Jahannam (Arabic: جهنم‎) in Islam refers to an afterlife place of punishment for evildoers. The punishments are carried in accordance with the degree of evil one has done during his life.[1] In Quran, Jahannam is also referred as an-Nar النار ("The Fire"),[2] Jaheem جحيم ("Blazing Fire"[3]), Hutamah حطمة ("That which Breaks to Pieces" [4]), Haawiyah هاوية ("The Abyss"[5]), Ladthaa لظى, Sa’eer سعير ("The Blaze"[6]), Saqar سقر.[7][8] and also the names of different gates to hell.[9] Just like the Islamic heavens, the common belief holds that, Jahannam coexists with the temporary world.[10] Suffering in hell is both physical and spiritual,[11][12] and varies according to the sins of the condemned.[13] As described in the Quran, Hell has seven levels (each one more severe than the one above it[11]); seven gates (each for a specific group of sinners[14]); a blazing fire, boiling water, and the Tree of Zaqqum.[15] Not all Muslims and scholars agree whether hell is an eternal destination or whether some or even all of the condemned will eventually be forgiven and allowed to enter paradise.[11][13][16] Contents

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