Transliteration:( Lahaa sab'atu abwaab; likulli baabim minhum juz'um maqsoom )
It has seven gates [51], and for each gate, there is a portion designated [52].
There are seven categories of Hell, and each category has its own door. Every sinner will be in a separate place in accordance with the nature of his sins. The names of these seven categories are: Jahannam, Luzwa, Hutamah, Sa'eer, Saqar, Jaheem, and Hawiyah.
Similarly, the followers of Shaitaan are also of seven types. Each group has a separate grade, and the degree of infidelity will determine their specific grade or placement in Hell.
The tafsir of Surah Hijr verse 44 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Hijr ayat 39 which provides the complete commentary from verse 39 through 44.
(15:44) There are seven gates in it, and to each gate a portion of them has been allotted.[26]
26. Sinners will be divided into different groups in accordance with their different sins for their entry into Hell from seven different gates specified for each different sin. For instance, the group of atheists shall enter into Hell by one of the seven gates specified for their group. Likewise, mushriks, hypocrites, self-seekers, sensualists, tyrants, propagandists and leaders of disbelief etc. shall each enter into Hell through the gates specified for their group.
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