Surah Al Kahf Tafseer

Hell will be displayed before the Disbelievers on the Day of Resurrection

Allah says:

وَعَرَضْنَا جَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَيِذٍ لِّلْكَافِرِينَ عَرْضًا

And on that Day We shall present Hell to the disbelievers, plain to view.

Allah tells us what He will do to the disbelievers on the Day of Resurrection. He will show Hell to them, meaning He will bring it forth for them to see its punishment and torment before they enter it. This will intensify their distress and grief.

In Sahih Muslim it is recorded that Ibn Mas`ud said,

"The Messenger of Allah said,

يُوْتَى بِجَهَنَّمَ تُقَادُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِسَبْعِينَ أَلْفَ زِمَامٍ مَعَ كُلِّ زِمَامٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَك

Hell will be brought forth on the Day of Resurrection, pulled by means of seventy thousand reins, each of which will be held by seventy thousand angels.

Then Allah says of them