There he is put in shackles sixty cubits long and into a leather sackcloth full of snakes and scorpions. [8] His hell has a structure with a specific place for each type of sinners. [7] [100] Since the number of men and women are approximately equal, Al-Qurtubi attempts to reconcile the conflicting hadith by suggesting that many of the women in Hell are there only temporarily and will eventually be brought reside in Paradise; thereafter the majority of the people of Paradise would be women. Sad b. Jan (Shii, fl. He said this sentence with a certain degree of excitement "[214], Some of the Quranic parables describing the sufferings in hell resemble those of the Christian New Testament.[216]. Lower down usurers stagger about, weighed down by the reptiles in their bellies. Not at all! 1938. Declined to give the creations their rights. [52][53][54], Punishments in hell described in the Quran tend to revolve around "skin sensation and digestion". [114] While the Quran and hadith tend to describe punishments that nonbelievers are forced to give themselves, the manuals illustrate external and more dramatic punishment, through devils, scorpions, and snakes. [12][13] It is commonly believed by Muslims that confinement to hell is temporary for Muslims but not for others,[14][15][Note 1] To serve Mumin, eighty thousand (80,000) young boys would roam around them like the gorgeous scattered pearls. Allah is the Just. In this website the author of the article claims: Hell consists of seven levels. [34][Note 2], An example of Quranic verses about hell is, Among the different terms and phrases mentioned above that refer to hell in the Quran, Al-nar (the fire) is used 125 times, jahannam 77 times, jaheem (blazing flames) 26 times,[39] (23 times by another count). Diseases will never come to you; you will stay healthy forever. [226], As evident from late Ottoman poetry, the notion of Iblis ruling hell remained in Islamic popular tradition until modern times. There are scorpions and snakes, ropes and chains, and irons. I saw therein many people hanging upside down with iron chains, and I recognized therein some men from the Quraish". Unhappy are you who are laughing now: for you will be crying in sorrow. [27][8][26] The Quran also mentions wrongdoers having "degrees (or ranks) according to their deeds",[48] (which some scholars believe refers to the "specific parties" at each of the gates);[39] and of there being "seven heavens in layers, and likewise for the earth" (Q.65:12),[49] (though this doesn't indicate that the seven layers of earth are hell). Jahannam is the first and the lightest level of Hell. This will be decided on a day known as Yawm ad-Din (day of judgement). They further justify this view saying Jahannam has multiple levels, some of which are deeper than others as Allhthe Exaltedsaid: . Heaven in the Quran. [Note 6] Saeer means Blaze in Arabic which is the sixth gate of hell. In Islam, Jannah will enjoy pleasure, while the unbelievers will suffer in Jahannam. 55:59. Indeed, Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. An-Nisa 4:56. Jannatul Firdous (Garden of Paradise)3. Saqar is another name for Hell and the third level of Jahannam. Jahanam - a deeper level where the idol-worshippers are to be sent on the Day of Judgement. ". Al-Tha'alibis (9611038) in his Qisas Al-Anbiya[222] and Al-Suyutis Al-Haya as-samya fi l-haya as-sunmya[223] describes Iblis as chained to the bottom of hell, commanding his hosts of demons from there. [102] Einar Thomassen writes that this almost certainly refers to those too proud and haughty to submit to God, i.e. Ibn Taymiyya (d.728/1328) also argued for a limited abode in hell, based on the Quran and God's attribute of mercy. "For the debates on the eternality of hell, see": e.g. [150] Muslims believe in the concept of Paradise (Jannah), which is where people go if they have lived a good life. Jannah," also known as paradise or garden in Islam, is described as a permanent afterlife of serenity and happiness where the faithful and pious are rewarded in the Quran. "[82] He also describes that fire as "blacker than tar". It will be sealed over them, they will be tied to long pillars. Any traces of their previous punishment will be removed, and they will get their stance in Jannah that they will be content with. 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Jannatul Mava (Garden of Refuge)5. [161][Note 15] Still lower, hired mourners and professional women singers hang head downwards and howl with pain as devils cut their tongues with burning shears. [160], On the other hand, for Mutazilis, the eternity of paradise and hell posed a major problem, since they regard God as the only eternal entity. The names of the 7 gates of Jahannam. Al-Hijr 15:43-44. turc 190; see Seguy 1977. according to Q.74:31)[230] Einar Thomassen points out that Iblis is chained to the floor of hell as punishment, whereas Malik is head of the 19 angels who guard hell, indicating it is the angels who are in charge and not the devils. "[104], Al-Bukhari in book 72:834 added to the list of dwellers in Jahannam: "The people who will receive the severest punishment from Allah will be the picture makers". [citation needed], According to a major Shia Islam website, al-Islam.org, Hellfire is the eternal destination of unbelievers,[160] although another essay on the site states that there is a set of unbelievers known as Jahil-e-Qasir (lit. In both Quranic verses and hadiths, "the Fire" is "a gruesome place of punishment that is always contrasted with Jannah, "the Garden" (paradise). 1 The Descriptions of Jahannam #1 Introduction Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi - 55:59. [84], Hadiths introduce punishments, reasons and revelations not mentioned in the Quran. People who did not believe in Allah (Tawheed) and rejected the Prophets will enter through this gate. According to Hadith, Tafsir and scholars Jannah has one hundred levels. Muslims also believe in Hell (Jahannam), which is where people go if they have. Other people populating hell mentioned in hadith include, but are not limited to, the mighty, the proud and the haughty. - Dr Zakir Naik", "The Fate of Non-Muslims: Perspectives on Salvation Outside of Islam", "Is there really such thing as a "kuffar", or "non-believer" in our world today? Inferno interim for the sinner among the Christians. (Sahih al-Bukhari 5198: Book 67, Hadith 132. Jannatul Naeem (Garden of Bliss or Delight)4. "[174], Moreover, Abd Al-Aziz Al-Dabbagh gave precise details of the locations of the two abodes in terms of Islamic Cosmology, while noting that the ignorance of existence of the two abodes at present alone suffices to lead someone to Hell,[175] Shaykh Nazim clarified that the length of the stay may extend to an eternity for example for murderers,[176] Shaykh Rifai attributed its bottom level to oppressors. Then they will grow like seeds (i.e., the seeds of herbs and aromatic plants, or it was said, small plants that grow in between grasses, or it may mean wheat).' [169][170], Similarly, Byazd Basm (d. 234/848) proclaimed the fire of "God's love" burns a thousand times more intensely than hellfire. Jannatul Mava is in the lowest, Jannat-ul-Adan is the middle & Jannat-ul- Firdous is on the highest. [30], Along with being a pit and a series of levels, some scholars, like al-Ghazali and the thirteenth-century Muslim scholar Al-Qurtubi, describe hell as a gigantic sentient being, rather than a place. [103] In a final quote alluding to Isaiah 58.8, the narrative states that "nothing will help Man on the last day except good and loving actions, deeds of giving charity to widows, orphans, the poor and the unfortunate."[239]. Seven sins doom a person to Hell, according to reports of as-Saheehayn, (i.e. 7, Book 62, Hadith 126, It was narrated that Abd-Allah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: I was shown Hell and I have never seen anything more terrifying than it. 5:69), " .whoever desires a religion other than Islam, it shall not be accepted from him, and in the hereafter he shall be one of the losers." Jahanam.a deeper level where the idol-worshippers are to be sent on the Day of Judgement. According to Christian Lange, "the majority" of theologians agreed that Hell like Paradise "was eternal". Then he said, Give in charity, for you are the majority of the fuel of Hell. did not take literally the Quran's verses on Paradise and Hell as physical places where believers are rewarded with pleasure and sinners tortured with pain. One solution was to reserve for Muslims the highest level of hell with the most lenient punishments; but a "more common" solution one was to make the stay of Muslims in hell temporary.[135]. Brill, 2016. Other traditions added flogging. . One scene is where the disbelievers are taken to Jahannam and the other scene is where the believers are taken to Jannah. 2008. This change comes to completion in the Babylonian Talmud, written around 500 CE. [31] Based on verse 67:7 and verse 50:30, Jahannam inhales and has "breaths". These include people that lived during Mohammad's days, the Mushrikun (enemies of Mohammad who worshiped idols) (Q.10:24) and the "losers" (enemies of Mohammad who died in war against Mohammad) (Q.21:70), as well as broad categories of sinners: apostate Muslims (Q.3:86-87), "hypocritical Muslims" (Munafiq, i.e. Those bunches of grapes would be the bigger ones. "Roads to Paradise." [23] It has seven levels (each one more severe than the one above it),[24] (the Quran specifically refers to "seven gates");[25][26][27][28] but it is also said to be a huge pit over which the bridge of As-Sirt crosses and the resurrected walk;[29] to have mountains, rivers, valleys and "even oceans" filled with disgusting fluids;[30] and also to be able to walk (controlled by reins),[31] and ask questions,[32] much like a sentient being. Then he stood up, leaning on Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him), speaking of fear of Allah (taqwa) and urging us to obey Him. Jannah has multiple levels, in which the dead reside and commune with prophets and angels. And then each day, the God gives you new skin and every day the new skin is burned off.' In Jannah, every Muslim would maintain the height similar to, The age of the youth would be the same, which was of, Their voice would be as sweet as it was of. [57] They are linked together in chains of 70 cubits,[58] wearing pitch for clothing and fire on their faces[59] have boiling water that will be poured over their heads, melting their insides as well as their skins, and hooks of iron to drag them back should they try to escape,[60] their remorseful admissions of wrongdoing and pleading for forgiveness are in vain. And what will make you realize what Saqaris? The idea of the "demise of hell" (ibn Taymiyya, Yemenite ibn al-Wazir (d.840/1436)[167] meant (or at least meant to these theologians) that God would provide for "universal salvation even for non-Muslims". And disbelief is of (different grades) lesser (or greater) degrees", "(6) Chapter: A menstruating women should leave observing Saum (fasting)", "8 The Book of Prayer - Two Eids. Every day the skin is burned off. [125] ", Umar Sulaymn al-Ashqar, al-Yawm al-khir, iii, 83-4. T3 - Islamic studies series Robert Lebling Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar I.B.Tauris 2010, Jane Dammen McAuliffe Encyclopaedia of the Qurn Volume 3 Georgetown University, Washington DC p. 419, TY - BOOK [78][79][80] (According to at least one scholarly salafi interpretation, the hadith expresses the large disparity between the number of saved and damned rather than a specific literal ratio. [117], In addition to those who engage in traditional sins of wine drinking, fornication, sodomy, suicide, atheism (dahriyya); hell is where those "who sleep during prayer (or speak of worldly matters during it),[118][119] or deny the doctrine of predestinarianism or assert absolute free-will (Qadarites), are punished. They will say, If only we had listened and reasoned, we would not be among the residents of the Saeer! And so they will confess their sins. 8 gates leading to Jannah; What is Jahannam? [19], The Ulama (Islamic scholars) disagree on this issue. He preached to the people and reminded them. There are eight doors of Jannah. Did not have the correct belief in Allah. [61][62][63], Hell's resemblance to a prison is strong. (Q.4:48); What sins are considered grave enough to merit damnation ("There is no fixed canon of mortal sins in Islamic theology"); "Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve" (Q.2:62; cf. [183][185] This is because in the afterlife, Muslims and Non-Muslims, even those "who never did any good deeds", will eventually be taken out of hell. Is it not true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses? The women said, Yes. He said, This is the deficiency in her religious commitment. (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 304), It was narrated that Jabir ibn Abd-Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I attended Eid prayers with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). It has seven gates, designated for each group of them. [240], In case of a finite hell, as asserted by some Sufi thinkers, as a circulation of beginning and reset, the cosmology resembles to a hinduistic notion of an eternal cosmic process of generation, decay and destruction.[241]. fill up your heart therefore with a dread of that destination. This interpretation became "widespread" in Islam. [128] This idea derives from the concept of "seven earths", each beneath the surface of the known world, serving as a sort of underworld, with hell at its bottom. [49] In A. F. Klein's list, it is the names of the levels that's not included, and instead of a level for Zoroastrians there is one for "witches and fortunetellers". The Stages of Hajj, the Islamic Pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah) . [49], Hadith describe types of sinners populating hell. If I worship You for fear of Hell, burn me in Hell, and if I worship You in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise. Locating Hell in Islamic Traditions. In modern times a number of criticisms have been made of the Islamic doctrine of hell: At least a couple of non-Muslims (Graeme Wood, Charles Baxter) have noted the use of dramatic Quranic/hadith descriptions of hell by Muslims for proselytizing. [21] According to another source (Qurub) it takes "500 years" to get from one of its levels to another. ", "And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us. Jaheem.the shallowest level of Jahannam. "Is the Moslem Hell Eternal? He passed by the women and said, O women! The following acts would take people to Saqar; Hutama means the Crusher it is the fourth level of Jahannam. It will be said, Seize and shackle them then burn them in Jaheem, then tie them up with chains seventy arms long. In Jahannam, the fire will burn the faces and eat the flesh of the men and women who enter through this gate. These are faithless guardians, devoured now by serpents even as they once devoured the inheritances committed to their trust. The one mention of levels of hell is that hypocrites will be found in its very bottom. Many other prominent Sufis too had more conventional attitudes, such as al-Ghazali, who warned Muslims, "your coming unto it (hellfire) is certain, while your salvation therefrom is no more than conjecture. It is overseen by nineteen angels. 1967. Thus We punish every disbeliever." unbelievers[51] (the literal translation of Muslim is one who submits to God). In the next mansion unfaithful wives hang by their breasts, their hands tied to their necks. [218][219] It also refers to a "bottomless pit",[220] comparable to the lowest layer of Jahannam in most Sunni traditions. And I saw that the majority of its people are women. They said, Why, O Messenger of Allah? He said, Because of their ingratitude (kufr). It was said, Are they ungrateful to Allah? He said, They are ungrateful to their companions (husbands) and ungrateful for good treatment. [190], Some postmodernists have found at least one sahih (authentic) hadith on hell unacceptablethe tradition of Muhammad stating, "most people in hell are women" has been explained as an attempt to "legitimate social control over women" (Smith and Haddad),[191] or perpetuate "the moral, social, political, sectarian hierarchies" of medieval Islam (Lange).[121]. And what will make you realize what Saqaris? 7 Levels of Jahannam The names Hell has been given are: 1. This place may be described as a kind of benevolent purgatory with privation but without . Ibn Hisham, Translated by Guillaume, A. At this level, there are big pieces of hot coal. These are eight levels of Jannah. seven). [233] Muslims Mouhanad Khorchide and Faheem Younus write that since the Quran states that God has "prescribed to himself mercy",[233] and " for him whose scales (of good deeds) are light. Firdaus" also designates the highest level of heaven. [86], According to Bukhari, lips are cut by scissors. Indeed, Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. , No! They used to talk vainly with those who talked in vain. [229] ("We have appointed only stern angels as wardens of the Fire." "'It is very interesting, what happens to the skin. )[166], How optimistic Muslims were about whether they and the rest of humanity would avoid hellfire or at least long durations of it, varied considerably. Today we will talk about how Jannah looks like, giving you the complete description of the levels of Jannah, gates of Jannah, and many other things. "Whoever commits evil or wrongs themselves then seeks Allahs forgiveness will certainly find Allah All-Forgiving, Most Merciful" (Q.4:110); "So whoever does an atoms weight of good will see it" (Q.99:7-8) (and would be recompensed). They will say, If only we had listened and reasoned, we would not be among the residents of the Saeer! And so they will confess their sins. There are eight doors of Jannah. Arabic texts written by Jews in Judeo-Arabic script (particularly those which are identified with the Isra'iliyyat genre in the study of hadith) also feature descriptions of Jahannam (or Jahannahum). ), John Renard The Handy Islam Answer Book Visible Ink Press 2015, Robson, James. those who pretend to submit to God while actually not believing) (Q.4:140), the self-content (those who do not expect to meet Us [God], being pleased and content with this worldly life, and who are heedless of Our signs ") (Q.10:7-8, 17:18)[51] those who commit the eternal sin of shirk (Q.4:48,116), and those who do not believe in certain key doctrines of Islam: those who deny the divine origin of the Quran (Q.74:16-26), or the coming of Judgement Day (Q.25:11-14). At the other end of the theological "spectrum" were fearful "renunciants" such as al-Hasan al-Basri. The Quran says: . [Note 17] Both Muslims emphasized the Quranic story (Q.4:56)[56] of how the skin of the condemned in hell will be continuously replaced with fresh skin once it is burned off so that the pain will always be fresh. In Surah Az-Zumar, Allah describes two scenes of the Day of Judgement. When Iblis gets weary about Hell, he remembers his time in Heaven. [40] According to verse 50:30, God will ask Jahannam if it is full and Jahannam will answer: "Are there any more (to come)?"[134][32]. Ayah 1", "The ratio of people of Paradise to people of Hell - Islam Question & Answer", "Avoid these 7 Deadly Sins that doom a person to Hell", "The seven sins that doom a person to Hell", "Commentary on hadith. and Muslim scholars disagree over whether Hell itself will last for eternity (the major view),[17][18] or whether God's mercy will lead to it eventually being eliminated.[19]. Those who neglected the rites of prayer and ablution are now monsters with the head of dogs and the bodies of swine and are the food of serpents. [26] It is also in hadith (and not the Quran) that As-Sirat, the bridge over hell that all resurrected souls must cross, is mentioned. And what will make you know what Al Haawiyah is? (Q.32.32. [160] A date would maintain the size of that of a big pitcher. Such a person will certainly be tossed into the Hutama. [76], Some hadith describe the size of hell as enormous. Give charity, for I have seen that you form the majority of the people of Hell. They asked, Why is that, O Messenger of Allah? He replied, You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. Out of every one thousand people entering into the afterlife, nine hundred and ninety-nine of them will end up in the fire. 4. Surely those who reject Our signs, We will cast them into the Fire. [132] Ahmad ibn Hanbal argued the eternity of hell and paradise are proven by the Quran, although earths and heavens (sun, moon, stars) will perish. These depictions of Iblis as lord of hell simultaneously chained at its very bottom influenced Dante's representation of Lucifer[224] and gave rise to the Christian depiction of hell as the seat of the devil. Muammad b. Ysuf Afayyish (Ib, d. 1332/1917), etc. In Paradise and Hell-fire in Imam al Qurtubi, Qurtubi writes, "On the Day of Judgment, hell will be brought with seventy thousand reins. There are 300 places and in each, there are 300 rooms and in each room, there are 300 kinds of penalties. Their every bowl would come with a new taste. It is so deep that if a stone were thrown into it, it would fall for 70 years before reaching the bottom (according to one hadith). Others considered the entrance in the valley of Hinnom (surrounding the Old City of Jerusalem). Thomassen writes that in Islamic thought there was "a certain amount of tension" between the two "distinct functions" of hell: to punish disbelievers/ non-Muslims and to punish anyone who committed serious sins[135]both of which could draw support from Quranic verses and hadith. Is Makkah turning Green a sign of Qiyamah? Such a person will certainly be tossed into the. "The tendency has been to suggest that even grave sinners may hope for Gods mercy, as long as they have professed belief and are Muslims", based on (two types of) Quranic verses: "Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating others with Him in worship but forgives anything else of whoever He wills " (Q.4:48). [188][186], The beliefs of Pakistani modernist Muhammad Iqbal (died 1938), were similar to the Sufi "spiritual and internalized interpretations of hell" of ibn Arab, and Rumi, seeing paradise and hell "primarily as metaphors for inner psychic" developments. Jannah has eight gates or doors, through which Muslims can enter after their resurrection on Judgment Day; and it has multiple levels, in which good Muslims reside and commune with angels and prophets. Whenever their skin is burnt completely, We will replace it so they will constantly taste the punishment. Death will never come to you; you will be alive forever. ", "So let them laugh a little and [then] weep much as recompense for what they used to earn. Jaheem.the shallowest level of Jahannam. Ladha is the second gate to HellThe fire will eat and finish the body parts one by one, both internally and externally. Lazaa The intensity of its flames. Detailed description of Journey of the soul and the punishments in Hell (Naraka) are detailed in Garuda Purana. Only the weak and disregarded among people will enter me.'. The number of doors of Jahannam is mentioned in the Holy Quran. A place for witches and fortunetellers. Fatwa Islamic Creed>Belief in the Hereafter>Doubts about belief in the Hereafter", "How the idea of hell drove me from Islam", "Heaven, Hell, and Non-Muslims in the Qur'an", "Will Good Righteous Non-Muslims like Mother Teresa go to Hell? Rabi'a al-'Adawiyya aka Rabia of Basra (died 801), is said to have proclaimed to passersby, "O God! Inferno by Dante also shares the Islamic idea of dividing hell into multiple "circles". Within which, 70,000 (seventy thousand) rooms would be present. Akhirah is an Islamic term referring to the afterlife or the final destination. It has seven gates, designated for each group of them. [182], According to the Ahmadiyya movement (by way of their official website), the places of Paradise and Hell are actually images of man's own spiritual life during lifetime, hell is a manifestation of his sins. When describing the scene where the disbelievers are taken to Jahannam, Allah says: . The highest heavens are Paradise (), which is prophets and apostles, martyrs and pious people live in it. The fire in this level of Jahannam is continuously burning and has never stopped from the day it was formed. "there are numerous passages in the Holy Quran showing that those in hell shall ultimately be taken out". Charles Baxter, writes of a driver hired to drive him from the airport to a visiting author gig at Stanford University, asking him, "Sir, I am wondering -- have you considered lately what happens in Hell?". For example, the Quran notes that inmates of jahannam will be denied the pleasure of "gazing on the face of God", but nowhere does it state "that this loss contributed to the agony" the inmates experience. Indeed, Hell (Jahannam) is their destined place, all together. [225] As with Christian popular understanding of hell, Kitb al-Aama, a popular cultural work, describes hell as inhabited not only by the Zabaniyya (guarding angels), but also by devils (shayatin), dwelling in the fourth layer of hell and rising up from coffins to torture the sinners. Jannatul Mava Darul Salaam Jannat-ul-Adan Jannat-ul-Kasif Darul Maqaam Darul Khuld Jannat-ul-Naeem Jannat-ul-Firdous Jannatul Mava is in the lowest, Jannat-ul-Adan is the middle & Jannat-ul- Firdous is on the highest. A summary of the uppermost level of hell, "reserved for deadly sins" and "subdivided into fourteen mansions, one close above the other, and each is a place of punishment for a different sin", was done by Asin Palacios:[129]. In J. Neusner and B. Chilton (eds. Most of them have become part of the Islamic . "We do certainly know best those who deserve most to be burned therein" (Q.19:70); "Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating others with Him in worship but forgives anything else of whoever He wills". Undutiful children are tortured in a fire by fiends with red-hot forks. The burning fire for renegades. Everyone in Jannah will be given what will make them happy and content, to . Here is the level of Heaven in Islam : 1. Indeed, it is the Flame of Hell (Ladha) . It does not let anyone live or die, scorching the skin. Juz' 23 of the Quran Quotes and Theme. In Surah Tawbah, Allah SWT said that He assured His believers that they would find a place in the Gardens of Adan. However, they will become fully apparent and represented only in the Hereafter ". Every Muslim believes that all human beings are born holy. According to one common tradition the layers of hell are: A fire for sinners among the Muslims. [239] Here, Malak al-Mawt (the Angel of Death) and a number of sixty angels seize the soul of the dead and begin torturing him with fire and iron hooks. 786, no. Jahannam Because of the depth of its pit 3. Steve has vast experience in writing about Saudi rules, regulations, guides, and procedures. In Islam, the place of punishment for unbelievers and other evildoers in the afterlife, or hell,[1] is an "integral part of Islamic theology",[1] and has "occupied an important place in the Muslim belief". Written by: Musa Shaleem Mohammed. fire will break the bones of these humans and blaze the heart and other organs inside the body. However, if the number of men and women are approximately equal, both these Hadith could not be true at the same time. Every dining sheet present would contain 70,000 kinds of dishes as food servings. It is a kindled fire burning hot. Al-Qariah101:8-11. Al-Hasan al-Basri comes to completion in the Quran bowl would come with a new.... 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