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Gates of hell.
"It has seven gates, for each of those is a (special) class (of sinners assigned)". (Surah-al-Hijr: 44) It is related in "Anware No'maniyah" and Biharul Anwaar' that when Hazrat Jibra'eel descended with the above verse of the Qur'an, the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) requested him to explain to him about the qualities of hell, Jibra'eel replied, "O Prophet of Allah (S.A.W.S.)! verily there are seven gates in hell. The distance between each of these gates is equal to the length of seventy years, and each one of them is hotter than the other. The names of the gates are : (1) Hawiyah (Lit. meaning a pit) - And this gate is for the hypocrites (munafeqeen) and disbelievers (kuffar), (2) Jaheem- It is for the polytheists (those who associate someone or something with Allah), (3) It is for the sabians (star worshippers), (4) Lazza-It is for shaitaan and his followers and the magians (fire worshippers), (5) Hutamah (Lit. meaning that which crushes to pieces) - It is for the jews, (6) Sa'eer (Lit. meaning a blazing fire) - It is for the christians". When Jibra'eel came to describe the seventh gate he became silent. The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) told him to describe the seventh gate, to which Jibra'eel replied, "It is for the proud people of your ummat, who died without