Paradise and Hell in Islam: The Literary Aspect as Represented in Risālat al-ġufrān
Ghada Hijjawi Qaddumi (Kuwait)
Abstract
One of the best-known literary representations of the scenes of the afterlife is al-Maʿarrī’s Risālat al-ġufrān. This is analyzed in the article after a brief overview of those Qur’ānic passages which are relevant from the point of view of Paradise or Hell.
Keywords
Abū l-ʿAlā’ al-Maʿarrī, Risālat al-ġufrān, Paradise and Hell in Islam