Chapter 38
Disbelievers will wear garments of fire,
Boiling fluid will be poured on their heads,
Their bellies and skin will be melted,
They will be tormented with iron hooks,
And when they try to escape
They will be driven back with the taunt:
Taste the doom of burning.
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—Quran 22:19-22
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BA'AL ZEBUB
Ba'al Zebub stood upon the apex of the ziggurat. War drums beat as the people all shouted 'Victory!' In front of the ziggurat burned a magnificent bonfire, luxurious in its waste of wood. Grey smoke twirled lazily into the sky, carrying with it the scent of roasting lamb. Chief Ditanu stepped toward the crest of the stairway, clad in his most elaborate ceremonial attire, and raised his son's arm towards the mid-afternoon sun.
"Let us give thanks to Lord Ba'al Zebub and our Sata'
