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What is Jahannam?

ما جهنم؟

Jahannam is the fire of the Hereafter and God's punishment for disbelievers and wrongdoers. The Qur'an describes it with its levels, chains and boiling water, and with punishment that is eternal, or limited for the people of grave sins.

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Jahannam is the Fire of the Hereafter and God's punishment for disbelievers and sinners. The Qur'an describes its levels, chains, boiling water, and a punishment that is eternal or limited for the people of major sins. 1

People and things also explored

The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an· Bid'a (religious innovation)

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The seven ahruf

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