The Holy Quran 7:40 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ عَنْهَا لَا تُفَتَّحُ لَهُمْ أَبْوَٰبُ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَلَا يَدْخُلُونَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ حَتَّىٰ يَلِجَ ٱلْجَمَلُ فِى سَمِّ ٱلْخِيَاطِ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

Translation

Indeed those who reject our Aayaat and behave arrogantly towards them (refusing to believe them), the doors of the heavens will not be opened for them (their souls will not be allowed into the heavens after death) and they will not enter Jannah until a camel enters through the eye of a needle (it will be impossible for them to enter Jannah). Thus do We punish the criminals (who are guilty of kufr).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The souls of the disbelievers: “that is, neither in life do their deeds attain heavenly acceptance and elevation, nor after death are their souls permitted to ascend to the heavens. In an authentic hadith it is stated: ‘After death the soul of a disbeliever is thrust down from the direction of the heavens towards Sijjin (the place where the records of the…

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