Conceptions of hell

thumb|right|250px|alt=Sisyphus depicted on a black-figure amphora vase |Persephone supervising [[Sisyphus in the Underworld, Attic black-figure amphora, ]]

thumb|A depiction of Muhammad visiting Jahannam; artwork from [[Miraj Nameh]] In Islam, Jahannam () is the place of punishment for evildoers in the Akhirah / afterlife, or hell. This notion is an integral part of Islamic theology, and has occupied an important place in Muslim belief. The concept is often called by the proper name "Jahannam", but other names refer to hell and these are also often used as the names of different gates to hell. The term "Jahannam" itself is used not only for hell in general but (in one interpretation) for the uppermost layer of hell.

thumb|Angkor Wat bas-relief depicts spirits of the dead being laid on fire in Naraka. Naraka () is the realm of hell in Indian religions. According to schools of Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism, Naraka is a place of torment. The word Neraka (modification of Naraka) in Indonesian and Malaysian has also been used to describe the Islamic concept of Hell. Naraka was also a Khmer word for hell in Cambodia.

concept of hell in Buddhism

thumb|200px|By the river of Tuonela (Tuonelan joella) by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1903 thumb|200px|''Lemminkäinen's Mother|Lemminkäisen äiti'' by Akseli Gallen-Kallela. The mother of young [[Lemminkäinen has gone to the river of Tuoni to find the corpse of her dead son. One of the myths told in Kalevala.]]

Diyu () is the realm of the dead or "hell" in Chinese mythology. It is loosely based on a combination of the Buddhist concept of Naraka, traditional Chinese beliefs about the afterlife, and a variety of popular expansions and reinterpretations of these two traditions. The concept parallels purgatory in certain Christian denominations.

Christian views on Hell

Tam (also tam, tamuk, tam or tamu) is the name of hell in Tengrism and Turkic mythology. It is the place where criminals go to be punished after they die. There are several depictions of Tamag, but the common point in almost all views is about the fire. Erlik Khan is the deity ruling hell and punishes the all people. Further, there is another entity named Tami Han who is governing Tam in Khakasian lore. Ancient Turks believed that Tam is underground. It was believed that the people in Tam would be brought to the third floor of the sky after they had served their imprisonment in Tam. Tamag is t