{"Verily, those who disbelieve (in the religion of Islaam) from the People of the Book (Jews and Christians) and the Mushrikoon (polytheists) will be in the fire of Jahannam for all eternity. They are the worst of created beings."}
[Soorah al-Bayyinah, 98:6]
{"And whoever seeks a Deen other than Islaam, it will never be accepted from him, and in the hereafter he will be from the losers."} [Soorah Aal-e-`Imraan, 3:85]
{"And those who expect not for a Meeting with Us (i.e. those who deny the Day of Resurrection and the life of the Hereafter), say: "Why are not the angels sent down to us, or why do we not see our Lord?" Indeed they thought too highly of themselves, and were scornful with great pride.
On the Day they will see the angels, no glad tidings will there be for the Mujrimoon (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, etc.) that day. And they (angels) will say: "All kinds of glad tidings are forbidden for you," [None will be allowed to enter Paradise except the one who said: Laa ilaaha Illallaah, "(there is no God but Allaah) and acted practically on its legal orders and obligations].
And We shall turn to whatever deeds they (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, etc.) did, and We shall make such deeds as scattered floating particles of dust.
The dwellers of Paradise (i.e. those who deserved it through their Faith and righteousness) will, on that Day, have the best abode, and have the fairest of places for repose."} [Soorah al-Furqaan, 25:21-24]
{"Do then those who disbelieve think that they can take My slaves [i.e., the angels, Allaah's Messengers, `Eesaa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), etc.] as Auliyaa (lords, gods, protectors, etc.) besides Me? Verily, We have prepared Hell for the disbelievers as their entertainment.
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Shall We tell you the greatest losers in respect of (their) deeds?
"Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds!
"They are those who deny the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord and the Meeting with Him (in the Hereafter). So their works are in vain, and on the Day of Resurrection, We shall not give them any weight.
"That shall be their recompense, Hell; because they disbelieved and took My Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and My Messengers by way of jest and mockery."} [Soorah al-Kahf, 18:102-106]
{"Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection);
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians, etc.).
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace) .
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire."} [Soorah al-Ghaashiyah, 88:1-4]
Commenting on these Aayaat in his Tafseer, `Allaamah ibn Katheer
رحمة الله عليه writes:
وَقَالَ الْحَافِظُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْبَرْقَانِيُّ: حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ المُزَكّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ السَّرَّاجُ، حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ (1) حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عِمْرَانَ الجَوني يَقُولُ: مَرَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، بِدَيْرِ رَاهِبٍ، قَالَ: فَنَادَاهُ: يَا رَاهِبُ [يَا رَاهِبُ] (2) فَأَشْرَفَ. قَالَ: فَجَعَلَ عُمَرُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ وَيَبْكِي. فَقِيلَ لَهُ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، مَا يُبْكِيكَ مِنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: ذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَ اللَّهِ، عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي كِتَابِهِ: {عَامِلَةٌ نَاصِبَةٌ تَصْلَى نَارًا حَامِيَةً} فَذَاكَ الَّذِي أَبْكَانِي
The Hadeeth master, Abu Bakr al-Barqaani said: Ibraaheem ibn Muhammad al-Muzakki narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Is-haaq as-Sarraaj narrated to us: Haaroon ibn `Abdillaah narrated to us: Sayyaar narrated to us: Ja`far narrated to us, saying: I heard Abu `Imraan al-Jawni saying: `Umar ibn al-Khattaab
رضي الله عنه passed by the monastery of a monk, so he called out to him saying, "O Raahib (monk)!" So the monk came out. When `Umar saw him, he wept. He was asked: "O Commander of the Believers, what of this has caused you to weep?" He said: "I remembered the Word of Allaah `Azza wa Jall in His Kitaab:
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"Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace)."
That is what caused me to weep." [Tafseer ibn Katheer.]
So that monk, despite having devoted his entire life to worship, staying away from sin, not harming anybody, it would not benefit him because he was not worshipping Allaah; he was worshipping false gods. Thus, when Hadhrat `Umar ibn al-Khattaab
رضي الله عنه saw him, he knew that if this monk dies upon this state, he will be in Jahannam, despite him tiring himself out in worship in this way. It is the Law of Allaah that those who know about Islaam - or have the capability of learning about Islaam, as is the case nowadays - yet choose to follow a religion other than it, their end result will be Jahannam, even if they did good all their lives.
It is the belief of some people that, in these times, a "skewed, distorted image of Islaam" has been presented by the media and so people are not to blame for not accepting it. This was the belief propagated recently by Ahmad Tayyib, of Egypt. However, the reality is that whoever has internet at his disposal is capable of learning about Islaam, and thus no "distorted image" may be used as an excuse, because Allaah Ta`aalaa had given them the ability and the means to learn about Islaam; they chose not to. The fault lies with them.
May Allaah Ta`aalaa grant us the understanding, Aameen.
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