Surah An-Nahl 16:29

The Condition of the Disbeliever during and after Death

Allah informs us of the state of the idolators who are doing wrong to themselves when death approaches and the angels come to seize their evil souls.

(Then, they will (falsely) submit) meaning, they will make it appear as if they used to listen and obey by saying,

(We did not do any evil.) Similarly, on the Day of Resurrection, they will say,

(By Allah, our Lord, we were not idolators.) 6:23

(On the Day when Allah will resurrect them all together; then they will swear to Him as they swear to you.) 58:18 Allah says, rejecting what they say,

("Yes! Truly, Allah is Most Knowing of what you did. So enter the gates of Hell, to abide therein, and indeed, what an evil abode there is for the arrogant.") (16:28-29), meaning, a miserable position in the abode of humiliation for those who were too arrogant to pay atten- tion to the signs of Allah and follow His Messengers. They will enter Hell from the day they die with their souls, and their bodies will feel the heat and hot winds of their graves. When the Day of Resurrec- tion comes, their souls will be reunited with their bodies, to abide forever in the fire of Hell, and

(It will not be complete enough to kill them nor shall its torment be lightened for them.) (35:36) As Allah says,

(The Fire, they are exposed to it morning and afternoon. And on the Day when the Hour will be established (it will be said to the angels): "Cause Fir'awn's people to enter the severest torment!") (40:46).

Allah swt menegaskan bahwa yang akan mereka terima di akhirat tiada lain hanyalah neraka Jahanam dan merasakan berbagai macam azab. Mereka akan tinggal dalam neraka Jahanam itu selama-lamanya dan menerima azab sesuai dengan berat ringannya dosa yang mereka lakukan. Inilah hukuman yang pantas dan penderitaan yang sesuai bagi orang yang sombong, takabur, dan tidak mau mengikuti pedoman hidup dan petunjuk yang dibawa oleh Rasul.

Allah berfirman:

Dan orang-orang yang kafir, bagi mereka neraka Jahanam. Mereka tidak dibinasakan hingga mereka mati, dan tidak diringankan dari mereka azabnya. Demikianlah Kami membalas setiap orang yang sangat kafir. (Fathir/35: 36)