the people of paradise and hell are not alike the people of paradise are the successful ones. had we sent down this quran on a mountain you would have seen it humbled and rent asunder for fear of god. these are parables which we tell to people so that perhaps they will think.
لو أنزلنا هذا القرآن على جبل لرأيته خاشعا متصدعا من خشية الله وتلك الأمثال نضربها للناس لعلهم يتفكرون