I’m not Muslim, so make it of as you will, but doesn’t it strike anyone else just how needlessly cruel the idea of eternal torture is, especially with a deity described as being the most beneficent and merciful? Yes there’s a need for justice, but how is punishing someone eternally for a finite crime remotely just? I’ve also heard the argument that respecting free-will means that God won’t impose his Presence on those who’ve spent their lives rejecting it - but I don’t think it’s that simple. Most people don’t “know God” because life is complicated and confusing. We’re thrust into the world without warning or any real guidance, and the fact that we live like there’s no God watching is a natural consequence of that, not some defect in us.