Re: HELL All about Hell. what, where, how and more.
Is this literal description of hell from the Quran, speculation, or myth? It sounds like a way of scaring the hell out of people to make them 'believe'.
It does, but when no promise of salvation is made to even those who do believe, the understanding is simply of...well...one of two possible destinations for whomever.
As for the description, they are generally taken to be allegorical in nature, but the severity is taken as literal...if that makes sense...