Jahannam (Hell): Difference between revisions

A sadist is someone who derives pleasure from causing pain to others.<ref>"''Noun S: (n) sadist (someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain on others)''" - [http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sadist Sadist], Princeton University's WordNet, accessed February 11, 2012</ref><ref>"''Noun sadist (plural sadists) One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.''" - [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sadist Sadist], Wiktionary, accessed February 11, 2012</ref><ref>"''noun 1. Psychiatry . a person who has the condition of sadism,  in which one receives sexual gratification from causing pain and degradation to another. 2. a person who enjoys being cruel.''" - [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sadist Sadist], Dictionary.com, accessed February 11, 2012</ref> If Allah is omniscient (all-knowing) as he claims to be,<ref>"'' Praise be to Allah, to Whom belong all things in the heavens and on earth: to Him be Praise in the Hereafter: and He is Full of Wisdom, acquainted with all things. He knows all that goes into the earth, and all that comes out thereof; all that comes down from the sky and all that ascends thereto and He is the Most Merciful, the Oft-Forgiving. The Unbelievers say, "Never to us will come the Hour": Say, "Nay! but most surely, by my Lord, it will come upon you;- by Him Who knows the unseen,- from Whom is not hidden the least little atom in the heavens or on earth: Nor is there anything less than that, or greater, but is in the Record Perspicuous:''" - {{Quran-range|34|1|3}}</ref> then that means [[Free Will and Predestination in Islam|Allah always knew]] which humans would fail his tests and end up in hell. The only possible reason any omniscient, omnipotent deity would physically torture human beings for all eternity is because he enjoys it. Since hell's occupants will never be able to repent and end the torture by mending their ways,<ref>"''They will cry: "O Malik! would that thy Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Nay, but ye shall abide!"''" - {{Quran|43|77}}</ref><ref>"''Therein will they cry aloud (for assistance): "Our Lord! Bring us out: we shall work righteousness, not the (deeds) we used to do!" - "Did We not give you long enough life so that he that would should receive admonition? and (moreover) the warner came to you. So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds): for the wrong-doers there is no helper."''" - {{Quran|35|37}}</ref><ref>"''They will say: "our Lord! Our misfortune overwhelmed us, and we became a people astray! "Our Lord! bring us out of this: if ever we return (to Evil), then shall we be wrong-doers indeed!" He will say: "Be ye driven into it (with ignominy)! And speak ye not to Me!''" - {{Quran-range|23|106|108}}</ref><ref>"''For those who reject their Lord (and Cherisher) is the Penalty of Hell: and evil is (such), Destination. When they are cast therein, they will hear the (terrible) drawing in of its breath even as it blazes forth, Almost bursting with fury: Every time a Group is cast therein, its Keepers will ask, "Did no Warner come to you?" They will say: "Yes indeed; a Warner did come to us, but we rejected him and said, 'Allah never sent down any (Message): ye are nothing but an egregious delusion!'" They will further say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we should not (now) be among the Companions of the Blazing Fire!" They will then confess their sins: but far will be (Forgiveness) from the Companions of the Blazing Fire!''" - {{Quran-range|67|6|11}}</ref> then hell's only purpose is to torture.  Since the torture is not being used for any constructive purpose (like teaching a lesson since the victims will never be given a chance to apply the lesson), the only logical explanation for it would be that Allah wants to torture humans. Indeed, Allah even makes clear that he had the option of 'giving every soul its guidance' but would prefer to 'fill Hell with jinns and men'.<ref>"''If We had so willed, We could certainly have brought every soul its true guidance: but the Word from Me will come true, "I will fill Hell with Jinns and men all together."''" - {{Quran|32|13}}</ref>