¶ Door Number Twenty
¶ Heaven and Hell
¶ “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in paradise.”
There are surprisingly few descriptions of paradise or heaven in the Torah, Gospels, and Qur’an. It is described as a place where the righteous go, where there are trees and fruits, all kinds of food and drink, and of course beautiful men and women. Followers of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have all differed, even amongst their own sects, over the nature of heaven and whether it is even a place that we can describe. The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH & His Family) said:
“Allah said: “I have prepared for My righteous slaves (such excellent things) as no eye has ever seen, nor an ear has ever heard, nor a human heart can ever think of. ”
If human eyes have never seen it and the heart cannot even think of it, then it means that it is a place beyond description as no words have even been invented to properly describe it. It is very much like the world of Samarat, a world that we cannot compare to this one. We can say, however, that paradise is a world where there is no grief nor pain. Over the course of this Door, we will give you a glimpse of paradise through the words of Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace). Then, we will explore hell through the Imam’s words.
¶ Soulmates in Paradise
Being with our loved ones is the most important part of human happiness. Do we have a mate to enjoy paradise with? If we incarnate many times and each time we marry a different person, which one are we with in paradise? Are we with all of them? Are we with any of them at all? I asked Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) about this matter.
I said, “Do people have husbands/wives in paradise?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Each person is married in paradise to their soulmate.”
I said, “How is it determined who someone’s soulmate is?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Each person has a set number of incarnations and a set number of spouses in those incarnations, the soulmate of a person is the person whose level of faith or degree is closest to their own.”
I said, “Are soulmates ever married to each other in this world?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes, each person is married to their soulmate at least once, in their final incarnation they are married to each other, and sometimes in other incarnations [as well].”
I said, “Is a person’s soulmate created from him?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “No, that is not necessarily the case.”
I asked the Imam (From Him is Peace), “Can a man incarnate as a woman and a woman as a man like it is written in Al-Haft Al-Shareef?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes, my son.”
I said, “Do we have physical bodies in paradise?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) replied, “Yes, son, we have bodies that are physical in paradise and appropriate for that world.”
I said, “In what image do we enter paradise? Do we enter in the image of one of our earthly incarnations? If so, then in which of our images do we enter paradise? Or is it that our names and images in paradise are not like here?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “The names and images are not like they are now, but its meaning is the same. People enter paradise as beautiful as they had faith in this world, their faith in the world determines their beauty in the hereafter.”
¶ Pleasures of Paradise
Could a paradise truly be a paradise if wishes did not come true? Is there anything forbidden in paradise? Do the people of paradise miss their relatives or friends who did not make it into paradise? Do feelings of sadness, anger, jealousy, or other negative emotions exist in paradise?
Regarding this matter, Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) said, “The Qur’an when describing paradise says it is filled with fruits, meat, wine, and honey. It is because people in those times wished for those things. If the Qur’an was to come down in today’s time and age it would describe paradise as having laptops, phones, and fancy cars because it is these things that people wish for today. So essentially everything that a person wishes for is there for them in paradise. One of the things that humans always think about and wish for is sex. For that reason, paradise was described as having Houris and young boys.”
I said, “I always thought the Houris were allegorical.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “It is women, son. Beautiful women, the likes no one has ever seen.”
I said, “And the everlasting boys?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) replied, “They are also for sex.”
I asked, “Are they for the women?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “They are for the men and the women.”
I asked, “So if a woman in paradise wants to be with a Houri, she can be, and if a man wants to be with a man, he can be?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) replied, “Yes, in paradise there is no right and wrong, hallal and haram, allowed and forbidden. The rules for the people of paradise are not like the rules for the people of the Earth, I told you son, don’t compare this world to other worlds. Everything a person wishes for comes true. Since sex is what most human beings think of and desire, God made these things exist in paradise.”
So I said, “And what if a person in paradise wanted to have intercourse with another person in paradise that wasn’t his or her spouse?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) replied, “The people in paradise have ranks or degrees. A person at a certain degree may have intercourse with anyone from the people of paradise that is lower than his rank but cannot have intercourse with someone of a higher rank unless that person of a higher rank wants to.”
I said, “So it is like a pyramid hierarchy? But don’t the spouses of those individuals become jealous and sad?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Jealousy doesn’t exist there in that world, neither does sadness.”
¶ Paradisiacal Amnesia
I asked Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace), “Will people remember one another in paradise when they meet each other there? Will they remember their incarnations on Earth?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “No, but we shall know and [recognize] each other. So, for example, everyone will know I am Al-Hussein, and they will know you are Abdullah.”
I said, “So I will not remember our memories of life together with loved ones?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “No son, it will be as if you are meeting them for the first time.”
I asked, “Why is that?”
He (From Him is Peace) said, “Because if a person remembers everything from this world, they will never be able to be happy.”
I said, “Glory be to God.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “But when you meet your loved ones there, even though you do not remember them, the love you have in your heart for them will still be there, and it will be as if you always knew them.”
I asked him (From Him is Peace), “Is it true that every day the human forgets the day before, and that this is the difference between paradise and the worldly life?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) answered, “Yes, in order that boredom does not occur.”
I said, “But my Father, forgive me if I am wrong, but until now I have not found in the description of paradise anything beautiful, all of it is frightening, from states of constant amnesia to having sex all the time, I would almost say that it is better to incarnate and not enter into paradise.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) smiled and said, “No son, you are wrong, do not compare what you hear about paradise to this worldly life, do not compare this world to the hereafter. The way you think here is different to there. If you were in paradise right now you would not have said that. The scales are different, everything is different. Time, pleasure, and rest. Time is not like this time, and rest is not like this rest that we know. Everything is different, do not think with a human mind and project your thoughts on paradise.”
I asked Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace), “But what is the point of it?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “It is a reward.”
I said, “That I forget every day?”
He (From Him is Peace) said, “In order that you are not bored after 100 years or 1,000 years or even a million. Forgetting is forgetting what you enjoyed.”
I said, “I want to ask you about something.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes.”
I said, “Homosexuality, if we speak about it from the aspect of the verse which states: ‘All food was lawful for the Children of Israel, except what Israel made unlawful for himself,’ and from the aspect of it existing in paradise, is it permissible or forbidden in reality?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “The jurisprudence now states that it is forbidden.”
I said, “But will it be permissible in the future?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “No.”
I asked, “In its origin is it permissible?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “My son, just deal with these people as you deal with all the other people. Looking down upon them is unacceptable.”
I said, “But why does it exist in paradise?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “We are talking about this world and not paradise.”
The Language of Paradise
One day I was speaking to the Imam (From Him is Peace) about a matter that had to do with my brother Taymour Elalfy, so the Imam (From Him is Peace) said in English, “Very beautiful and wonderful” and continued in Arabic, “That is because he is a true believer.”
I said, “Wow” in English, “Glory be to God” as I was surprised since he rarely ever spoke in a language other than Arabic.
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “God bless you. I love the Arabic language very much, because it is, as you know, the language of the people in paradise.”
I said, “Yes, but it shall become an extinct language, right? Along with almost all other languages?”
He (From Him is Peace) said, “Not completely, but the entire world shall speak the easiest language on the face of the earth, English.”
I said, “Yes.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “It is a smooth, lovely, and beautiful language.”
I said, “When shall that happen, that it becomes the primary language or the language used by everyone?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “By the year 2050 approximately, so about three decades from now.”
¶ Animals in Paradise
One day I said to Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace), “My Father, may my soul be your ransom. May I ask another question?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Go ahead, my son.”
I said, “The animals like the dog of the Companions of the Cave or the Hoopoe bird of Solomon (PBUH), did they return to the Earth today as humans?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “This is the best question that you have asked me, son. The Hoopoe bird of Solomon (PBUH) and other than him of the animals, the Lord of the servants has brought them back to life, not just today, but rather they returned many times and in many incarnations, and they deserve this, by God.”
I said, “Glory be to God, as humans or animals?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “As human beings, my son. This is out of dignity for them so that they may enter paradise because they deserve it. Verily God is Just. My son, verily God’s Justice and Mercy cannot be described by any creature.”
This conversation is very revealing as it shows us that even animals enter paradise, however, there are no beasts in paradise. Your horse, your dog, your cat, or even an ant could enter paradise, but they do not roam around in paradise in the images or forms of animals. Rather, they would first have to pass through the human form in order to get to paradise. An animal is created with a nafs and no soul, and an angel has a soul and no nafs, and a human being has both. If his nafs overcomes his soul, then he is worse than the animals and if his soul overcomes his nafs, he is better than the angels. Animals whose nafs is good deserve to come back as a human. Humans whose nafs is bad deserve to come back as an animal.
¶ The 313 Enter Paradise Without Judgment
One day I handed the Imam (From Him is Peace) some money from a few of the believers that they had given as a donation and he said to me,
“By God, I am afraid of the judgment and blame of God Almighty on the Day of Judgment and I am also ashamed from Him, for verily this money is something we are entrusted with.”
I asked Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace), “My Father, is there even a Judgment Day for you?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “And what difference is there between me and the rest of humanity?”
I said, “We had read some words which were attributed to you that stated that even the 313 enter paradise without judgment.”
He (From Him is Peace) said, “They enter paradise without judgment, but they don’t get to the Day of Judgment without being judged.”
I said, “Glory be to God.”
He (From Him is Peace) said, “The general people are judged less intensely than the shepherd. The shepherd is judged severely because he knows the reality.”
I said, “Glory be to God, but my Father, you are God in Creation, and you have no will except that it is God’s will, and you are Him and He is you.”
I wanted to include this conversation here to demonstrate that even though Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) is the return and reincarnation of Imam Al-Hussein (From Him is Peace) and everyone knows that Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein are the Masters of the Youth of Paradise, Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) still speaks with humility. Even though he would not be judged, he still fears judgment. Even though he is God in Creation, he fears God Almighty. He is not prideful, nor arrogant, nor does he consider himself safe or saved until his last breath and he also, through his actions and his words on that day, sought to teach me and the believers a lesson in humility and responsibility, and that lesson should be safeguarded for all generations to come, for he taught by example and he left no excuse or way for anyone else to be arrogant and say I am such and such, therefore I can never fall nor can I be judged.
¶ The Location of Paradise
I asked Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace), “Is paradise awakening from this dream?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “For sure when you remove the thin covering that is over the eye that is giving you this illusion, you shall see paradise.”
I said, “The brothers said that one day you told them that they would describe paradise to you before their death.”
He (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes, that is true.”
I said, “And that made me think that perhaps paradise and hell are just another dream.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Take your time and think about it and you shall reach the truth, God-willing.”
I thought about it for a while and then one day Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) came to me and recited the following verse, “Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a paradise whose width is that of the sky and of the earth, prepared for the righteous.”
I said, “Glory be to God.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “What do you notice in this verse?”
I said, “May I be your ransom, tell me, Father.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “ ‘A paradise whose width is that of the sky and of the earth.’ Paradise is on the Earth, my son.”
I said, “Glory be to God! God is Great!”
And suddenly everything made sense, Adam and Eve (PBUT) and the Garden of Eden. The whole episode of the prostration to Adam (PBUH), all of that occurred on Earth. Adam (PBUH) was in the presence of God and then after his sin, he was kicked out of His presence but was still on Earth, it was just that now he could no longer see God. He was in an illusion, he now had a covering over his eye which prevented him from seeing the truth and this covering could not be lifted except in two ways, either to die or through drawing closer to God. This covering was the result of his sin. Now we understand that paradise is in the same physical space as we are in right now, paradise on earth, and we could have access to it after death but also during life if we could only remove this film-like covering over our eyes.
I said, “What is this covering, my Father?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) replied, “It is a creature that lives over the eye. If a person draws closer to God, he is able to kill it and remove it.”
I said, “Is this why you told the brothers that they would describe paradise to you before they leave this world, because it is on Earth, and they will access it before death?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes, you are correct. By God, I shall make them live the life of paradise in this life and the next. And soon I shall take you to paradise and grant you complete and total freedom.”
I said to the Imam (From Him is Peace), “Paradise is servitude to you, Master. I am Abdullah (The Servant of God).”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “My son, I am sure of one thing, and that is that if I sent you to hell and told you it was paradise, you would go forth completely believing that it is paradise.”
I said, “Yes, that is the truth.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “By God, by God, by God, paradise shall prostrate to you [meaning me and my companions] before you enter into it. Peace be upon you and peace is from you my son.”
I said, “We worship God not in fear of His hell, nor in desire of His paradise, but we worship Him because He is worthy of worship.”
¶ Hell
Almost all the religions of the world, especially those that are explicit about an afterlife, have a concept of hell. It is generally depicted as a place of eternal torment, fire, and torture promised for all the evildoers. In the Abrahamic faiths, it is a place of eternal torment and
“gnashing of teeth.”
It is a place of darkness, emptiness, eternal damnation, and hopelessness. These depictions have been popularized through the ages in the Christian world as well as the Islamic world. However, these depictions are far from sufficient and contain distortions. What and where is hell exactly? What is it made of? How does one get there? Are there places worse than hell? These are all important questions that we will clarify.
We have previously stated in this Book that a person has a set number of incarnations. The death that takes place between incarnations is called wafat (minor death), and the final death or major death is called mawt, and is at the end of all of a person’s incarnations. In between incarnations, a person goes to a waiting area called the world of Samarat which is a purgatory-like state, whereas after the final death a person is judged over all his incarnations collectively lest he say:
“Let me go back, so I may do good in what I left behind.”
A person is judged over all of the lives that he or she lived. Then the person is sent to their final destination, either heaven or hell. Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) had said previously: “We do not want to scare anyone at the moment by speaking about this (in detail).” So, I present between the hands of the reader a short glimpse of some conversations and information the Imam (From Him is Peace) has given about hell.
¶ The Imam’s Concern to Save People’s Souls From Hell
One day the Imam (From Him is Peace) said to me, “My son, what have you done about your money that is abroad?”
I said, “I am awaiting to receive it and I shall deliver it to you once I receive it.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “I know that I have burdened you, by God, I know that.”
I said, “I seek forgiveness from God, the Most High, the Most Great, my Father. By God, by God, by God, if you asked now for my heart, I would give it to you.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “But by God, by God, by God, the Most High, the Most Great, my heart is being torn to pieces due to the passing of the days and over the people living in the state of oppression and disbelief and tyranny.”
I said, “I am too, my Father, by God I am too.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “By God, I know what is in your heart and your good self, by God, it is a great pain. I am also in pain over those who die while thinking they are going to heaven whilst they do not know that hell is awaiting them. You said a word to me last night…”
I said, “What was it?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “You said the days are passing at a frightening speed.”
I said, “Yes.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “When you said this sentence it was as if you woke me up from a deep sleep.”
I said, “I awoke you, Father? You are wakefulness, and we are the ones asleep.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “My dear son, yes, you alerted me in a way which you do not know, and it was God who spoke on your tongue.”
I said, “Glory be to God.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “And after this sentence by only a few minutes, your Grandfather (PBUH) came and said to me some words which hurt the heart and conscience, if a rock was to hear them it would shatter and turn into dust.”
I said, “There is no power nor might except by God, I am sure, my Father, that there was never any shortcoming from you in anything. Is the only thing delaying the promise of God money? Or is it also the numbers?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “My son, we are all shortcomers and yes the main reason is money, and after money is available, we shall only need a base which you will establish in a number of countries in the world.”
¶ Why Did God Create Hell?
One day I said to Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace), “My Father, there is a female believer who is insisting on a question.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “It’s ok, son.”
I said, “She asked why God created evil in the first place, and why do people have to go through hardships, and why did He not create us in a perfect world where we could worship Him and nothing but Him? Why does God create evil and pain?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Why did God create heaven and hell? In order that He may test the believer.”
I said, “I told her this and she said, but why does there have to be a test?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “In order that the believer may be distinguished and sifted from the disbeliever.”
I said, “She said to me: ‘Why did God create ignorance in the first place?’ ”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Evil is the one who created itself when it became arrogant against God and against the Caliph of God. Iblis, may God curse him.”
I said, “She said: ‘Why did God not just keep the mind only and light only, and isn’t Iblis himself created from darkness and ignorance? So, what is his fault?’ ”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “She has not understood and will not understand. Who is this person?”
I mentioned her name to the Imam (From Him is Peace) and said, “She says she is only asking in order to understand and not to object.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Tell her, fear God my daughter, and do not enter into a matter which is more advanced than your mind, for verily I am afraid for you from this. There will come a day where you shall sit in front of me and I shall explain this matter to you in great detail, God-willing.”
I said, “God-willing, God is great. All praises due to God.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Because the matter now shall not reach her in a complete picture. These questions drag a person to atheism, God forbid.”
I said, “Yes, by God, I have heard atheists pose the same questions.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “My son, do you know why? Because she shall think that she has asked questions and has found no answers. And this is the first door of the doors of the devil.”
¶ Who Goes to Hell?
One day Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) said to me, “My son, there are good human beings who are good and pure and simple and don’t know anything except for prayer and fasting and the apparent acts of worship and they have good intentions.”
I said, “Yes, there are many like that.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “It is not fair that they go to hell. Verily, God is Just and Generous and Merciful. All praises due to God.”
I asked, “What happens to a Muslim, Christian, a Jew, or any other decent person who didn’t recognize the Prophet, Messenger, or Vicegerent of their time, yet tried to live a good life doing good for others?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “That individual would not go to hell. Neither will they go to heaven. They would get the opportunity to incarnate again as someone closer to the Proof of God. For example, if they were a Christian, they would incarnate as a Muslim. If they were Jewish, they would incarnate as a Christian. In other words, they would continue to incarnate until they arrive at the highest truth.”
I asked the Imam (From Him is Peace), “Some Christians have a doctrine called ‘The Harrowing of Hell’ in which Jesus (PBUH) descended into hell between his Crucifixion and his Resurrection in order to save the good souls that were held captive there. As evidence for this they use the verses: ‘For the gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as people, they may live in the spirit according to the will of God.’ and also: ‘He ascended,’ what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth?’ The Nag Hammadi scriptures also speak in detail about this event where souls were saved from hell and were given a new chance as part of a new Covenant with God. My question is: Were all the souls that were in hellfire saved and given a new chance as part of the new Covenant with Jesus (PBUH)? Or only the good souls?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “The good souls do not enter hellfire, this is incorrect.”
I asked, “But did the event of freeing souls from hell happen at all? Or is it all false?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “It is all false, these are all distortions and fabrications and are worth nothing.”
I said, “So heaven is in degrees and hell is in degrees?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Iblis is at the lowest level of hell, and at the pit of hell it is ice cold and not fire.”
I said to him (From Him is Peace), “My Father, in regard to the Judgment, is it the human being who judges his own self? Is that how God created the human being? Does the human being create his own heaven or hell by his own self-judgment of his deeds and thoughts?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Great job, you are correct. ‘Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness.’ ”
I had also asked if atheists could enter into heaven or do they go to hell. The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “The most extreme level of disbelief is atheism.”
¶ What Is Hell?
I said to the Imam (From Him is Peace), “I have found in your words that you said that hell is around us? So that means we can physically see it while we are alive now, correct? You also said to me one day that we shall describe paradise to you before our death.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes, that is correct.”
Then the Imam (From Him is Peace) recited a verse not found in the current Holy Qur’an that is publicly available, “قد أفلح من دحاها…” and he said, “hellfire is the sun.”
I said, “Glory be to God! God is Great! It was in front of us the whole time.”
Thus, we see that hell is described as a fire because it is a literal fire, the sun. The souls of those who are evil and caused pain and harm and injustices to others and deserved to be punished find themselves being dragged to the sun where they will abide within, experiencing physical pain caused by the conditions of the sun, and psychological pain by their own self-judgment of their actions.
¶ Places Worse Than Hell
One day Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) was speaking to me about the hypocrites and traitors and said, “Yes, my son, they shall see The Great Terror (al-hawl al-azeem).”
I said, “The hellfire?”
He (From Him is Peace) said, “The fire is more merciful and gentler.”
I said, “There is no power nor might except by God. What is this Great Terror, may I be your ransom?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “The Great Terror, hell is a paradise in comparison to it.”
I said, “I am in wonderment about this place, I have never heard of it, increase me, my Father.”
He (From Him is Peace) said, “And now you have heard.”
I said, “Can you clarify it for me, please? Is this a world? And where is it?”
The Imam said, “Yes, son, that is for the likes of those. We have prepared it especially for those who have betrayed you and hurt you.”
Tears fell down my face and I wept and said, “Glory be to God, for me especially it was created? For whoever betrays me?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “The mind cannot comprehend the terror of the punishment that is in it, nor can they comprehend the type of punishment because it is incomprehensible for the mind. They are tormented by something called TRs.”
I said, “TRs? What is that? Glory be to God. Is that an animal or machine or what?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “I told you it is incomprehensible for the minds, you shall not understand it, but I gave you an example, hellfire is a paradise in comparison to it.”
I said, “Glory be to God. Is this for whoever betrays the Family of Mohammed (From Them is Peace)? Are Abu Bakr and Omar in it?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “It is for whoever betrays Abdullah son of Ahmed.”
¶ Sources
- Bihar Al-Anwar, Al-Allahmah Al-Majlisi, Vol. 8, p. 92
- Houris (plural of Ḥawrā) are, according to the Muslim belief, beautiful women that exist in paradise as a reward for the believers.
- The Holy Qur’an, Chapter 3 (Al-Imran), Verse 93
- The Holy Qur’an, Chapter 3 (Al-Imran), Verse 133
- The Arabic word for ‘hell’ Jahannam originates from the Hebrew word גֵיהִנוֹם (goy-he-nam) which means inferno and purgatory. It also means a place of purification for people as it contains the root ‘goy’ which means nation, people, and is generally used to refer to those outside the community of believers, especially non adherents to the God of Israel. It is sometimes used as a steep valley as well. When Jesus (PBUH) refers to the Valley of Hinnom he is referring to a place where children were burned and sacrificed to the idol Moloch.
- The Holy Bible, Book of Matthew, Chapter 13, Verse 42
- The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri
- Islam and the Divine Comedy, Miguel Asin Palacios
- The Holy Qur’an, Chapter 23 (Al-Mu’minun), Verses 99-100
- The Holy Bible, Book of 1 Peter, Chapter 4, Verse 6
- The Holy Bible, Book of Ephesians , Chapter 4, Verse 9
- The Holy Qur’an, Chapter 75 (Al-Qiyama), Verse 14
- This verse ‘qad aflaHa man daHaha’ translates as ‘Successful is he who has expanded it’. This is among the verses in the Holy Qur’an that will be revealed and is not in the current version that is in the hands of the people. The complete Holy Qur’an is in the hands of the Qaim/Riser of the Family of Mohammed (PBUH & His Family).