Surah 18:100
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وَعَرَضۡنَا جَهَنَّمَ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ عَرۡضًا
We shall present Gehenna on that Day to the disbelievers,
ٱلَّذِينَ كَانَتۡ أَعۡيُنُهُمۡ فِي غِطَآءٍ عَن ذِكۡرِي وَكَانُواْ لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ سَمۡعًا
whose eyes were covered from My remembrance and (who) were not capable (of) hearing.
أَفَحَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَن يَتَّخِذُواْ عِبَادِي مِن دُونِيٓ أَوۡلِيَآءَۚ إِنَّآ أَعۡتَدۡنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ نُزُلٗا
Do those who disbelieve think that they can take My servants as allies instead of Me? Surely We have prepared Gehenna as a reception for the disbelievers.
Allah tells us what He will do to the disbelievers on the Day of Resurrection. He will show Hell to them, meaning He will bring it forth for them to see its punishment and torment before they enter it. This will intensify their distress and grief. In Sahih Muslim it is recorded that Ibn Mas*ud said, “The Messenger of Allah said,
“Hell will be brought forth on the Day of Resurrection, pulled by means of seventy thousand reins, each of which will be held by seventy thousand angels ,» m
Then Allah says of them:
4(To) those whose eyes had been under a covering from My Reminder ,}
meaning, they neglected it, turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to it, refusing to accept guidance and follow the truth. As Allah says:
And here Allah says:
iand they could not bear to hear (it).} meaning, they did not understand the commands and prohibitions of Allah. Then He says:
4 Do then those who disbelieved think that they can take My servants as Aiuliya' [protectors] besides Me?}
meaning, do they think that this is right for them and that it is going to benefit them?
4Nay, but they will deny their worship of them, and become opponents to them} [19:82],
Allah says that He has prepared Hell as their abode on the Day of Resurrection.