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9. Flame of Fire is regularly increased fiercefully. We shall increase for them the fierceness of the Fire. (Surah 17:Verse 97)

10. People in Hell are neither to die nor to live. In Surah Taha, Allah says: For him is hell: therein shall he neither die or live. (Surah 20:Verse 74)

11. In Hell there are seven doors to take care of the people. Each group will go through one accordingly. In Surah Al-Hijr (The Rocky Tract), Allah says: And verily, Hell is the promised abode for them all! To it are seven gates: for each of those Gates is a (special) class (of sinners) assigned. (Surah 15:Verse 43 - 44)

12. People of Paradise can see the people of Hell. In Surah Al-Saffat (Those Ranged in Ranks) Allah says: (A voice) said: 'Would you like to look down?" He looked down and saw him in the midst of the Fire. (Surah 37:Verse 54 - 55)

13. The doors of Hell are locked, vaulted all around, and out stretched columns are over the doors.

(a) In Surah Al-Balad (The City), Allah says: On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round). (Surah 90:Verse 20)
(b) In Surah Al-Humazah (Scandalmonger) Allah says: It shall be made into a vault over them in columns outstretched. (Surah 104:Verse 8 - 9)

14. As often as the skins of people in Hell are roasted through, Allah shall change them for fresh skins so that they may taste the penalty. Please read Surah Al-Nisa' (Women) (4:56)

15. Those who store their money and don't spend it for the love of Allah, are to receive the penalty: Hot gold and silver are to be used as iron metals to press their faces, flank and backs. In Surah Al-Tawba (Repentance) Allah says the following:

And there are those who bury and silver and spend it not in the Way of God: announce unto them a most grievous penalty on the Day when heat will be produced out of that (wealth) in the fire of Hell, and with it will be branded their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs. "This is the (treasure) which you buried for yourselves: taste you, then, the (treasures) you buried!" (Surah 9:Verse 34 - 35)

There are many groups of people who are to go to Hell depending upon their degrees of sins and the number of sins. They are the ones who did not ask or even come back to Allah with repentance. For those who do not want to believe in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Prophets, His Messengers and in the Day of Judgment, are undoubtedly to enter Hell and to be the fuel and the charcoal of Fire. For those who commit sins, mistakes, crimes, atrocities, immorality, and vulgarity, are indeed to enter Hell and be among its people. For those who misused the power of their faculties of tongues, eyes, ears, hands, brains and feet without due apology in this world, are to be among the dwellers of Hell. ...

Therefore, it is better that we assume the responsibility and forgive each other, as well as we do apologise to each other. It is also better that we repent directly to Allah as soon as possible before the Angel of Death comes to us. At that time it would be a hopeless case.

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This article is adapted from a chapter in the book titled 'Life, Death and the Hereafter' written by Ahmad H. Sakr.

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