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What is the meaning of "a day" in the verse: "And those in the Fire will say to the keepers of Hell, 'Supplicate your Lord to lighten for us a day of the torment,' " and does it mean the succession of night and day until a day passes, or what?

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The inhabitants of Hell will ask the keepers of Hell to alleviate one day of torment—meaning, one day according to the measure of the days of this world—because there is no night in the Afterlife.

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