The afterlife or life after death is a speculation concerning existence after death, in which the essential part of an individual's stream of consciousness or identity continues to exist after the dea
A depiction of Idris visiting Heaven and Hell from a Persian illuminated manuscript version of the Islamic text Stories of the Prophets (1577)
The twelve nidanas in Buddhist artwork
Aztec mask depicting transformation and rebirth
Georgin François, The 3 Roads to Eternity, 1825
In Islam, Jahannam is the place of punishment for evildoers in the Akhirah / afterlife, or hell. This notion is an integral part of Islamic theology and has occupied an important place in Muslim belie
A depiction of Muhammad visiting Jahannam; artwork from Miraj Nameh
The Valley of Hinnom (or Gehenna), c. 1900. The former site of child-sacrifice and a dumping-ground for the bodies of executed criminals, Jeremiah prophesied that it would become a "valley of slaughter" and burial place; in later literature it thus became identified with a new idea of Hell as a place where the wicked would be punished.
Muhammad requests Maalik (left) to show him Hell during his heavenly journey. Miniature from "The David Collection Copenhagen". The native authorities derived the name from mlk, meaning to possess, rule over. This root may have influenced the form, but the source is doubtless the Biblical Moloch located in Gehenna.
A depiction of Muhammad visiting the inmates of Jahannam being tormented by the guardian angels of Hell, and showing the tree Zaqqum with the heads of devils; miniature from "The David Collection"