The souls of the dead prophets and believers are alive in the Garden of Eden where Adam and Eve lived, though they cannot come back to our world.1, 2
People who nourished their souls enough to avoid Hell but not enough for the Lower Heaven stay in the Purgatory, implore God, and He mercifully merges the Purgatory into the Lower Heaven.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
God bars the disbelievers from heaven, so the barrier between the dwellers of paradise and hell is both spiritual and physical.1, 2
Those killed in the cause of God are not dead but alive with their Lord, rejoicing in His grace.1
The dead do not watch over the living; a barrier separates their souls from this world until resurrection, though bonds of love may remain.1, 2
Saints and Mary are unaware of prayers made to them and cannot respond until the Day of Resurrection, and asking them to pray for someone has no scriptural basis.1, 2
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, 2
Only the unrighteous die, the righteous go straight to Heaven, and the period of death passes like one day.1
At death the disbeliever begs to be sent back to do good, but his claim is false and a barrier separates his soul from this world until resurrection.1, 2