Commentary
Paradise will be close to the place of the happy ones. They will look at it and rejoice that they are the ones gathered to it. The Fire will be exposed and visible to the wretched ones, who will see it. They will lament that they are the ones driven to it. Allah, the Exalted, said: "And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far off." And He said: "So when they see it, their faces will be filled with anguish, and it will be said to them: Where are your gods? Can they help you by supporting you? Or can they help themselves by their victory?" For they and their gods are the fuel of the Fire. This is His saying: "And they will be thrown into it, they and the deviants, and their worshippers, who have been brought forth to Hellfire." The term 'thrown' indicates a repeated action, making the repetition in the wording a sign of repetition in meaning. It is as if when he is thrown into Hell, he will fall again and again until he settles in its depths. O Allah, protect us from it, O best refuge, and the armies of Iblis, his devils, or his followers among the disobedient jinn and humans.
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