Well hold on. I'm not quite ready. I'd like the grim reaper to wait just a moment while I finnish this slice of pizza. Ok, now I'm ready.
Seriously though, threats of hellfire only work to KEEP believers. It does nothing to get new ones. Because the threat of hell and promise of heaven are only as powerful as belief in them.
If I told you that if you worship my dog you'll get an eternity of bliss I doubt you'd do it. And if I told you if you fail to worship my dog you will be forever drowned in strawberry jello, I bet you'd go on not worshiping my dog too.
Now thats what i call a '****' example! but dont blame you when your speaking out ya arse.
lol.!!!!
Knowldge is a better word i should have used, because allah is giving us knowledge and what is the knowledge about life and death, purpose of life, and in the quran it dont just say about the punishments of disbelieving, it tells you so many diffrent issues.
However in this particular circumstance we are talking about ''PUNISHMENTS'' of a disbeliver, so talking in this sence what you need to understand is that allah is giving you and me and the world of beliveing and non-believing the knowldge of the after life!
Yes at the moment you dont see this happening, you dont no if its true, becuase you havnt seen it for yourslef, howver knowledge is the fundemanetal aspect of life, without what can you do, erm..nothng.
Allah has given this knowledge to the ''whole mankind'' the prophet muhammad was a messenger to ALL people.
if you dont belive in it, then thats difrent, but learing the knowldge is diffeent, it teaches you, and makes you understand why, and what, if you just dont belive and say that it is not true i dont belive your only satisfying yourself for few secs or for however long.
it isnt a threat, its REALITY, and a PROMISE!
and this promise is from no one else apart from the one who can create the moon and starts, the oceans and the galaxy, the planets, the one who has created you, gave you life, gave you a heart!
and this promise is from Alllah. However when you here the words of Allah, you seem to be allergic to it, becuase you cant bare the fact that islam is the truth.
May allah guide us all!