469. Who are the ones who belong to hell fire?

 During the time of Prophet Muhammad those who accepted Islam as their way of life were subjected to untold miseries and torment.

For the reason they accepted Islam as their way of life, they were thrown into pits of fire with witnesses around. This cruelty is what is referred to in verse (85:4-8) of the Quran.

A superficial reading of this verse can be seen confirming the same.

 In most of the explanations given by scholars, they seem to suggest this verse refers to a young man with a staunch belief in his ideals in the earlier days.

 A reference is made in the hadith book Muslim:5735 to such a person, in connection with this verse of the Quran.

But this verse of the Quran does not mention any reference to any such incident.

This verse of the Quran does not appear to convey an incident that took place long ago.

And there is no evidence to be found that such an incident did take place among the Arabs of those days. 

Hence it needs to be taken into consideration, as it refers to the conditions of Muslims during the prophet’s time.