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Fire of Hell and its intolerable heat, snakes, scorpions, wretched food, darkness—these are the various forms of torture in Hell. But all is a minor part of hellish torment. The Holy Qur’an and Hadith reveal that besides these forms of punishment, there are also many other ways. Some of them are listed as under :
Boiling Water would be Poured Over Head “Hot water will be poured over their heads and its heat will dissolve the skin and all the interior organs ot their bellies, and all this pulp will excrete.’’ (Surah Hajj). The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stated: ‘‘Verily, boiling water would be poured over the heads of the denizens of Hell and it will cut and bring out all that is in their bellies, and at last it would melt through their feet. Hereafter, the sinners would again be transformed into their original shape.”
The Prophet {peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) further observed that the word in this verse bears exactly this meaning.
(Tirmidhi, Bathaqi).
.Mace
According to Surah Hajj, the denizens of Hell would be punished with the iron mace; and whenever they try to come out from the suffocation of Hell, they would again be pushed into it, and told ‘Go on suffering the torments’
(Surah Hajj).
The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) observed: ‘‘If a mace of Hell is placed on the ‘earth, even all the human beings and jinn together cannot lift it.’’ It is stated in another tradition that if a mountain is struck with the iron mace of Hell, the whole mountain will break into bits of ashes. ( Targhib).
‘Skin would be Turned Over
» Surah Nisa’ reveals : ‘When once their skin has been burnt, we shall form a fresh layer of skin upon their bodies so that they may continue to suffer the same »
torture over and over again. Hadrat Hasan Basri (may Allah be pleased wit
Drunkard’s Doom
Hadrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) holds: A person came from Yeman and wished to know the (Divine) orders about the wine that used to be drunk in his country. This wine, known as ‘mazar’ was extracted from barley. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘‘Does this (wine) cause intoxication ?”” He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘Every intoxication is prohibited. God has declared that whosoever uses intoxicants, would be given by the Lord ‘Tinyatul Khabal’ to drink.’ The companions submitted: ‘“‘O Prophet what is ‘Tinyatul Khabal’?” The Holy Prophet replied:. “It is the sweat, pus and dirty blood of the denizens of Hell.” (Muslim).
Paradise has been Denied to Three Persons
It is narrated on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) observed: ‘‘Paradise has been denied to three persons, First, who has always been drinking; second, he who disobeys his parents; and thirdly, a shameless person who persuades the members of his own family to indulge in evil deeds, /.e. fornication.””
(Ahmad).
End of the Haughty People
It is narrated on the authority of the father and the grand-father of ‘Umar bin Shu‘aib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stated: “On Doomsday, all the haughty people would be gathered like men, but the size of their bodies would be small like tiny ants, that is to say, their appearance would be like ants. They will be sunk in abject disgrace. They will be driven towards a prison of Hell, called ‘bolus’. A fire of the maximum intensity shall rage over them and they will be given to drink the excretions of the denizens of Hell 7.e., blood, pus, black and dirty ichor of the wounds which is known as ‘Tinyatul Khabal.” ( Ztrmidht)
Two Categories of the Denizens of Hell.
It is narrated on the authority of Hadrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) observed: ‘‘There are two categories of the denizens of Hell, which I would. not see.
One, those people will hold lashes like the tails of the cows and with these they will strike at people.
Secondly, such women appear clad but, in reality, are naked (t.e. the women who wear transparent dresses) and seductive women (i.e. those who embellish their bodies and are coquettish). They will knot their hair in a raised fashion and their head will appear like the hump of a Najd camel. These women shall not enter Paradise and fragrance of Paradise can be smelt from a very great distance indeed.””
(Muslim)
Tragic End of the Consumers of Usury
he Holy Prophet (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) has stated:- “On the night of my visit to Heaven I happened to see the people of a race whose bellies were as big as pitchers filled with snakes—snakes that could be seen even from outside. I asked Gabriel who they were.”’ “They are those who consume usury,”said Gabriel.””
(Ahmad Ibn Majah).
Saud (A Mountain of Fire)
The Holy Qur’an reveals : ‘We will cause them (the sinners) to mount the ‘Saud’, which is a mountain of fire in Hell.” The Holy Prophet (peace and _blessings of Allah be upon him) stated : ‘‘Saud is a mountain of fire. The denizen of Hell would be mounted on it in the span of seventy years, and likewise would be dropped from its peak in the span of seventy years, t.e., he wil) take seventy years to reach its peak and seventy years to come down ; and it will continue to happen so—for ever and ever.” (Tirmidht).
Silsilah (A Very Long Chain)
The Holy Qur’an reveals that angels would be ordered (by God) to chain the sinner, to yoke him, to throw him into Hell and then to tie around him a chain seventy yards in length. Maulana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanwi writes in Biyan-ul-Qur’an that the length of this yard is known only to God because it is a Divine yard. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) declared: ‘If a piece of ‘Rang’ is dropped from the sky to the earth, it will touch the ground before nightfall and the distance: between the sky and the earth is of 500 years duration.
And if that piece is passed from one end of the chain worn by the denizens of Hell to the other end of the chain, it will require forty years to cover this sword. It is evident from the above that the chains with which the denizens of Hell will be bound will be longer: than the distance between the sky and the earth.” Hac.at Ibn‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: ‘‘The chains would be pierced into the body of the sinners through the anus, and will be taken out at the other end. Then the body of the sinner will be roasted on fire as ‘kabab’ is grilled on skillets or as the locust 1s roasted in oil.’’ (Jbn Kathir)
Tauq (Yoke)
God has warned (the sinners) in Surah Dahr “We have for infideis chains, yoke and burning fire.”
Surah Mo’min declares: ‘“They (the sinners) will soon come to know when the yoke is put around their necks. ‘They would be dragged towards the boiling water and then to fire.”
Ibn Abi Hatim has narrated directly from the Holy Prophet that (on Doomsday) there would rise a dark cloud before the sinners. Then they would be asked their desire. They would wish the cloud to shower, and it would cause to rain yoke, chains and burning flames. They would encircle the hellish people, burn them and add to their (already existing) yokes and chains. Hadrat Qatada (may Allah be pleased with him) said : ‘‘When the sinners are caught by their hair and dipped into the boiling water, it would melt down their flesh and consequently nothing will remain except their bony skeletons and two eyes.”
Clothes of Sulphur
;Surah Ibrahim affirms : ‘Shirts (z.e. tunics) of the sinners would be of sulphur and fire would cling to their faces.” Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi writes that the oil of the pine tree has been named ‘Qat which has been translated as ‘sulphur’. Th: (i.e. tunics) imply that ‘Qatran’ would bodies so that it may catch the fire immediately ul-Quyr’an).
Hadrat Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah him) said : ‘“Qatran means liquid tir the denizens of Hell would be ma these clothes would be hot as burning fire.
‘Muslim Sharif’ points out that the (peace and blessings of Allah be upon ‘If a woman, who mourns over a dead beg pardon before her death, she would | on the Doomsday in a sh liquid or sulphur) and one co and Qatran would
Surah Hajj reveals :
“‘And hence those wi infidels, their clothes would be clipped out of fire Taunts of the Sentinels of Hell '
Besides every physical and mental torture out to the sinners, they would also be taunted by the sentinels of Hell. Punishment of this sort has been interpreted in the Holy Qur’an by various titles. Surah Sajadah in Part 21 reveals : ‘And they will be told : Endure now the torments of fire which you denied (in the world).”
Deformity of the Denizens of Hell
Surah Yunus reveals : ‘And those who committed
evil deeds, would be punished according to the nature of their evildeeds. ‘They would be humiliated. None could defend them against the Divine torment. The ugliness of their faces would be such as if layers upon layers of the darkness of the night had enveloped them.” This verse of the Holy Qur’an reveals that the faces of the denizens of Hell would be extremely dark and black.
A hadith reveals that Hadrat ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said : “If anyone of the denizens of Hell is sent to the world, (living) people are sure to die because of his odious face and bad smell.”” After that Hadrat ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) wept bitterly.
Surah Mo’minun points out : ‘‘Their (sinner’s) ugly faces would be burning in fire.”
The Prophet, interpreting Kalihoon observed : “An infidel would burn in the fire of Hell. Consequently, his upper lip would dwindle and touch the middle of his head. Likewise, his lower lip would dangle to such an extent as to touch his navel.” ( Tirmidht).
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