Is hell forever?
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Peace and greetings,
These verses clarify the arguments of this post.
Chapter 2
80.And they said ?The Fire will not touch us except for a few number of days.? Say ?Have you taken a pledge with God? If so, then God will not break His pledge. Or do you say about God what you do not know??
81.Indeed, whoever gains a sin, and is surrounded by his mistakes; those are the people of the Fire, in it they abide eternally.
82.And those who believe and do good work, they are the people of Paradise, in it they abide eternally. progressive muslims translation. -
Hi,
Im not an Arabic speaker and i was wondering about the translations into English. When the word 'eternity' is being translated, it is the same word as the word 'forever' when it is being translated? In terms of the word 'eternity' in English i think people tend to conceptualise it as 'never ending time', when a more accurate concept may be 'no time', as 'time' as the way we understand it (as a linear series of connected moments) may not exist at all once our consciousness is not attached to matter.
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"Forever" is an interpolation of the actual arabic term - http//corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=xld#%2822534%29
It does signify eternity/immortality however so keep that in mind.
The truth is that we are a trial product. Until we have exited the factory, we have not proven true to our nature.
So on that fateful day of decision, those who arrogantly turned away will be rendered frozen in their despised state.
Thus it may be deduced that the hellfire is likely to implicate eternity. However the fundamental rule is 'Except as God pleases'.
Does every man of them long to enter the Garden of Bliss?
By no means! For We have created them out of the (base matter) they know!
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11107 according to Sahih int. " abiding therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except what your Lord should will. Indeed, your Lord is an effecter of what He intends."
Aristotle told that the Heavens and the Earth are eternal, which means that there's no space and no time without them. When they are created, the space and the time were created. So, if and when the Heavens and the Earth are no longer there would be no time. There's no "before" and "after" them, because these are time related words. From 11107, and other aayaat, we can understand that Allah can decide different if He wills so, but in general punishment for those in the Fire is eternal.
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(with machine translation from my Turkish article)
My Two New Notes on the Universe of the Hereafter
It is emphasized in the verses that, unlike those in Hell, those in paradise will not taste death except for the first death. Those in Paradise may live forever, while those in hell may one day be destroyed along with hell itself.
Quran
Saffat 55. When he looks, he finds it in the middle of hell. 56. He says, "By God, you almost destroyed me too." 57. “If it were not for the blessing of my Lord, I would be with you now.” 58-59. We will not die but our first death, and we will not suffer torment.
There they will not taste death except the first death. Allah protected them from the torment of Hell. (Surah Duhan, verse 56)
Surah Saffat 54. (To those next to him) "Do you see?" says. 55. When he looks, he finds it in the middle of hell. 56. He says, "By God, you almost destroyed me too." 57. “If it were not for the blessing of my Lord, I would be with you now.”
Surah Mutaffifin 34 Today, believers are laughing at those who have disbelieved. 35 They are watching on seats.
From the verses, we see that those in Paradise can watch other realms with a similar opportunity to our 3D internet/television technology. So, someone we know living in the Hereafter/Heaven may be watching us/the world from time to time.
In addition, the following verse shows that the Prophet lived in Paradise/The Hereafter and was aware of developments; Furqan 30 The messenger said, "My Lord, my people have deserted this Quran."
Peace
Emre_1974tr (Emre Karakose)
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Answer 280-82
Eternity of Heaven and Hell
Some have said, “Hell will not touch us, except for a limited number of days.” Say, “Have you taken such a pledge from GOD—GOD never breaks His pledge—or, are you saying about GOD what you do not know?”
Indeed, those who earn sins and become surrounded by their evil work will be the dwellers of Hell; they abide in it forever.
As for those who believe, and lead a righteous life, they will be the dwellers of Paradise; they abide in it forever.
