وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
Wa izal jaheemu su'-'irat
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
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81:12Ayah 129
2 ayahs in At-Takwir are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.
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and when the Hell-fire is set ablaze read su‘irat or su‘‘irat when it is set alight;
Related Hadiths
“The
Hell-Fire was kindled for one thousand years and turned white. Then
it
was kindled for another thousand years and it turned red. Then it
was
kindled for another thousand years and it turned black. So it is
black
like the darkest night.”
When the heat is violent, offer (the Zuhr) prayer when it becomes fairly cool, for the violent heat comes from the bubbling over the Hell.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The Hour will not be established till a fire will come out of the land of Hijaz,
and it will throw light on the necks of the camels at Busra."
"The Fire was kindled for one thousand years until it reddened, then it was kindled for one thousand years until it whitened, then it was kindled for one thousand years until it became blackened, so it is dark black."
When (the danger of) blight is no more.
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