I just heard a young man preach in our church today. He is a missionary to the Middle East and knows the religion well.
In Islam, the ONLY direct path to paradise is to be killed as a Jhadi in Holy War. All other paths rely on a capricious “Allah” who can send the most religious person to hell if he desires.
The direct path to heaven is a direct path to hell and anyone who follows "Allah" (i.e. Satan) will be there with him in the eternal flames because he is capriciously leading them there.