The Holy Quran 7:38 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

قَالَ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ فِىٓ أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ فِى ٱلنَّارِ ۖ كُلَّمَا دَخَلَتْ أُمَّةٌ لَّعَنَتْ أُخْتَهَا ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا ٱدَّارَكُوا۟ فِيهَا جَمِيعًا قَالَتْ أُخْرَىٰهُمْ لِأُولَىٰهُمْ رَبَّنَا هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَضَلُّونَا فَـَٔاتِهِمْ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ قَالَ لِكُلٍّ ضِعْفٌ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تَعْلَمُونَ

Translation

He (Allaah) will say (to them on the Day of Qiyaamah), "Enter into the Fire among the nations of Jinn and man who passed before you." Each time a nation will enter (Jahannam), they will curse their sister nation (the nation before them whose evil ways they followed, leading them to ruin). (This will continue) Until, when they are all gathered in Jahannam, the latter (those who followed the previous nation) will say regarding the former (the nation who were followed), "O our Rabb! These are the people who led us astray, so double their punishment of the Fire." He (Allaah) shall reply, "For each (of you) there shall be double punishment, but you do not know it."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, all the disbelievers, those before and those after, are to enter Hell itself. The nations cursing one another in Hell: that is, far from there being any mutual sympathy in this calamity, the people of Hell will curse and revile one another. Perhaps the followers will say to their leaders, “May the curse of Allah be upon you!

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