done unto them.” (10:54)
When the Kuffaar looks at the record of his deeds, and sees his kufr and shirk, for which he deserves eternal Hell, he will pray for oblivion and death:
” But he who is given his Record behind his back, soon will he cry for perdition, and he will enter a blazing Fire” . (84:10-12)
They will repeat their prayer for oblivion when they are thrown into the Fire and its heat touches them:
” And when they are cast, bound together, into a constricted place therein, they will plead for destruction there and then! This Day plead not for a single destruction: plead for destruction oft-repeated” . (25:13-14)
Their screams will grow louder and more desperate and they will call on their Rabb, hoping that He (Subhaanahu Wa Ta’ala) will take them out of the Fire:
” Therein will they cry aloud [for assistance]: “Our Rabb! Bring us out, we shall work righteousness, not the [deeds] we used to do.” (35:37)
At that time, they will come to realise the error and foolishness of their kufr:
” They will further say: “Had we but listened or used our intelligence we would not [now] be among the companions of the blazing Fire”. (67:10)
” They will say, “Our Rabb! Twice have You made us without life and twice have you given us life! Now we have recognised our sins: Is there any way out [of this]?” (40:11)
But their prayer will be harshly refused:
” They will say, “Our Rabb! Our misfortune overwhelmed us, and we became a people astray. Our Rabb! Bring us out of this; if ever we return [to evil] then shall we be wrongdoers indeed!” He [Allah] will say, “Be driven into it with ignominy! And speak not to Me!” (23:106-108)
The promise will come true, and they will reach a destination where no prayer will benefit them and there will be no hope:
” If only you could see when the guilty ones will bend low their heads before their Rabb [saying], “Our Rabb! We have seen and we have heard; now then send us back [to the world], we will work righteousness for we do indeed [now] believe”. If We had so willed, surely We could certainly have brought every soul its true guidance, but the Word from Me will come true: I will fill Hell with jinns and men all together. Taste you then – for you forgot the Meeting of this Day of yours, and We too will forget you – taste the penalty of eternity for your [evil] deeds! ” (32:12-14)
After that the people of Hell will call upon the keepers of Hell: ” Pray to your Rabb to lighten us the penalty for a day [at least]! They will say, “Did there not come to you your Messengers with clear signs?” They will say, “Yes”. They will reply, “Then pray [as you like]! But the prayer of those without faith is nothing but [futile wandering] in [mazes of] error”. (40:49-50)
Then they will ask for intercession so that their Rabb might annihilate them:
” And they will cry, “O Malik [Guard of Hell]! Would that your Rabb put an end to us”. He will say, “Nay, but you shall abide” ” (43:77)
Everything they ask for will be refused. There will be no coming out of the Fire, no reduction in the torment, and no oblivion. Rather it is ongoing, eternal punishment, and at that time they will be told:
“… and whether you are patient of it, or impatient of it, it is all the same. You are only being requited for what you used to do. ” (52:16)
Then their wailing will increase, and they will weep for a long time:
” Let them laugh a little: much will they weep: a recompense for the [evil] that they do” . (9:82)
Those evildoers lost their own souls and their families when they preferred kufr to eemaan. Listen to the wailing and cries when they are punished:
” The Day when their faces will be turned upside down in the Fire, they will say, “Woe to us! Would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger!” And they would say, “Our Rabb, verily we obeyed our chiefs and our great ones, and they misled us from the (right) Path. Our Rabb, give them double penalty and curse them with a very great curse!” (33:66-68)