سورة النبإ

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): لَابِثِینَ فِیهَا أَحْقَابًا [Living therein for ages] — al-ahqab means years, and a huqb means one year, and each year is three hundred and sixty days, and each day of it is equal to a thousand years of those years that you count (the years of this world).

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): Whoever enters the Fire will not come out of it until he remains therein for ahqab (ages), and one huqb is sixty-odd years, and one year is three hundred and sixty days, and each day is like a thousand years of those you count. So let no one say that he will come out of the Fire.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Humran ibn A'yan said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about these verses: لَابِثِینَ فِیهَا أَحْقَابًا * لَّا یَذُوقُونَ فِیهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا [Living therein for ages, tasting therein neither coolness nor drink]. He said: "This is about those who come out of the Fire."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Humran ibn A'yan said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about the words of Allah the Exalted: لابِثِینَ فِیها أَحْقاباً لا یَذُوقُونَ فِیها بَرْداً وَ لا شَراباً إِلَّا حَمِیماً وَ غَسَّاقاً [Living therein for ages. They shall taste therein neither coolness nor drink, except boiling water and pus]. He said: "These [verses] are about those who do not come out of the Fire."

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): It has been narrated from Abu Ja'far, Imam Baqir (peace be upon him), that he was asked about this verse: "مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللهِ وَ الَّذِینَ مَعَهُ أَشِدَّاءُ عَلَی الْکُفَّارِ رُحَماءُ بَیْنَهُمْ تَراهُمْ رُکَّعاً سُجَّداً یَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلًا مِنَ اللهِ وَ رِضْواناً [Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those with him are stern against the disbelievers and merciful among themselves; you see them bowing and prostrating, seeking bounty from Allah and His pleasure]" (al-Fath/29). He (peace be upon him) said: '[This verse] is a parable which Allah made flow concerning our Shia just as He makes it flow for them through the loins. Then He sows them in the wombs and brings them out among the creation for the purpose upon which He took their covenant. Among them are the Allah-fearing and the witnesses [of deeds], among them are those whose hearts have been purified, among them are the scholars, among them are the noble ones, among them are the brave men, among them are the people of piety, among them are the people of taqwa (Allah-consciousness), and among them are the people of submission [to the command of Allah]. Through these things they have attained salvation. Beforehand, a promise was given to them from Allah, and they surpassed people by that in which they were made to surpass. After them, the condition of [the rest of] the people concerning covenants and pledges came into effect. Their sign and mark is the description of the mustad'afin (the oppressed), the description of those whose affair is deferred to Allah's command — either He punishes them or accepts their repentance, the description of [those of whom] it is hoped that Allah will accept their repentance, and the description of [those who] remain in it (Hell) for long ages.'