Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam — Page 328
328 'They shall make their bed of Hell, and above them shall also be coverings of fire. ' 163 That is to say, they will be punished even through their sense of touch. Again, the Holy Quran says: 'And when they shall be flung into a narrow space thereof bound together, they shall then in- voke destruction. ' 164 With regard to the punishment to be inflicted through the sense of temperature, the Holy Quran says, 'Let them taste hot boiling water as well as in- tensely cold water. ' 165 With regard to the punishment inflicted through the muscular sense the Holy Quran says, 'Downcast on that day shall be the countenances of some, full of travail and weariness. ' 166 In short, the Holy Quran describes in detail the punishments which will be inflicted through the seven senses. This means that the seven spiritual senses, which correspond to the seven physical senses, will be vitiated, and will become the avenues or channels of punishment. A misuse or abuse of the senses which are a boon from God, will vitiate the spiritual senses and all things will become for them a source of pain. 163 Al-A‘r a f, 7:42. 164 Al-Furq a n, 25:14. 165 Sa d, 38:58. 166 Al-Gh a shiah, 88: 3, 4.