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-------------------Al-Jannah wa An-Naar-------------------------<br />
Definition <strong>and</strong> Explanation<br />
<strong>Hell</strong> is the abode which Allaah (swt) has prepared for those who do not believe in Him (swt), those who rebel a<br />
laws <strong>and</strong> disbelieve in His Messengers. It is the punishment for His (swt) enemies, the prison for evildoers.<br />
It is the ultimate humiliation <strong>and</strong> loss; there is nothing worse:<br />
"Our Lord! Verily, whom You admit to the Fire, indeed, You have disgraced him, <strong>and</strong> never will the D<br />
[polytheists <strong>and</strong> wrongdoers] find any helpers" (3:192)<br />
"Know they not that whoever opposes <strong>and</strong> shows hostility to Allaah <strong>and</strong> His Messenger, certainly fo<br />
fire of <strong>Hell</strong> to abide therein? That is extreme disgrace". (9:63)<br />
"The losers are those who will lose themselves <strong>and</strong> their families on the Day of Resurrection. Verily<br />
manifest loss!" (39:15)<br />
How could <strong>Hell</strong> be other than we have described, when it is full of utterly indescribable torment, pain <strong>and</strong> grief?<br />
its inhabitants will remain there forever. Allaah (swt) has condemned them <strong>and</strong> their place in the Fire:<br />
"Evil indeed it [<strong>Hell</strong>] is as an abode <strong>and</strong> as a place to dwell" (25:66)<br />
"This is so! And for the Tagheen [transgressors] - will be an evil final return - <strong>Hell</strong>! Where they will<br />
[indeed] is that place to rest!" (38:55-6)<br />
<strong>Paradise</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Hell</strong> Have Already Been Created<br />
at-Tahhaawi said, in his book on al-'Aqeedah al-Salafiyyah (correct belief in accordance with that of the early g<br />
Islaam) that is known as al-'Aqeedah al-Tahhaawiyyah.<br />
"<strong>Paradise</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Hell</strong> have already been created. They will never come to an end or cease to exist. Allaah (swt) cr<br />
<strong>Hell</strong> before the rest of creation, <strong>and</strong> He (swt) created inhabitants for each of them. Whoever He (swt) wishes (<br />
by His grace <strong>and</strong> mercy, <strong>and</strong> whoever He (swt) wishes (will enter <strong>Hell</strong>) as a result of His (swt) justice. Every pe<br />
according to that for which he was created, <strong>and</strong> his destiny will be that for which he was created; good deeds a<br />
foreordained for all men".<br />
Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abul-'Izz al-Hanafi remarked, in his commentary on this text:<br />
"With regard to his saying that <strong>Paradise</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Hell</strong> have already been created, Ahl as-Sunnah agree that Paradis<br />
been created <strong>and</strong> are in existence at the present moment. Ahlus-Sunnah continued to hold this view, until som<br />
Mu'tazilah <strong>and</strong> Qaadariyyah came along, which denied that. These groups said: "Allaah will create them (ie Par<br />
the Day of Resurrection." They said this because of their false arguments by means of which they seek to impr<br />
what Allaah (swt) should do; (they say) it befits Allaah (swt) to do this, or it does not befit Allaah (swt) to do t<br />
Him to His creation <strong>and</strong> their actions. This is a kind of anthropomorphism with regard to deeds; they have allow<br />
Jahmiyyah (a sect of Mu'tazilah named after the deviant, Jahm ibn Safwan) to creep into their thinking, <strong>and</strong> ha<br />
mu'attalah (those who deny that Allaah can see). They said, "It does not make sense for <strong>Paradise</strong> to be create<br />
reward, because it will not be used or inhabited for a very long time. They rejected the aayaat <strong>and</strong> reports that<br />
false notions they seek to project onto Allaah (swt). They misinterpreted the texts <strong>and</strong> accused those who disa<br />
going astray <strong>and</strong> concocting bid'ah".<br />
Proofs from the Qur'aan <strong>and</strong> Hadeeth in support of this are, for example:
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