I speak of the traditional knowledge in Islam, and of the knowledge of the saints of Islam.
You agree that a serial killer goes to Hell, or someone who came in violence against elderly people, or someone who tortured someone to death, or a mob who beat someone to death, or the people of ISIS and Al Qaeda, or people like Hitler and his chiefs, or some medieval kings who did very evil things to some people. It makes sense that they go to Hell, except if they change and repent; which you can not allow yourself to expect of that of them. Hell makes sense in these cases, and it is right.
There are two things, that if you believe them in your mind and in your heart, are greatly evil. Those evils are beyond understanding. Those 2 things are there is more than 1 God, and Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) is not a prophet of God. You can not realise how evil this is. Muhammad's holiness and heavenliness is very well known, seek it for instance from the Night Journey, which you can learn from in Wikipedia. If you want to have an idea of how evil these unbeliefs are, think for a second about who are, in the world, most likely to believe and say: "there is more than one God" and "Muhammad is not a prophet of God" and think about what it takes to believe and say this. Then you will start to understand how evil this is. It is horrible and vulgar.
These beliefs will lead you to Hell, where God will destroy you to show you His greatness in respect of you, wherein you shall "neither die, nor live".
Ultimately, you will be cleansed and God will make you attain an inner state of bliss, but that will be inside the Fire, wherein you shall remain forever, and where death will never come to you, and never will an end be put to you.
You agree that a serial killer goes to Hell, or someone who came in violence against elderly people, or someone who tortured someone to death, or a mob who beat someone to death, or the people of ISIS and Al Qaeda, or people like Hitler and his chiefs, or some medieval kings who did very evil things to some people. It makes sense that they go to Hell, except if they change and repent; which you can not allow yourself to expect of that of them. Hell makes sense in these cases, and it is right.
There are two things, that if you believe them in your mind and in your heart, are greatly evil. Those evils are beyond understanding. Those 2 things are there is more than 1 God, and Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) is not a prophet of God. You can not realise how evil this is. Muhammad's holiness and heavenliness is very well known, seek it for instance from the Night Journey, which you can learn from in Wikipedia. If you want to have an idea of how evil these unbeliefs are, think for a second about who are, in the world, most likely to believe and say: "there is more than one God" and "Muhammad is not a prophet of God" and think about what it takes to believe and say this. Then you will start to understand how evil this is. It is horrible and vulgar.
These beliefs will lead you to Hell, where God will destroy you to show you His greatness in respect of you, wherein you shall "neither die, nor live".
Ultimately, you will be cleansed and God will make you attain an inner state of bliss, but that will be inside the Fire, wherein you shall remain forever, and where death will never come to you, and never will an end be put to you.