the gates of the heaven shall not be opened to them.

the gates of the heaven shall not be opened to them....." Explanations It .is probable that this meaning is understood from the apparent context of the verse that Paradise is in heavens.[^1] Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali (as) has said: "The gates of the heaven are open at five times: when the struggle of strivers of Islam begins; when it is raining; when the Qur'an is being recited; at dawn; and at the time of calling to prayer." ^2 Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 41 لَهُم مِّن جَهَنَّمَ مِهَادٌ وَمِن فَوْقِهِمْ غَوَاشٍ وَكَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ 41.

"For them shall be a bed of Hell-Fire and from above them coverings (of it); and thus do We recompense the unjust." The Qur'anic term /mihad/ is derived from/mahd/ which means 'bed'; and the term /qawas/ is the plural form of /qasiyah/ in the sense of 'cover'. It is also used with the meaning of 'a camp'. This hostile group, who turn away from the Truth, are referred to in verse 37 of this Surah as 'infidels'. In verse No.

40, they are discussed as 'beliers and sinners.' In this current verse, they are pointed to as 'the unjust.' The reason why they are called differently is that the one who belies the signs of Allah*,* is deserving to be entitled with all these words. In Surah Al -Baqarah. No.2. verse 254, we recite: "... and the infidels -they are the unjust." Thus, Hell Fire will encompass the whole entity of the disbelievers: from above and beneath of them. The evidence is also Surah Al-Ankabut. No.29.

verse 55 , where it says: "On the day when the chastisement shall cover them from above them and from beneath their feet....." However, applying the term / mihad / (bed) for the people of Hell, mentioned in this verse, is a kind of mocking them.

It means that their resting place is Hell.[^3] The verse says: "For them shall be a bed of Hell-Fire and from above them coverings (of it); and thus do We recompense the unjust." Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 42 وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّالِحَاتِ لاَ نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلاَّ وُسْعَهَا أُوْلَـئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ 42.

"And those who believe and do righteous deeds -We do not impose upon anyone a duty but to the extent of his ability -these are the inhabitants of Paradise wherein shall they abide forever." The Qur'an usually brings the concepts of 'glad tidings' and 'warning' ' beside each other. In the previous verse, the end of the arrogant evildoers was stated. Here, in this verse, the good end of the eligible believers is referred to.

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