The Holy Quran 14:17 — Surah Ibrahim

Arabic text

يَتَجَرَّعُهُۥ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُسِيغُهُۥ وَيَأْتِيهِ ٱلْمَوْتُ مِن كُلِّ مَكَانٍ وَمَا هُوَ بِمَيِّتٍ ۖ وَمِن وَرَآئِهِۦ عَذَابٌ غَلِيظٌ

Translation

He will drink it (because of his extreme thirst) in sips (not all at once because of its terrible taste and odour) and it will not go down his throat. (The causes of) Death will come to him from all sides, but he will not die (because there is no death in the Aakhirah). (This will not be the end because) Before him (still to come to) will be (even more) severe punishment (from head to toe).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, how could they ever drink it willingly? In a hadith it is related that the angels will strike them on the head with iron maces and force it into their mouths. When it is brought near the mouth, the skin, right up to the crown of the head, will peel off from the intensity of the heat and hang down; on reaching the mouth it will stick in the throat;…

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