Jahannam...
Jahannam, the big fire, the eternal state of affliction; is already surrounding those who are not tuning themselves to the state of imin. One does not readily notice the fire one kindles by incorrect actions because of one's limited perception and understanding.
However, on the day of resurrection, on the day of reckoning where there is no possibility of personal interpretations or excuses, the fire that man has invested in during this life is so all-encompassing, that the man of denial sees nothing other than it surrounding him on every side. In this life man thinks he can escape it through one channel or another. On the next level of consciousness there is absolutely no escape. 56 O My servants who believe!
surely My earth is vast, therefore Me alone should you serve. 57 Every soul must taste of death, then to Us you will be returned. Existentially, the believer in Allah is afflicted, tested and often opposed by his own people, as were the early adherents to the Muhammadi message. If effectively overcoming this opposition in his homeland is not possible, the way out of the affliction is to leave.
A point is reached in his life where he cannot bear the extent and depth of opposition surrounding him; he reaches his limit. Then a new energy sets in as he moves in a direction toward more conducive grounds. The whole creation belongs to Allah. If there is tyranny in a situation where one is not given the opportunity to live according to the path of truth and iman, then one should search for another place of dwelling. This applies to one's family, community and nation.
It has been the practice of all the prophets and those who follow them: seeking until one can strengthen one's understanding and knowledge of Reality and discovering where one can benefit others who are striving towards the same goal. The meaning of death is in every heart. If man were to truly, absolutely and fearlessly submit, then it would be very easy to experience.
In this creation man experiences the good and the bad, the sour and the sweet, health and illness, and in the same way he will experience the opposite to the life-line upon which he is hanging. He will experience death which at this moment in life is only a concept. A similarity may be recognized in the mini-death of sleep. Final and absolute separation of ruh (spirit) from the body will take place, and there will be no possibility of return to the body.