02-08-2004, 02:23 AM
Assalaamu 'Alaikum wa RahmatAllahi wa Barakatuh.
Recently, I heard something that caught my attention in a lecture off a CD by Anwar Al-Awlaki from his set titled "The Hereafter". It was in regard to the creation of the Hellfire.
He said that when Allah created the Hellfire it was blue and He burned it for 1000 years and then it turned white. He then burned it for another 1000 years until it turned black. It was something along these lines.
If anyone has a Hadeeth or excerpt from the Qur'an to back this statement up, it would be very nice.
What brought this to my attention lately is that I was reading up on Quantum Theory as part of my homework for Chemistry. It states in the book the following:
Kirchhoff was interested in the light emitted by blackbodies. The term "blackbody" is used to describe an ideal, perfectly black object that does not reflect any light, and emits various forms of light (electromagnetic radiation) as a result of its temperature.
As a solid is heated to higher and higher temperatures, it begins to glow. Initially, it appears red and then becomes white when the temperature increases. Recall that white light is a combination of all colours, so the light emitted by the hotter object must now be accompanied by, for example, blue light.
I concluded that there may be a connection and here another scientific fact proven earlier in the times of Muhammad SAWS, possibly?
AstaghfirAllah, and forgive me if I'm wrong. Any input would be appreciated. JazakAllahukhair.
Assalaamu 'Alaikum wa RahmatAllahi wa Barakatuh.