Dr. Rashad Khalifa
The majority of people are disbelievers and the majority of believers are going to hell, so those who worship God alone are a minority of the minority.1, 2, 3
Even the Lower Heaven is an incredibly fantastic prize, and anyone who escapes Hell and is admitted into Heaven has attained a great triumph.1, 2
The descriptions of Heaven and Hell throughout the Quran are allegorical, and the Quran says so with the word Mathal, allegory, in verses such as 2:24-26, 13:35, and 47:15.1
What Heaven and Hell are really like is far beyond human comprehension, which is why allegory is needed to describe them.1
If the human convinces the jinn companion to uphold God's absolute authority, both are redeemed on the Day of Judgment, but if the jinn wins the human to idolatry, both are exiled forever.1
God does not put a single being in Hell; people go there of their own volition.1
Our lives and everything around us are pre-recorded, and God fully knows each person's decisions and who will go to Heaven or Hell, even before birth.1, 2
The disbelievers go through two deaths, and after dying they are in a state of nothingness, seeing Hell day and night in a continuous nightmare until the Day of Judgment.1
Most people who proclaim that their god is the Creator of the heavens and the earth are only giving lip service and are in fact destined for Hell.1
Hypocrites went astray after having been on the path, so they have no excuse and are placed in the lowest part of Hell.1, 2, 3, 4
The people of Heaven visit the people of Hell and talk with friends there.1
Nobody thinks he or she is going to hell, yet the Quran tells us that the majority of people are going to hell.1
The Quran devotes many more verses to hypocrites than to disbelievers because hypocrites are more damaging, and it places them in the lowest pit of hell.1, 2
Ahmadi translations of the Quran render the word for forever when it applies to Heaven but not when it applies to Hell, even though the Arabic words at the end of 2:81 and 2:82 are identical.1, 2, 3
Many Muslims fall into the same presumption the Quran condemns in the Jews, believing the Prophet will intercede for them and keep them from Hell.1, 2
There is no such thing as a temporary Hell; those encompassed by their sins abide in Hell forever, against the claim that they will suffer only a few days.1, 2, 3, 4
God commands believers to protect themselves and their families from the Hellfire, which is guarded by powerful angels who never disobey God.1, 2
People who are unaware of God are assigned to Hell, because they have minds they do not think with, eyes they do not see with, and ears they do not hear with.1, 2, 3, 4
Those who do not expect to meet God, who are content with this life and heedless of His revelations, deserve Hell as a consequence of their works.1, 2, 3
A person who idolizes his opinion is in serious trouble and will go to hell unless he changes and gives in to God's opinion.1, 2, 3
God created the heavens and the earth to redeem those who deserve it so they can rejoin His kingdom; those who fail are exiled from His kingdom, which is Hell.1, 2, 3
God puts no one in Hell; those who fail to prepare themselves go to Hell on their own volition, like bugs working hard to get into a light fixture to die.1, 2, 3
The Day of Judgment is also called the Day of Mutual Blaming because people will blame one another, and the people of Hell will spend eternity fighting each other.1, 2, 3
Those who developed their souls will be able to stand and enjoy God's presence, while those who failed will have to run away from Him.1, 2, 3
Those who disbelieve and die as disbelievers deserve the curse of God, the angels, and all the people, and their retribution is never commuted.1, 2, 3
When the wrongdoers face retribution they will learn all power belongs to God alone, those followed will disown their followers, and the followers will never exit hell.1, 2, 3, 4
Disbelievers cannot be helped against God by their money or children, and they will be defeated and gathered in Hell.1, 2, 3
Those close to God receive happiness and gardens, those on the right receive peace, and the rejecting strayers receive retribution and burning Hell.1, 2, 3
The deviators deviate because they have chosen to follow Satan instead of submitting to God alone, and they will meet the consequence of hell.1, 2, 3
The descriptions of heaven and hell are allegorical, given in terms people can understand.1, 2
The people of hell will try to sneak into the lower heaven but will find it worse for them, because they cannot bear being close to God.1, 2, 3, 4
Those who oppose God and His messenger are doomed like those before them, and the disbelievers in God's clear revelations deserve painful retribution.1, 2
Hell is reserved only for those who go out of their way to reject God, and they go there by their own choice despite all of God's warnings.1, 2, 3
In hell the disbelievers confess that a warner came but they disbelieved, which mirrors what most people say today when shown the word of God.1, 2
Those who revert from the religion and die as disbelievers have wasted their works in this life and the Hereafter and deserve Hell forever.1, 2
Oppression is worse than murder, and those who revert from their religion and die as disbelievers waste their works and deserve Hell forever.1, 2
Those who mocked God's revelations and were preoccupied with this life will be forgotten on that day and will abide in Hell with no helpers and no exit.1, 2, 3