سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
Sanad 'uz zabaaniyah
We will call the angels of Hell.
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Paradise & Hell
96:18Ayah 119
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We shall call the Zabāniya the grim stern angels to destroy him as stated in the hadīth ‘Had he called his council of henchmen together the Zabāniya would have seized him right before his own eyes!’.
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We will call on the guards of Hell. He said: “Abu Jahl said: ‘If I see Muhammad praying, then I shall stomp upon his neck.’ So the Prophet said: ‘If he does, he will be visibly seized by the angels.’”
Hell would be brought on that day (the Day of Judgment) with seventy thousand bridles, and seventy thousand angels dragging each bridle.
Behold, turmoil would appear from this side, from where the horns of Satan would appear.
There is a devil along with each bell.
"A male devil chasing a female devil."
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