19:71 Every single one of you must see it; this is an irrevocable decision of your Lord.
19:72 Then we rescue the righteous, and leave the transgressors in it, humiliated.
*19:71 As detailed in Appendix 11, we will be resurrected prior to God’s physical arrival to our universe. That will be a temporary taste of Hell, since the absence of God is Hell. When God comes (89:22), the righteous will be rescued. See 19:72.
Sometimes we have to witness the alternative so we can be truly appreciative for what you have. It is not meant to be scary, but to be appreciative.
They Are in Hell
They challenge you to bring the retribution! If it were not for a predetermined appointment, the retribution would have come to them immediately.* Certainly, it will come to them suddenly, when they least expect it. Footnote They challenge you to bring retribution! Hell already surrounds the disbelievers. The day will come when the retribution overwhelms them, from above them and from beneath their feet; He will say, “Taste the consequences of your works.”
20:124 “As for the one who disregards My message, he will have a miserable life, and we resurrect him, on the Day of Resurrection, blind.” 20:125 He will say, “My Lord, why did you summon me blind, when I used to be a seer?” 20:126 He will say, “Because you forgot our revelations when they came to you, you are now forgotten.” 20:127 We thus requite those who transgress and refuse to believe in the revelations of their Lord. The retribution in the Hereafter is far worse and everlasting. 20:128 Does it ever occur to them how many previous generations we have annihilated? They are now walking in the homes of those before them. These are signs for those who possess intelligence. 20:129 If it were not for your Lord’s predetermined plan, they would have been judged immediately. 20:130 Therefore, be patient in the face of their utterances, and praise and glorify your Lord before sunrise and before sunset. And during the night glorify Him, as well as at both ends of the day, that you may be happy. 20:131 And do not covet what we bestowed upon any other people. Such are temporary ornaments of this life, whereby we put them to the test. What your Lord provides for you is far better, and everlasting.
7:143 When Moses came at our appointed time, and his Lord spoke with him, he said, “My Lord, let me look and see You.” He said, “You cannot see Me. Look at that mountain; if it stays in its place, then you can see Me.” Then, his Lord manifested Himself to the mountain, and this caused it to crumble. Moses fell unconscious. When he came to, he said, “Be You glorified. I repent to You, and I am the most convinced believer.”
The Dwellers of Heaven Visit the Dwellers of Hell
37:50 They will come to each other, and confer with one another. 37:51 One of them will say, “I used to have a friend. 37:52 “He used to mock: ‘Do you believe all this? 37:53 “‘After we die and turn into dust and bones, do we get called to account?'” 37:54 He will say, “Just take a look!” 37:55 When he looks, he will see his friend in the heart of Hell. 37:56 He (will go to him and) say, “By GOD, you almost ruined me. 37:57 “If it were not for my Lord’s blessing, I would have been with you now. 37:58 “(Do you still believe) that we die, 37:59 “only the first death, and we never receive any requital?”
*37:55 People who make it to Heaven will be able to visit their relatives and friends in Hell, without adverse consequences. In the Hereafter, anyone can move downward, but not upward beyond a certain limit. The limit is decided by one’s degree of growth and development (App. 5).
How would people behave if there was no Hell?
Materials of This World: All That The Disbelievers Get
43:33 If it were not that all the people might become one (disbelieving) congregation, we would have granted everyone who disbelieves in the Most Gracious mansions with silver roofs, and stairs upon which they could climb. 43:34 Their mansions would have impressive gates, and luxurious furnishings. 43:35 Also many ornaments. All these are the temporary materials of this lowly life. The Hereafter—at your Lord—is far better for the righteous.
Proverbs 9:10: The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
(from: Quran The Final Testament, by Rashad Khalifa, PhD.)
The horn is blown, whereupon everyone in the heavens and the earth is struck unconscious, except those spared by God. Then it is blown a second time, whereupon they rise up. [ 39:68]
All generations of humans and jinns will be resurrected on this earth; about 150 billion of them. But we will not be earthbound. God teaches us through the example of the caterpillar; it turns into a pupa in the cocoon (grave), then exits the cocoon as an airborne butterfly. Similarly, we live here on earth, and when we exit the grave on the Day of Resurrection we will not be earthbound; like the butterfly ( 101:4).
The earth will shine with the light of God ( 39:69) as He comes to our universe, together with the angels ( 89:22). Since our universe is a temporary dominion for Satan, it cannot stand the physical presence of God ( 7:143). As the Almighty approaches, the stars will crash into one another ( 77:8, 81:2), and the earth will shatter under our feet ( 69:14, 89:21). These horrors will not worry the believers ( 21:103).
The High Heaven
Upon arrival of Almighty God, all the humans and jinns will be automatically stratified according to their degree of growth and development. Those who nourished their souls through worshiping God alone, believing in the Hereafter, and leading a righteous life will be strong enough to stay close to God; they will occupy the highest ranks (see Appendix 5).
The Lower Heaven
Those who developed their souls to a lesser degree, as well as those who die before the age of forty, will move downward to the Lower Heaven. They will go to the location where they can be as close to God as their degree of growth and development permits them to be.
The Purgatory
There will be people who nourished their souls just enough to spare them Hell, but not enough to enter the Lower Heaven. They are neither in Hell, nor in Heaven. They will implore God to admit them into the Lower Heaven ( 7:46 -50). God will have mercy on them, and will merge the Purgatory into the Lower Heaven.
Hell
A new, eighth universe will be created to house those who run away from God due to their weakness; they failed to nourish and develop their souls ( 69:17). God does not put a single being in Hell; they go to it on their own volition (Appendix 5).