Hell, an evil destination for those without regret

“Where were you before you were born?”

Of all of the systems of knowledge that offer a solution to that question all of their answers are arbitrary, most revelling in their arbitrariness, and none come close to the depth and certainty of the answer offered by Islam. 

Within our corpus of knowledge even our unique prayer with it’s circuits (rakahs), takbeers and tasleems (salaams), are God sent. Having been revealed through Gibreel (as)  (the angel Gabriel), coming in the form of a man and teaching the prayer to our Messenger (saw). So much so that the many wisdoms of our prayer are readily there to be deliberated upon. 

(Since our prayer was not constructed, but instead sent down from above). 

Another question that proves to be a dilemma to other systems of knowledge is the question and problem of evil. 

And it is for this reason that Atheists love to debate believers is in regards to it: 

that how can a good God allow for us to suffer evil. 

And the solution they, when pressed, offer once again resorts to revelling in the arbitrariness of relativistic morality. 

That there are no absolutes. 

That morality is not a given, but is a human construct, that we can therefore choose to change. 

That taking a life within civic society is a crime, whilst taking it on the field of battle is both a duty and an honour. 

But here they fall into the trap of proving their lack of subtlety, that they want not to see the difference between the two circumstances. 

However, the question of evil is tied up with the question of Hell, another lance in the hands of many atheists. For how can a good God allow for an eternal punishment in Hell. 

For indeed without doubt God is the source of all goodness, due all praise. 

And Hell is without doubt real, and we ask God to save us from it. 

And Heaven is without doubt real, and we ask God to enter us into it. 

And furthermore there is no contradiction between all these three statements as fact. And this can be seen when we fully immerse ourselves within the Quranic narrative. 

That the very creation of the Heavens and the Earth, with it’s balance and perfection, is due to the fact that the very fabric of the whole of the cosmos is underpinned with a belief in God. 

That God determined to set up on the Earth one who had free will. 

And then empowered that one with the power of names so that he and his children (Adam (as) and all of mankind) had both the capacity (authority) and instrument (names of things and therefore the language) to enact their free choice. 

That whilst we have free will, none can act to fulfil his free will except by God’s leave. 

That when man utters blasphemies, and commits crime, the very fabric of existence revolts against him. 

But it is God’s rahma (mercy) that compasses even the criminals amongst us. That they are given respite so that they might regret and make amends. 

That God has given us all a conscience that calls us to good, to regret the crimes that we commit, to make amends and ask for God’s pardon and forgiveness. 

Imagine after all of those chances that God gives for you to make amends, that those who commit crimes against very existence itself (blasphemy against the one True God), or against fellow man, they have brought God’s ultimate goodness into disrepute. 

They have made God an accomplice to their crimes, for they could not do save except by His leave. Then God’s wrath against them will not be diminished. 

And their destination is Hell. 

An evil place because they did not regret. 

And yet for the Believers even Hell is a blessing, for fear of it prevents us from wrong. And that is by far a great blessing. 

And it is for this reason that it is mentioned in Ar-Rahman. 

Knowledge is sought through study and contemplation, not through lectures, nor talks, nor this above.