Jahannam is described as having seven gates, each for a specific group of sinners; the sinners have degrees (or ranks) based on their deeds and hypocrites are in the lowest of the depths of Jahannam.
Jahannam is also known under different Arabic names as cited in the Quran
Jahannam is also known under different Arabic names as cited in the Quran
1. Hawia: This is for the hypocrite, the Pharoah and his associates.
2. Jahim: This is above Hawia. It is for the pagans and the polytheists.
3. Saqar:: This is above Jahim. It is for the atheists.
4. Nati: This is above Saqar. It is for Shaytan and his associates.
5. Hatma: This is above Nati. It is for the Jews whose bad deeds outweigh good.
6. Sa'ah: This is above Hatma. This is for the Christians whose bad deeds outweigh good.
7. Jahannam: This is the seventh and the uppermost which is for the Muslims whose bad deeds outweighed good deeds
2. Jahim: This is above Hawia. It is for the pagans and the polytheists.
3. Saqar:: This is above Jahim. It is for the atheists.
4. Nati: This is above Saqar. It is for Shaytan and his associates.
5. Hatma: This is above Nati. It is for the Jews whose bad deeds outweigh good.
6. Sa'ah: This is above Hatma. This is for the Christians whose bad deeds outweigh good.
7. Jahannam: This is the seventh and the uppermost which is for the Muslims whose bad deeds outweighed good deeds
Sinners are the fuel for the fire of Jahannam along with disbelieving Jinn and stones. The fire burns their skins, changing their colour to black due to its intensity. Jahannam has a shadow of smoke ascending in three columns, which yields no shade of coolness against the fierce blaze. Its sparks are described to be as "huge as a palace."Jahannam is described to have nineteen angels, who will punish wrongdoers. The leader of these angels, as stated in the Quran, is Maalik. Hell is perceived to be so deep that if a stone were thrown into it, it would fall for 70 years – assuming Earth gravity, an Earth-like atmosphere, and an 89.5 m/s terminal velocity, a distance of about 197,708,364,000 meters, or about the average diameter of the orbit of the planet Venus – before reaching the bottom. The breadth of each of Hell's walls is equivalent to a distance covered by a walking journey of 40 years. According to Hazrat Sayyiduna Muhammad, Maalik is an angel, very severe and harsh, and he will listen to condemned persons' requests for remission of their punishments after 1000 years but then deny those requests as well.
The food of Jahannam described in Hadith and the Quran includes a bitter thorn plant, Dhari, which does not nourish sinners, along with a tree named Zaqqum. Zaqqum is described in the Quran as a tree that springs out of the bottom of hellfire; the shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the "heads of devils" and eating it is similar to eating molten brass that will boil their insides "like scalding water". Sinners drink boiling water that will cut their bowels when they consume it. If they call for relief, they shall be given water described as being like molten brass, which will scald their faces. Hell is also filled with venomous snakes/scorpions and if they were to bite a person, the person would suffer for 40 years. The residents of Jahannam wear garments of fire that will scorch them.Along with the physical pain, certain sinners in hell will be mentally tortured by the guardian of hell, who will remind them of their misdeeds on earth.