Rebuttals:
The following are Noble Verses that were sent to me and my responses to them:
>[003:090] But those who reject Faith after they accepted it, and then go on adding to their defiance of Faith,- never will their repentance be accepted; for they are those who have (of set purpose) gone astray.
Osama- "Never will their repentence be accepted" meaning that they will be punished severily for every atom of evil they caused for this "shirk" or partnering idols with GOD Almighty. Remember that Allah Almighty forgives everything except for "shirk":
"God forgiveth not that partners should be set up with Him; but He forgiveth anything else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up partners with God is to devise a sin Most heinous indeed. (The Noble Quran, 4:48)"
Osama- So according to Noble Verse 4:48, Allah Almighty will never forgive shirk and He will punish in Hell the "Mushrikeen" (those who practice shirk).
Osama- This is all fine, but where does Noble Verse 3:90 suggest that Hell is a never ending place like Allah Almighty said about Heaven as being a never ending place?
>[003:091] As to those who reject Faith, and die rejecting,- never would be accepted from any such as much gold as the earth contains, though they should offer it for ransom. For such is (in store) a penalty grievous, and they will find no helpers.
Osama- See my explanation above, for this Noble Verse is quite similar.
>[005:036] As to those who reject Faith,- if they had everything on earth, and twice repeated, to give as ransom for the penalty of the Day of Judgment, it would never be accepted of them, theirs would be a grievous penalty.
Osama- Again, the punishment for associating partners with Allah Almighty is GUARANTEED! Allah Almighty will definitely not forgive shirk. THIS IS THE ONLY SIN THAT ALLAH ALMIGHTY WILL NEVER FORGIVE. A MUSHRIK MUST SERVE TIME IN HELL FOR IT.
>[005:037] Their wish will be to get out of the Fire, but never will they get out therefrom: their penalty will be one that endures.
Osama- If you look at Noble Verse 5:36 above, you will see that the kuffar (infidels) will wish if they can pay ransom to save them from the torture of Hell. Noble Verse 5:37 says that they wish if they can get out of it and never get punished. But Allah Almighty will not grant them their wish, for they must serve their time in Hell.
Osama- The Arabic word that was translated as "endures" in Noble Verse 5:37 is "Muqeem". Muqeem means "residence" or "residing". This word can actually be used to prove that Hell is a temporary place since the words "reside" and "residence" don't necessarily mean to stay in a place and never leave it.
>[006:147] If they accuse thee of falsehood, say: "Your Lord is full of mercy All-Embracing; but from people in guilt never will His wrath be turned back.
Osama- Again, no forgiveness will be given for shirk.
>[012:110] (Respite will be granted) until, when the apostles give up hope (of their people) and (come to) think that they were treated as liars, there reaches them Our help, and those whom We will are delivered into safety. But never will be warded off our punishment from those who are in sin.
Osama- Again, Allah Almighty is Saying here that He will never ward off the punishment for shirk. The punishment for shirk is inevitable.
Osama- None of the Noble Verses mentioned above say that the punishment of Hell is a never ending punishment. All what they talk about is the punishment for shirk and how there is no room or the slightest of the chance for a mushrik to be forgiven from that punishment.
Osama- Remember that Allah Almighty only shared 1 level of the 100 levels of Mercy that He has. This simple level that He shared with us here on earth is what causes the mother to stay late at night to feed her child and work so hard to raise him. This is what our Prophet peace be upon him said. So please keep the 100 levels of Mercy of Allah Almighty in mind when you do your research about the Noble Verses that talk about Hell.
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