HORRORS and PUNISHMENTS in HELL for the UNBELIEVERS

In my recent column, I have written about the significant rewards Muslim believers would receive in the Paradise and in this writing I continue to elaborate some of the worse punishments and pains the unbelievers would get when they are dragged into the Hell in the Hereafter. This is clearly reflected in numerous verses of Al-Qur'an especially in verse 192 surah Al-Imran, verse 6 surah At-Tahrim and verse 24 in surah Al-Baqarah which are listed below:

Surah Al-Imran verse 192: (The Family of Imran)

"Our Lord! Verily, whom You admit to the Fire, indeed, You have disgraced him, and never will the Zalimun [polytheists and wrond-doers] find any helpers."

Surah At-Tahrim verse 6: (The Prohibition)

"O, you who believe! Ward off yourselves and your families against a Fire [Hell] whose fuel is men and stones over which are [appointed] angels stern [and] severe, who disobey not, [from executing] the Commands they receive from Allah, but do that which they are commanded."

Surah Al-Baqarah verse 24: (The Cow)

"But if you do it not, and you can never do it, then fear the the Fire [Hell] whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for the disbelievers."

From the aforementioned chosen verses in surah Al-Imran, At-Tahrim and Al-Baqarah, we were ask to understand that the Hell is a real place prepared by Allah SWT for those who does not believe in Him, rebel against His Laws and reject His Messengers. Hell is an actual place it being an anguish pains, horrors and various punishments prepared for the unbelievers but at different nature of punishments of one's sins and evil deeds.

Hell similar to Paradise presently exist and external. Hell is actually exist at the present time and will continue to exist for ever. It will never die down and its inhabitants will remain it it for ever. No one will come out of Hell except sinful believers in the Oneness of Allah SWT in his life and believe in specified Prophets sent to them before coming of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. The polytheist and the unbelievers will reside in it for ever. The Al-Qur'an dully stated that Hell have been created before mankind lived in this earth.

Further, if we were to refer to some various verses in the Al-Qur'an stated that the Hell Fire has each names were given a separate description as mentioned below:

1) Jaheem - Fire - because of blazing fire

2) Jahanam - Hell - because of the dept of its pit

3) Ladthaa - Blazing Fire - because of its flames

4) Sa'eer - Blazing Flames - because of its kindle and ignited

5) Saqar - Because of its intensity of its heatt

6) Hatanah - Broken pieces and debris - because it breaks and crush everything that it thrown into it.

7) Hawiyah - Chasm as abyss - because the one who is thrown into it, is thrown from top to bottom.

As to go further, Hell has various worst of punishment, each is reserved according to the extent of one disbelief and sins of those being punished. In verse 145 surah An-Nisa, Allah SWT says: "Surely the hypocrites will be in the lowest dept [grade] of the Fire." In another verses 6 and 24 of surah At-Tahrim and Al-Baqarah prescribed to advise the believers to protect the families from the Fire whose fuel is the people themselves and stones prepared for the disbelievers in the Hell.

Finally, Hell is actually has no exact place and no one know the place except Allah SWT. Some scholars believed and stated that the Hell is near the Heaven yet some say it is in the lowest earth. With all the findings and opinion, we should have the conscience and believe that Hell is large and immensely deep and innumerable people especially disbelievers will definitely enter the Hell in the Hereafter.

Allah is All-Seers of what we do.

The Significant Rewards in the Hereafter

Presumably there emerge the questions of whether the Muslim believers would easily enter Paradise instead of Hell. The reality of Paradise and Hell are something people never be understand until they actually enter it, but Allah SWT shows us the glimpse in the Al-Qur'an. They are obviously stated that Paradise and Hell presently exist and external. In this usual column I would try to discuss a little bit of my knowledge of this controversial Paradise while the aspect of Hell I reserve my writing in my later column. Let us observe and refer to surah Al-Baqarah verses 26 and 27 mentioned below:

Surah Al-Baqarah verses 26 and 27: (The Cow)

Verse 26 - "Verily, Allah is not ashamed to set a parable even of a mosquito or so much more when it is bigger [or less when it is smaller] than it. And for those who believe, they know that it is the Truth from their Lord. but for those who believe they say: "What did Allah intend by this parable?" By it He mislead many, and many He guides thereby. And He misleads thereby only those who are Al-Fasiqun [The rebellious. disobedient to Allah."

Verse 27 - "Those who break Allah's Covenant after ratifying it, and server what Allah has ordered to be joined [as regards Allah's religion of Islamic Monotheism, and to practise its laws on the earth and also as regards keeping good relations with kith and kin], and do mischief on earth, it is they who are losers."

From the above two verses of surah Al-Baqarah, I would make a study the meaning the narrations written by the well-known Islamic Scholar Abdul al-Madudi which explains that it will be a pleasant surprise for the dwellers of the Paradise to have the fruits like the one which the were familiarize on the earth. Of course, they are more delicious. For instance, they would be lie mangoes, pomegranate, , oranges, etc., in the shape of calours and the dwellers of Paradise will once recognize Then in such but they will be infinitely are more delicious then the mangoes, pomegranate and oranges of the world. It is similar statement notably in the surah Al-Haqqah verse 24 prescribed: "Eat and drinks at ease for that you have sent forth [good deeds] in the days past."

From the aforementioned verse, such fruits were provided to us before on earth. In other aspect, Allah SWT has described it as a place of essentially different to the life in which people will enjoy them and every good things which will be theirs in Paradise to a degree that surpasses our ability to imagine. Allah SWT has prepared such blessing true as gifts and only, those will only offered only to the people with whom He is pleased.

In another second verse from surah Al-Baqarah verese 27 the same Scholar quoted the defination of words aswa [sig. zauj] as used for the husband and for the wife, the wife is zauj for the husband and the husband is zauj for the wife. In the Paradise the spouses will be joined of the basic of piety. For instance, if a certain man lived pious life in the world but the wife did not, the marriage will be dissolved in the Hereafter and the pious man will be united with another pious women whose marriage has similarity been disobeyed and so both husband and wife had pious lives here they would continuing to live as husband and wife for ever in the Paradise.

With another relevant surah Al-Kahf verse 31 stipulated: "There ! for them will be the 'Adn [Edan] Paradise [ Ever lasting Garden] wherein the rivers flows underneath them, therein they will be adorned with bracelets of gold and they wear green garments of fine thick silk. The will recline therein on raised throne. How good is the rewards and what an excellant, Murtafaq [dwelling and resting place]".

Finally, Muslim believers who did good deeds Allah SWT certainly will comply and offer heavenly rewards to those who did the righteous deeds in perfect manner. So Muslims should believe the significant of rewards as ordained by Allah SWT in the Hereafter.

Allah SWT is Al-Mighty and Most Merciful.

Ways of Avoiding the Deviation of Aqeedah.

In my recent article, I elaborate at length the matter of Aqeedah in respect of deviation that would nullified the faith of our religion Islam. In this column I would try to pen down briefly to describe the righteous ways of avoiding the deviation of the said Aqeedah. Let us observe and refer to one of the verse 89 from surah An-Nahl mentioned below:

Surah An-Nahl verse 89: (The Bees)

"And [remember] the Day when We shall raise up from every nation a witness against them for among themselves. And We shall bring you [O Muhammad s.a.w] as witness against these.. And We have sent down to you the Book [the Qur'an] as an exposition of everything, a guidance, a mercy, and glad tidings for those who have submitted themselves [to Allah as Muslims]."

From the above verse cited  that the Al-Qur'an is the authenticity and  well preserved Holy Book that exposed  a plain statement for mankind, a guidance and good tidings to those who are Al-Muttaqun the pious who have submitted themselves to Allah SWT as Muslims. As stipulated in the verse 89 in surah An-Nahl that Allah SWT sent down the Holy Book to the Muslims in order they would endeavour to seek the guidance from the Al-Qur'an the correct ways to avoid the deviation of Aqeedah . The truth is that the Al-Qur'an has dully explain everything for the abomination the evil misdeeds and a blessing of the good deeds  for the Muslim believers.

Further more, the other criteria as to the avoiding the deviation is the important of learning and  abide by the guidance that lead to the righteous and correct aqeedah for example the guidance and study of 'salafus-salih' at differant educational level or organizing the study of pure books of salifu-salih and staying away from the book of like sufis, the innovation as to reflect the ways of falsehood.

Finally, as stipulated in numerous verses in Al-Qur'an the only ways to avoid the deviation is to hold steadfastly the commandment of Allah SWT as well as the guidance of the Sunnah of His Messenger Prophet Muhammad s.a.w to strive and  perform the righteous and correct belief [Aqeedah].

Correct Aqeedah is the Blessing og Allah SWT.