The Essence of Islam – Volume II — Page 456
456. Essence of Islam II that, on account of their persistent disobedience, they are wholly lost in Satan and in obedience to him they cut asunder altogether from God, it is not only a window that is opened for them after their death towards hell, they are cast into hell with their whole being and all faculties, as. God has said: 232 ممَّا خَطِيتِهِمْ أَغْرِقُوا فَأَدْخِلُوا نَارًا 2. Nevertheless, they are not subjected to the full torment of hell before the Day of Judgement. . There is a second stage of entry into heaven and hell which should be called the intermediate stage, which is attained after the resurrection, but before entry into the great heaven or the great hell. In this grade the faculties are sharpened and the manifestation of God's mercy or. His wrath is observed in a perfect way, and the delights of heaven or the torments of hell are felt more strongly on account of the nearness of the great heaven or the great hell, as God the Glorious, has said: 233 وازلِفَتِ الْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ، وَبُرِزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِلغَوِينَ 0 3 وُجُوةً يَوْمَئِذٍ تُسْفِرَةً ضَاحِكَةً مُسْتَبْشِرَةً ، وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةًه ترهقها فتره أوليكَ هُمُ الكَفَرَةُ الفَجَرَةُه * 234. In this second grade also people are not equal. There are those of a high grade who are accompanied by heavenly 232 Because of their sins they were drowned and made to enter. Fire. Nuḥ, 71:26 [Publisher] 233 And Heaven shall be brought near to the righteous; and Hell shall be opened to those who have gone astray. '-Al-Shu'arā', 26:91-92 [Publisher] 234 'On that day some faces will be bright, laughing, joyous! and some faces, on that day, will have dust upon them, darkness will cover them. Those are the ones that disbelieved and were wicked. ''Abasa, 80:39-43 [Publisher]