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Asfal al-Sāfilīn literally means “the lowest of the low.” The phrase appears in Sura al-Tin: “.We have certainly created man in the best of stature; Then We return him to the lowest of the low.” There are disagreements over the meaning of the phrase: | '''Asfal al-Sāfilīn''' literally means “the lowest of the low.” The phrase appears in Sura al-Tin: “.We have certainly created man in the best of stature; Then We return him to the lowest of the low.” There are disagreements over the meaning of the phrase: | ||
Some Quranic exegetes interpret it as the fire of the Hell. The verse points to the lowest degree or level of punished people. It has also been interpreted as the seventh level of the Hell, which is the lowest of all levels. | Some Quranic exegetes interpret it as the fire of the Hell. The verse points to the lowest degree or level of punished people. It has also been interpreted as the seventh level of the Hell, which is the lowest of all levels. | ||
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Some scholars take “Asfal al-Safilin” to refer to the lowest degree of humanity, which is the misguidedness of unbelievers. | Some scholars take “Asfal al-Safilin” to refer to the lowest degree of humanity, which is the misguidedness of unbelievers. | ||
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