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It seems that MGA and his team of writers were silent on 2:80 of the Quran (2:81 in the Kadiani Koran). This verse is key in understand if Hell is eternal or not. Per 2:80, the Jews thought that Hell was temporary, Allah refuted them with this verse (see Tafsir ibn Kathir). We checked Tafseer-e-Sagheer in terms of 2:80 of the Quran (2:81 in the Kadiani Koran) and there is nothing of note.

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Tafseer-e-Sagheer on 2:81 in the Kadian Koran
https://ahmadiyyafactcheckblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/280.pdf

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Retrieved in 2026
Holy Quran: Chapter 2: Al-Baqarah
https://alislam.org/quran/app/2:81

 

Important Words:

النار (the Fire) means fire both as a source of light and of heat, the latter aspect being more dominant. Another word derived from the same root is نور meaning light, which is used without reference to the element of heat. The word النار (the Fire) has come to be used about “Hell”, the punishment of which will consist of fire (Aqrab). It is significant that whereas the blessings of Heaven have been metaphorically spoken of as “streams of water”, the punishment of Hell has been called “fire”.

Commentary:

After recounting some malpractices of the Jews, the Quran proceeds to explain the root cause of their arrogance and hard-heartedness. These evil practices of the Jews, the Quran points out, are due to the wrong notion that they were immune from punishment (Jew. Enc. under Gehenna), or if they will at all be punished, the punishment will be very slight. It is recorded that at the time of the Holy Prophet, a section of the Jews thought that the punishment of the Jews would not last more than forty days (Jarir, under 2:81). Others regarded even this as too long, and reduced it to seven days (Jarir, ibid). As for modern Jews, Sale says: “It is a received opinion among the Jews at present, that no person (from among the Jews), be he ever so wicked, or of whatever sect, shall remain in Hell above eleven months or at most a year, except Dathan and Abiram and atheists (from among the Jews) who will be tormented there to all eternity” (Wherry, i. 318).

The concluding portion of the verse, i.e. have you taken a promise from Allah…? has been added to point out that the matter of salvation does not rest on the wish of a person or people but only on the grace and mercy of Allah Who has prescribed a law for it. This law the Quran proceeds to explain in the following two verses.

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Links and Related Essay’s

The concept of Heaven (Jannah) and Hell (Jahunam) in the Ahmadiyya cult – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog

The concept of Heaven (Jannah) and Hell (Jahunam) in the Ahmadiyya cult

QTafsir | The Jews hope They will only r—

http://m.qtafsir.com/Surah-Al-Baqara/The-Jews-hope-They-will-only-r—

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