The Two Roads - Heaven and Hell

deep in the licking tongues of the fire, while others will be forced to
don shoes made of flames.
at-Tirmidh|
But make no mistake, even if the fire is only up to the ankles it is a fire
which burns 70 times hotter and 70 times more fiercely than the fire of
this world. A furnace in this world will melt lead, iron and nickel in
minutes. A fire can burn cities and forests alike to cinders. The hottest
known fire has been detected to burn at over an incredible 15 million
degrees Celsius, which can kill a person 150 kilometres away. Is there
any substance that will be able to withstand a temperature 70 times
greater than this? No… and nor will he be able to.
Fire of Hell being 70 times hotter - at-Tirmidh|
The snakes and scorpions mentioned before which will be meting out
punishment to some of the dwellers of the grave, will be comparatively
tame in respect to the savage mauling beasts of Hell. The fangs of the
snakes and the stings of the scorpions will ravage, desecrate and
impale the damned in their doomed abodes.
Peeled away shall be his skin and flesh, causing excruciating pain,
Punished is he for transgressing All\h’s law for a tiny, trifling gain.
In a *ad|th it is mentioned that amongst the punishments of Hell there
will be some who will be given nails made out of copper in place of
their own finger nails. With these they will scratch themselves, but
instead of causing relief from the irritation, they will shred their skin
and flesh into tattered ribbons. It will feel much worse than it sounds.
The crime for such a punishment will be carrying tales between two
parties intending to cause rift and disunity between them. al-Bukh\r|
The Prophet, Mu#ammad r, has stated:
‘A person who carries tales will not enter paradise.’ al-Bukh\r| and Muslim
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