Through Force or Faith? — Page 265
Chapter 7 — Novelty in the Teachings of Muhammad 265 َو اَنْعَزَن اَم ْيِف ْمِهِرْوُدُص ْنِّم ٍّلِغ اًناَوْخِا ىٰلَع ٍرُرُس َنْيِلِبٰقَتُّم And We shall remove whatever of rancour may be in their breasts so that they will become as brothers reclining on couches, facing one another ( S u rah al- H ijr, 15:48). Thus, the Heaven portrayed by Islam is a spiritual station of real peace and security where the denizens of heaven shall receive inexhaustible reward for their good deeds. Moreover, Islam explains in detail that those who are discon- nected and distant from God shall be reformed in Hell. The con- dition of those who will enter Hell is described as: َنْيِضِٕىٓاَخْلا۠ َو اَّنُك ُبِّذَكُن ِمْوَيِب ِنْيِّدلااَم ْمُكَكَلَس ْيِف َرَقَس اْوُلاَق ْمَل ُكَن َنِم َنْيِّلَصُمْلا َو ْمَل ُكَن ُمِعْطُن َنْيِكْسِمْلا َو اَّنُك ُضْوُخَن َعَم What has brought you into ‘Saqar’? They will say, ‘We were not of those who offered Prayers, nor did we feed the poor; and we indulged in objectionable talk with those who indulge therein; and we used to deny the Day of Judgment’ ( S u rah al-Muddaththir, 74:43–47). Thus, they will be punished for not worshipping God, for ill-treat- ment of others, indulging in vain talk, and for being careless about accountability for their evil deeds. Equating sins with wounds, it is stated: َّو اَل ٌماَعَط اَّلِا ْنِم ٍنْيِلْسِغ اَّل ۤٗهُلُكْاَي اَّلِا َنْؤُـِطاَخْلا Nor any food, save the washing of wounds, which none but the sinners eat ( S u rah al- Ha qqah, 69:37–38).