They are of the Garden; they will abide therein forever.

They are of the Garden; they will abide therein forever. " (1) Nour- uth- Thaqalayn, the Commentary (2) Majma' ul- Bayan Commentary : Verse 27 (27) وَ الَّذينَ كَسَبُوا السَّيِّئاتِ جَزاءُ سَيِّئَةٍ بِمِثْلِها وَ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ما لَهُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ عاصِمٍ كَأَنَّما أُغْشِيَتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ قِطَعاً مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مُظْلِماً أُولئِكَ أَصْحابُ النَّارِ هُمْ فيها خالِدُونَ " And those who have earned evil will have a reward of like evil; and the dust of ignominy will cover them.

No defender will they have from(the wrath of) Allah: as if their faces had been covered with pieces from the darkness of night. They are of the Fire: they will abide therein forever! " Commentary : And those who have committed evil acts and sins will be punished accordingly in proportion to their acts. They will be punished to the extent they deserve, not more, for punishment beyond that which a person deserves is something inequitable(which is far from the Divine Providence).

On the other hand, the reward for good deeds exceeds what one deserves and it is good to emanate from Allah. Therefore, the objective meaning of the word "like", in this verse, is nothing more and nothing less than one's due. The verse says: " And those who have earned evil will have a reward of like evil; ..." The Qur'anic phrase/ wa tar haqahum illah/ signifies that such sinners will be humiliated and become debased, for punishment is coupled with degradation. The verse continues saying: "...

and the dust of ignominy will cover them. ..." Then the verse implies that there are no guards and obstacles to hinder the punishment of Allah from them. It says: "... No defender will they have from(the wrath of)Allah: ..." The obscurity reflected on their faces would be to such an extent that one would imagine that parts of the darkness of the night had cast their shadow, one after another, over them. The verse says: "...

as if their faces had been covered with pieces from the darkness of night. ..." They shall be coupled with the Hell Fire and will eternally remain within its flames. The verse concludes saying: "... They are of the Fire: they will abide therein forever!

" Commentary : Verse 28 (28) وَ يَوْمَ نَحْشُرُهُمْ جَميعاً ثُمَّ نَقُولُ لِلَّذينَ أَشْرَكُوا مَكانَكُمْ أَنْتُمْ وَ شُرَكاؤُكُمْ فَزَيَّلْنا بَيْنَهُمْ وَ قالَ شُرَكاؤُهُمْ ما كُنْتُمْ إِيَّانا تَعْبُدُونَ " And the Day We shall muster them all, then We shall say to those who associated others(with Us): 'Get you to your place!

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