Hell Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Beneath the earth ==== Medieval sources often identified hell with the seven earths mentioned in [[Quran 65:12]], inhabited by [[Shaitan|devils]], [[Zabaniyya|harsh angels]], scorpions and serpents, who torment the sinners. They described thorny shrubs, seas filled with blood and fire and darkness only illuminated by the flames of hell.<ref name="Lange 2016 Introducing Hell in Islamic Studies"/> One popular concept arrange the earths as follows:<ref>Miguel Asin Palacios Islam and the Divine Comedy Routledge 2013 ISBN 978-1-134-53650-4 page 88-89</ref><ref>Patrick Hughes, Thomas Patrick Hughes ''Dictionary of Islam'' Asian Educational Services 1995 {{ISBN|978-81-206-0672-2}} p. 102</ref> #'''Adim''' or '''Ramaka''' (رمکا) - the surface, on which humans, animals and [[jinn]] live on. #'''Basit''' or '''Khawfa''' (خوفا) #'''Thaqil''' or ''''Arafa''' (عرفه) - anthechamber #'''Batih''' or '''Hadna''' (حدنه) - a valley with stream of boiling sulphur. #'''Hayn''' or '''Dama''' (دمَا) #'''[[Sijjin]]''', (سجىن dungeon or prison) or '''Masika''' (sometimes, Sijjin is at the bottom) - [[Quran 83:7]] #'''[[Nar as-samum|Nar as-Samum]]''', '''[[Zamhareer]]''' or '''As-Saqar''' / '''Athara''',<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tottoli |first1=Roberto |last2=توتولي |first2=روبرتو |title=The Qur'an, Qur'anic Exegesis and Muslim Traditions: The Case of zamharīr (Q. 76:13) Among Hell's Punishments / القرآن والتفاسير والروايات الاسلامية: سورة الانسان آية رقم 13: الزمهرير من ألوان العقوبة في جهنم |journal=Journal of Qur'anic Studies |date=2008 |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=142–152 |doi=10.3366/E1465359109000291 |jstor=25728276 }}</ref> or '''Hanina''' (حنينا) - venomous wind of fire and a cold wind of ice. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page