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Hell: a mercy for nonbelievers?
Undeniably, hell is the worst place anybody could be in. It’s an abode of incredible suffering and grief. However, there are some aspects of mercy to it that are worth mentioning Existence is superior to nonexistence Though hell is a place of incredible suffering, existence is always superior to nonexistence. The death penalty, for instance, is far worse than a life sentence in prison. The same holds even with the toughest prisons where prisoners spend up to 23 hours a day in solitary confinement. Relationships with believers First of all, we must realize that the existence of heaven necessitates the existence of hell. For how else would…
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Compassion and Benevolence of God and the Existence of Hell
How do the compassion and benevolence of God imply the existence of an afterlife? In particular, how do they imply the existence of hell?
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Eighth Word – Part 3
Click Here for Part 2 And that unfortunate one has harmed himself. Through his lack of perception, he has turned a truth as beautiful as day and a luminous situation into the form of a dark and gloomy suspicion, a hell. He is not deserving of compassion and nor does he have the right to complain about anybody. For example just as a man – who is not content with the joy of a pleasant feast in a beautiful garden, among his friends in the season of summer; makes himself drunk with filthy intoxicants and starts screaming and crying, imagining himself hungry and naked among beats in the midst of…
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“I am as My slave thinks of Me.” – Part 2
How does the divine hadith "I am as My slave thinks of Me." apply to believers and nonbelievers?
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Eighth Word – Part 2
Click here for Part 1 So this blessed intelligent man travels. But he does not suffer from distress like his brother since he thinks about beautiful things and imagines good things, as he is good mannered. He is content on his own. Also, he does not suffer from fatigue and hardship like his brother. Because he knows the law, follows [it], [and] finds ease. He travels with freedom within peace and safety. So, he comes across a garden. Within it, there are both beautiful flowers and fruits, and – since it is not taken care of – there are filthy things as well. His brother had also entered one like…
