Concept of Hell

Southie · December 2, 2010, 6:50am

Re: Concept of Hell

*The Holy Quran, as I have already said, does not teach that those in hell shall suffer everlasting torments; and this is an important consideration which conclusively settles the question that hell is meant for the advancement of man and for his purification.

Again in ch. 101: v. 6, hell is called a “mother” of those who shall go into it. The use of this word is, I think, the clearest evidence as to the true nature of hell as described in the Holy Quran. What is meant is that, as a child is brought up by the mother, so those in hell will be brought up in that place for a new life, the life of perpetual advancement in paradise. * *

The one, hell, is a place for restoring health to those who have destroyed it by their own actions in this life, while the other, heaven, is a place for the advancement of those who enter into the other life with their spiritual faculties unvitiated.*

Very enlightening. Most religions speak of Hell as eternal damnation etc. From the above, it seems there is hope, even in Hell. As a non-Muslim, I found this this passage to be very useful.

Thanks!