Heart bound by thorns — symbol of the sealed heart

Portal · Disbelievers & Hypocrites

People of the Left

Residents of the Hellfire

Devils of Humankind · Party of Satan

9:73 · 2:80

"Struggle against the disbelieving devils and hypocritical/religious devils (false oaths as a shield) and be firm with them. They are the residents of the hellfire, where they will be forever."
"The Devils say, 'The Fire will not touch us except for a number of days.' The Human Devils are told by the messenger, 'Has Allah promised this to you? For Allah never breaks His promise. Or do you only say about Allah what you do not know?'"
— Surah At-Tawbah 9:73 · Surah Al-Baqarah 2:80

The Sealed Hearts

"Indeed, they enfold what is in their hearts, trying to hide it from him! But even when they cover themselves with their clothes, He knows what they conceal and what they reveal. Surely He knows best what is hidden in their heart."

— Surah Hud (11:5)

"Allah has sealed their hearts and their hearing, and their sight is covered. They will suffer a tremendous punishment."

— Surah Al-Baqarah (2:7)

The Forefather Chain

Surah Al-An'am · 6:112

"And so We have made for every prophet enemies — devilish humans and jinn — who inspire each other with alluring words in order to deceive. Had your Lord willed, they would not have done so. So leave them and whatever they fabricate."

— Al-An'am (6:112)

Surah Hud · 11:109

"So be not in doubt about what these people worship. They worship nothing but what their forefathers worshipped before. And We will certainly give them their full share ˹of punishment˺ undiminished."

— Hud (11:109)

Surah Al-Baqarah · 2:170

"And when it is said to them, 'Follow what Allah has revealed,' they say, 'Rather, we will follow that upon which we found our fathers.' Even though their fathers understood nothing, nor were they guided?"

— Al-Baqarah (2:170)

Framed painting of an elderly man reading a newspaper — Forefather Tradition

Sealed Hearts of the Devils

Surah Al-A'raf · 7:173

“The devils cannot say, ‘It was our forefathers who had associated others with God in worship and we, as their descendants followed in their footsteps. Will you then destroy us for the falsehood they invented?’”

— Al-A'raf (7:173)

Surah Al-Hijr · 15:6

“The Devils with sealed hearts say, ‘The one who was revealed the reminder, you must be insane!’”

— Al-Hijr (15:6)

Surah Al-Hijr · 15:6 (cont.)

“You are simply bewitched! You are only a human like us, and we think you are a liar.”

— Al-Hijr (15:6)

فِرْعَوْن

Fir'awn · Surah Yunus

"Then after them We sent Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh and his chiefs with Our signs, but they behaved arrogantly and were a wicked people."

"When the truth came to them from Us, they said, 'This is clearly nothing but magic.'"

"Moses said, 'Do you say this about the truth when it has come to you? Is this magic? Magicians never succeed.'"

"They said, 'Have you come to turn us away from what we found our forefathers doing, so that the two of you can have greatness in the land? We will never believe in you.'"

— Surah Yunus (10:75–78)