Surah Al-A'raf 7:44

People of Hellfire will feel Anguish upon Anguish

Allah mentioned how the people of the Fire will be addressed, chastised and admonished when they take their places in the Fire,

("We (dwellers of Paradise) have indeed found true what our Lord had promised us; have you (dwellers of Hell) also found true what your Lord promised (warned)" They shall say: "Yes.") In Surat As-Saffat, Allah mentioned the one who had a disbelieving companion,

(So he looked down and saw him in the midst of the Fire. He said: "By Allah! You have nearly ruined me. Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I would certainly have been among those brought forth (to Hell)." (The dwellers of Paradise will say!) "Are we then not to die (any more) Except our first death, and we shall not be punished") 37:55-59. Allah will punish the disbeliever for the claims he used to utter in this life. The angels will also admonish the disbelievers, saying,

(This is the Fire which you used to belie. Is this magic or do you not see Taste you therein its heat 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) 52:14-16. The Messenger of Allah admonished the inhabitants of the well at Badr:

(O Abu Jahl bin Hisham! O `Utbah bin Rabi`ah! O Shaybah bin Rabi`ah (and he called their leaders by name)! Have you found what your Lord promised to be true (the Fire) I certainly found what my Lord has promised me to be true (victory).) `Umar said, "O Allah's Messenger! Do you address a people who have become rotten carrion" He said,

(By He in Whose Hand is my soul! You do not hear what I am saying better than they do, but they cannot reply.) Allah's statement,

(Then a crier will proclaim between them) will herald and announce,

(The curse of Allah is on the wrongdoers) meaning, the curse will reside with the wrongdoers. Allah then described them by saying,

(Those who hindered (men) from the path of Allah, and would seek to make it crooked) meaning, they hindered the people from following Allah's path, His Law, and what the Prophets brought. They sought to make Allah's path appear crooked and winding, so that no one would follow it. Allah said,

(and they were disbelievers in the Hereafter) They disbelieved in the Meeting with Allah in the Hereafter, They used to deny this will ever occur, not accepting it nor believing in it. This is why they used to discount the seriousness of the evil deeds and statements that they committed, because they did not fear any reckoning or punishment. Therefore, they were and are indeed the worst people in statement and action.

Ayat ini menerangkan bahwa kelak di akhirat akan terjadi dialog antara penghuni surga dan penghuni neraka. Hal ini terjadi, setelah penghuni surga menetap dalam surga dan penghuni neraka sudah menetap dalam neraka. Penghuni surga dengan segala kenikmatan dan kesenangan yang diperoleh, dan dengan wajah berseri-seri menghadapkan mukanya ke arah penghuni neraka yang sedang menderita karena kedurhakaan dan kekafirannya kepada Allah dan kepada Rasulullah, seraya berkata, "Sesungguhnya kami telah memperoleh apa yang dijanjikan Allah kepada kami yang disampaikan Rasul-Nya. Kami telah memperoleh kesenangan, kemuliaan yang abadi yang tidak dapat kami ceritakan bagaimana nikmatnya dalam surga. Apakah kamu sudah memperoleh azab dan siksaan?" Mereka menjawab, "Benar, kami sedang menerima azab, sebagaimana yang telah diancamkan kepada kami dengan perantaraan Rasul-Nya." Di tengah-tengah percakapan yang seperti itu, terdengarlah satu seruan dari malaikat yang mengatakan, "Kutukan Allah terhadap orang zalim yang menganiaya dirinya sendiri yang tidak mau menerima kasih sayang Allah semasa di dunia, yaitu memasuki surga yang sudah dijanjikan Allah."