Islam’s Understanding of Hell (Huffington Post)

Posted in Op-Eds on Jun 27th, 2011
Original article Southern Baptists should be commended for their actions on June 15. No, not for passing a resolution to support their belief in an “eternal, conscious punishment” (or hell) for non-Christians; they were dead wrong in understanding Jesus’ teachings there. But for their ability to develop consensus around such an ambiguous notion. It is a hell of a success. Seriously, there is no dearth of theories when it comes to the big fire pit. Experts love to debate whether hell is time-bound or eternal, literal or symbolic, and exclusive to non-members or open to mankind. Add to...
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