The position of Sunni theologians on the eternity of Hell
https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2022-15-2-379-393
Abstract
This article is devoted to the theological problem that has become relevant again today, namely the issue of infi nity or frailty of Hell. There have always been some theologians, stating that Hell is fi nite, that the hellish torment will end, and the inhabitants of Hell will either be pardoned and saved, or (according to another point of view) will be destroyed along with the hellish abode. Such points of view contradict the consensus (Ijma‘) of Muslim theologians of the past. The article provides an overview of some theological sources and studies, including Tatar theological heritage, entirely on this topic. The paper also discloses some theological explanations of the position of Sunni Islam on the infi nity of Hell and its punishment.
About the Author
K. I. Samigullin
Bolgar Islamic Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kamil I. Samigullin, Doctoral Student
Bolgar
References
1. Sa‘id Fudah. Al-Radd ‘ala ‘Adnan Ibrahim fi za‘mihi fana’ al-nar [Rebuttal Against Adnan Ibrahim in his assertion of Hell's vanity]. Cairo: Dar al-Salih; 2012. 138 p. (In Arabic)
2. ‘Abd al-Salam аl-Laqqani. Ithaf al-murid bi-jawharat al-tawhid [A Gift to the student with the jewel of monotheism]. Muhammad Sayyid ibn Yahya alDagistani (ed.). Al-Kuwait: Dar al-Dhiya’; 2021. 688 p. (In Arabic)
3. Shagaviev D.A. Obraz sheykha Ibn-Taymiya v trudakh Shikhabuddina Mardzhani [The Image of Sheikh Ibn-Taimiyyah in the Writings of Shihab al-Din al-Marjani]. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2019;12(3):775–796. (In Russian)
4. Marjani Sh. Zrelaya mudrost’ v raz’yasnenii dogmatov an-Nasafi (al-Hikmah al-balighah) [Mature wisdom in explaining the dogmas of al-Nasafi (al-Hikma al-balighah)]. Shagaviev D. (preface and tr. from Arabic). Kazan: Tatar Book Publishers; 2008. 479 p. (In Russian)
5. Ibn Taymiyyah. Al-Radd ‘ala man qala bi-fana’ al-jannah wa-l-nar [A rebuttal to someone who claimed the bratness of Paradise and Hell]. Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Samhari (ed.). Medina: Dar Balansiya; 1995. 120 p. (In Arabic)
6. Fahretdin R. Ibn Taymiya [Ibn Taymiyyah]. Tr. from Old Tatar. Moscow: Forum; 2018. 240 p. (In Russian)
7. Taqi al-Din аl-Subki. Al-I‘tibar bi-baqa’ al-jannah wa-l-nar [Attention on the infi nity of Paradise and Hell]. Amman: Razi.net; 23 p. [Electronic source]. Available at: https://www.quranicthought.com/bo oks/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A8%D 8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A1- %D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A9- %D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1/ (Accessed: 15.11.2021). (In Arabic)
8. Al-Amir аl-San‘ani. Raf‘ al-astar li-ibtal adillat al-qailina bi-fana’ al-nar [Removal of the covers from the falsity of the arguments of those who claim Hell's vanity]. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani (ed.). Beirut: al-Maktab al-islami; 1984. 151 p. (In Arabic)
9. Bigiev M. Izbrannyie trudy [Selected works]. In 2 volumes. Vol. 1. Kazan: Tatar Book Publishers; 2005. 336 p. (In Russian)
10. Mufrih ibn Sulyaiman al-Qawsi. Al-Shaykh Mustafa Sabri wa mawqifu-hu min al-fi kr al-wafi d [Sheikh Mustafa Sabri and his stance on ideological infl uence from outside]. Riyadh: Markaz al-Malik Faysal li-l-buhuth wa-l-dirasat alislamiyyah; 1997. 778 p. (In Arabic)
11. Bertugan Bubyilar ham Izh-Bubyi madrasase: tarikhi-dokumental’ jyentyk [Bubi Brothers and Izh-Bubуа madrasah: a historical and documentary collection]. Kazan: Ruhiyat Press; 1999. 240 p. (In Tatar)
12. Tuqay A. Zur basharat [Great pleasure]. Tukay Dunyasi [Tuqay’s World]. [Electronic source]. Available at: http://gabdullatukay.ru/works/poem/1910/ zur-besharet (Accessed: 15.11.2021). (In Tatar)
13. Problema bozhestvennoy milosti [The Problem of Divine Grace]. SanktPeterburgskiy Mukhtasibat [St. Petersburg Muhtasibat]. [Electronic source]. Available at: http://islamdumspb.ru/article/problema-bozhestvennoj-milosti (Accessed: 15.11.2021). (In Russian)
14. Shagaviev D.A. Vliyanie musul'manskogo reformatora Dzhamal ad-dina al-Afgani na tatarskogo bogoslova Rizaetdina Fakhretdina (Rizu Fakhretdinova) [The Infl uence of the Muslim reformer Jamal al-Din al-Afghani to the Tatar theologian Rizaetdin Fahretdin (Rizaeddin Fakhreddin)]. Pushkin Leningrad State University journal. 2014;4(4):118–125. (In Russian)
15. Ibn Hazm. Maratib al-ij ma‘ [Levels of consensus]. Hasan Ahmad Asbar (ed.). Beirut: Dar Ibn Hazm; 1998. 320 p. (In Arabic)
16. Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari. Maqalat al-Kawthari [Al-Kawthari articles]. Cairo: Dar аl-Salam; 2009. 496 p. (In Arabic)
17. Al-Baghawi. Tafsir Ma‘alim al-tanzil [Tafsir Revealed Milestones]. Muhammad ‘Abd Allah al-Namir and others (ed.). Al-Riyadh: Dar al-Tayyibah; 1409 A.H. Vol. 4. 398 p. (In Arabic)
Review
For citations:
Samigullin K.I. The position of Sunni theologians on the eternity of Hell. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2022;15(2):379-393. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2022-15-2-379-393
Views:
4692
Email this article 