P. [6]. The people of the right hand—those that receive the book of the record of their actions in their right hand—the blessed. Contrariwise—the people of the left hand—the damned.
P. [7]. The Smiting.—One of many similar names for the Day of Judgment. The Bottomless Pit, “El-Hāwiyeh,” is the lowest stage of the Hell of the Korān.
P. [8]. The Quaking.—Burdens, i.e. the dead. Her tidings: “The tidings of the earth are these—she will bear witness to the actions of every man and woman done upon her surface.”—Tradition of Mohammad.
P. [9]. The Rending Asunder.—Reporters: two angels who note respectively the good and the evil deeds and words of every man.
P. [13]. The Backbiter.—This speech is said to have been levelled at a personal enemy.
Blasting Hell, “El-Hutameh,” is the third stage of the Mohammadan Inferno.