Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 2 Al-Baqarah, Ayat 80-80
وَقَالُوۡا لَنۡ تَمَسَّنَا النَّارُ اِلَّاۤ اَيَّامًا مَّعۡدُوۡدَةً ؕ قُلۡ اَتَّخَذۡتُمۡ عِنۡدَ اللّٰهِ عَهۡدًا فَلَنۡ يُّخۡلِفَ اللّٰهُ عَهۡدَهٗۤ اَمۡ تَقُوۡلُوۡنَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ
﴿2:80﴾
(2:80) They say: “The Fire will certainly not touch us except for a limited
number of days.”91 Say (to them): “Have you received a promise
from Allah – for Allah never breaks His promise – or do you attribute to Allah
something about which you have no knowledge?”
Notes
91. This is a misconception entertained by all Jews, laymen as well as rabbis.
They felt sure that no matter what they did, they would remain immune from hell-fire
just by virtue of being Jews! The worst they could conceive of was the possibility
of a transient punishment before they were transported to heaven.