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Moosaa
29-11-2003 @ 1:37 AM    Notify Admin about this post
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From a local Pittsburgh website:

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Believers speculate on the hellish hereafter

For those concerned about their final destination after they die, beware: There apparently isn't a lot of space available in heaven. But if you don't mind the utter lack of oceanfront housing, hell appears to have plenty of room.

This we can discern from the results of a new poll of several hundred Americans on matters pertaining to the hereafter. Barna Research Group of Ventura, Calif., found that when it comes to the prospect of eternal d*mnation, only a fraction of folks seem remotely prepared for the possibility.

Oh, most people are firm believers in the concept of hell as an exit on the everlasting interstate. They just plan to journey at least one rest stop beyond it.

While 64 percent of people believe the pearly gates will open for them, only one-half of 1 percent believe Hades beckons. The poll numbers come as no shock to Tony Edwards, chairman of the University of Pittsburgh religious studies department.

"I think all people are doing is trying to avoid the implication that they are in for some terrible suffering," Edwards said. "Especially when they would be doing the terrible suffering for all eternity."

Although they have never been there and have no intention of going, most people have a fairly good idea of what hell is -- although they probably are uncertain precisely how much to tip the help there. I'd suggest the standard 15 percent. Up it to 20 percent if they offer turn-down service.

Forty percent of people defined hell as "a state of eternal separation from God's presence." If you think that sounds serious, talk to the 33 percent who consider hell "an actual place of torment and suffering." Sounds a bit like Heinz Field during a Steelers game this season.

Another 13 percent defined hell as "a symbol of a bad outcome after death." Excuse me, but isn't death the ultimate bad outcome? When you're dead, you don't really have many bad outcomes to fear, symbolically or otherwise. It's not as though you're at risk for a post-mortem parking ticket.

Pitt's Edwards doesn't believe in heaven, hell or any afterlife.

"This is it, I'm afraid, " he said.

If Edwards is correct, the people who took the poll are dead wrong regarding what might await them after they expire. Thankfully, they can take some small consolation in the fact that when that dreaded moment finally arrives, they will be far too deceased to realize how mistaken they were.



وَلَوْ تَرَى إِذْ يَتَوَفَّى الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الْمَلائِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَارَهُمْ وَذُوقُوا عَذَابَ الْحَرِيقِ
"If you could only see, when the people who have disbelieved are taken, the Angels beat at thier faces and backs, (saying) 'Taste the punishment of the blazing fire!'"

وَلَوْ يَرَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا إِذْ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ أَنَّ الْقُوَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعَذَابِ

قَالَ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَأُمَتِّعُهُ قَلِيلاً  ثُمَّ أَضْطَرُّهُ إِلَى عَذَابِ النَّارِ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَمَاتُوا وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِمْ مِلْءُ الأَرْضِ ذَهَبًا وَلَوِ افْتَدَى بِهِ أُولَئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ وَمَا لَهُمْ مِنْ نَاصِرِينَ

وَلا يَحْزُنْكَ الَّذِينَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْكُفْرِ إِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَضُرُّوا اللَّهَ شَيْئًا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ أَلاَّ  يَجْعَلَ لَهُمْ حَظًّا فِي الآخِرَةِ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا سَوْفَ نُصْلِيهِمْ نَارًا كُلَّمَا نَضِجَتْ جُلُودُهُمْ بَدَّلْنَاهُمْ جُلُودًا غَيْرَهَا لِيَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا

وَلَئِنْ أَخَّرْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ مَعْدُودَةٍ لَيَقُولُنَّ مَا يَحْبِسُهُ أَلا يَوْمَ يَأْتِيهِمْ لَيْسَ مَصْرُوفًا عَنْهُمْ وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ

يَوْمَ يَغْشَاهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ وَمِنْ تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِهِمْ وَيَقُولُ ذُوقُوا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

فَذُوقُوا بِمَا نَسِيتُمْ لِقَاءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا إِنَّا نَسِينَاكُمْ وَذُوقُوا عَذَابَ الْخُلْدِ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فَسَقُوا فَمَأْوَاهُمُ النَّارُ كُلَّمَا أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَخْرُجُوا مِنْهَا أُعِيدُوا فِيهَا وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ ذُوقُوا عَذَابَ النَّارِ الَّذِي كُنْتُمْ بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ


May Allaah protect us from the Hellfire, and increase us in our fear of Him and His Punishment, and in our hope of Him and His Reward.

Moosaa Richardson

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سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك
أشهد أن لا إله إلا أنت
أستغفرك وأتوب إليك

This message was edited by Moosaa on 12-1-03 @ 10:56 AM

ibrahim.bukhari
29-11-2003 @ 4:43 AM    Notify Admin about this post
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Ameen ahki Moosa...   Ameen

ibrahim bukhari

abu.jameelah.m
01-12-2003 @ 12:54 AM    Notify Admin about this post
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Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem,

Alhamdulillahi Raabil 'alameen wa salaatu wa salaamu ala arasoolillah wa ala alihe wa ashabihe ajma'een.

It is very scary to know that I and my family live amongst such evil and blatent disregard of Allaah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala!  May Allaah save us and all those  from the sincere mumineen wal muminaat,who live in darul kufr from the punishment that can come from being amongst such Moonkar, Aameen.  I hope that all of the believers are sincerely trying to make the hijrah from this dark and deeply corrupted evil that the disbelievers deem to be so necessary in order to be "free".  One thing for sure, no one can be free from accountability with Allaah Ta'ala, no matter what he/she tells themselves openly or within their own minds.  May Allaah keep us on siraatul mustaqeem and protect us from being of those who are astray and those upon whom is His anger, aameen!

Wallahul Musta'an, disturbing stuff!

Min 'abdillah:

Abu Jameelah Michael Latham

min 'abdillah:
Abu Jameelah Michael Latham






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