Horrors of the Yawmal Qiyaama

[Salahuddiin]

THE END OF THIS WORLD
In the end, after the wind has taken the souls of the believers, the worst people will remain on the earth. Then, Satan will materialize before them and say, 'Will you not hearken [to me] ?' Thereupon, they will ask, 'What do you command us?' Then, he will command them to worship idols, and in that condition, their sustenance will be plentiful and their life good. Then, the Trumpet will be blown and mankind will swoon away. "On the day the Trumpet shall be blown, then whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will be terrified, except those whom Allah wills [to exempt]." (27:87) "And the Trumpet is blown, and then whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will swoon away, except those whom Allah wills [to exempt]." (39:68) Some scholars are of the opinion that these are two separate blasts on the Trumpet, while others considered that they are one and the same, such that people will first be terrified, and then fall unconscious and die. Those whom Allah will exempt are the martyrs of the battlefield, for they are living before their Lord, receiving sustenance; and some of the chief angels. After that, Allah will command the Angel of Death to take the souls of the remainder, and finally the Angel of Death will die. Then, Allah alone will remain, being the Last as He was the First. He will ask, three times, "To whom belongs sovereignty this day?" and then will reply Himself, "To Allah, the One, the Overcomer."

THE RESURRECTION
After the intermediate realm of forty years, Allah will again command the angel Israfil to blow the Horn. " . . . then [the Horn] will be blown another time, and behold! they shall be standing, looking." (39:68) Allah will cause a special rain, called "The Water of Life", to fall, and will thereby cause the bodies to grow from `ajab al-dhanab (tailbone), in the same way as plants grow.

THE GATHERING
The resurrected will be faced with an unfamiliar and terrifying scenario. "And, on the day when We shall cause the mountains to move [away], and you shall see the earth exposed, and We shall gather them, not missing any one of them." (18:47) Israfil will summon the dead to their gathering, and the earth will split to let them out. "Listen, the day when the Summoner shall summon from a nearby place. The day they shall hear the Shout (Blast on the Horn) in truth; that will be the Day of Emergence. The day when the earth shall split [to allow them] to hurry out; that is a gathering which is easy for Us." (50:41-44) The first over whom the earth shall split is the Prophet Muhammad SAWS. The Land of the Resurrection is called al-Sahirah: "Mankind shall be gathered on a reddish-white land, like a clean, round, flat loaf of bread, not bearing the imprint of anyone." (Bukhari, Muslim)

CREATURES OF THE RESURRECTION PLAIN
Mankind and jinn will be gathered there in their entirety, including even the rebellious devils. "Then, by your Lord! We shall surely gather them, and the devils, and then We shall bring them around Hell on their knees." (19:68) The earth shall be gathered there. "On that day, [the earth] shall relate its news, because your Lord shall have inspired it." (99:4- 5) On the authority of Abu Hurayrah: The Messenger of Allah SAWS recited these verses, then asked, "Do you know what its news is?" The Companions replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Its news is that it testifies over every male and female concerning that which he/she did on its surface; that it says, 'He did such-and-such on such-and-such day. That is its news." (Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Nasa'i.) Animals will also be resurrected. "There is no animal upon the earth, nor any bird which flies with its two wings, except that they are nations like you. We have not neglected anything in the Record. Then, to their Lord shall they be gathered." (6:38) Allah will judge between the animals, and then after they have been given their justice, they will be turned to dust. At this point, the disbeliever will wish that he, too, would have been turned to dust.

TERRORS OF THE RESURRECTION PLAIN
Mankind will be resurrected barefoot, naked and uncircumcized, but the Prophets will have clothes. The first to be clothed will be Abraham. Prophet Muhammad SAWS will be resurrected clothed. There will be other terrifying and humiliating occurrences also: "The sun will be brought down on the Day of Resurrection until it is the distance of one meel (one mile, or one inch - the narrator is unsure) from the creatures. Then, people will be in perspiration in proportion to their deeds, such that some of them will be [in perspiration] upto their ankles, some of them upto their knees, some of them upto their groins, and some will be bridled by perspiration," and the Messenger of Allah SAWS pointed, with his hand, to his mouth." (Muslim, Tirmidhi)
Heaven and Hell will be brought near. "The day when neither wealth nor sons will avail; only he who brings Allah a heart clean [from disbelief]. And, Heaven shall be brought near for the pious, and Hell shall be exposed for those who strayed." (26:88-91) Thus, the pious will rejoice in the knowledge that they shall be taken into Heaven, while the wicked will agonize in the knowledge that they are destined for Hell. "A neck, with two seeing eyes, two hearing ears and a speaking tongue, will emerge from the Fire on the Day of Resurrection, and say, "I have been assigned to three [types of people] : every obstinate tyrant, everyone who called to another god with Allah, and the picture-makers." (Tirmidhi, Ahmad)

On that day, a man will flee from his relatives and loved ones. "On the day when a man will flee from his brother, his mother, his father, his wife and his children. Every man, on that day, shall have enough to make him heedless of others." (80:34-37) Ibn Kathir reports that `Ikrimah said, "A man will meet his wife and ask her, 'What kind of a husband was I to you?' She will reply, 'A good husband you were,' and she will praise him well, as far as she can. Then, he will ask her, "So, today I seek from you [the reward of] a single good deed, that you give it to me so that perhaps I may be saved from that which you see.' She will reply, 'How easy is that which you seek! Yet, I cannot bear to give you anything; I am afraid just as you are.' Then, a man will meet his son, and stick to him, saying, 'O son! What kind of father was I to you?' [His son] will praise him well. He will say, 'O son! I need an atom's weight of your good deeds, so that perhaps I might be saved from that which you see.' His son will reply, 'O father! How easy is that which you seek! But, I am afraid just as you are."

Also during this time, certain types of punishment will be inflicted on the guilty: "There is not any possessor of gold or silver who does not pay their due [in zakat] except that on the Day of Resurrection the hoard shall be made into sheets which will be heated in the Fire of Hell. Then, his forehead, sides and back will be branded thereby until Allah judges between His servants, on a day whose measure is fifty thousand years of your reckoning. Then will he see his way, either to Heaven or to Hell." (Ahmad, Bukhari, Muslim)
All of this suffering is exacerbated by the extreme length of that day. " . . . . a day whose measure is fifty thousand years." (70:4)

RELIEF DOR THE RIGHTEOUS
Those who feared Allah and were anxious of this day in their worldly lives, will be saved from fear. In the Hadith Qudsi, Allah, the Mighty, the Majestic, says, "By My Might! I shall not combine for My servant two fears, nor two [feelings of] safety." (Ibn Hibban) Seven categories of people will be in the shade of the `Arsh, according to the hadith by Bukhari and Muslim; they are : a just leader, a youth who grew up in the service of Allah, a man whose heart was attached to the mosques, two men who loved one another for the sake of Allah, a man who was invited by a beautiful and charming woman [to commit adultery] but he refused, saying 'I fear Allah,' a man who gave charity with his right hand such that his left hand did not know what he gave, and one who shed tears in seclusion out of fear of Allah. Other ahadith mention some further categories. Also, for the believers, the day will seem shorter, in proportion to their deeds. So, for some, it will seem like the duration of an obligatory prayer. (Ahmad)

People will be gathered with those whom they loved. "Every soul shall be gathered according to its desires. So, whoever loved disbelief will be with the disbelievers, and his deeds will not benefit him at all." (Tabarani) And, in the hadith narrated by Bukhari and Muslim, a man asked the Prophet SAWS, "When is the Hour (of Judgement)?" The Prophet asked him, "What have you prepared for it?" He replied, "Nothing, except that I love Allah and His messenger." The Prophet told him, "You are with those whom you love." In Bukhari's narration, the Companions asked, "And is it the same for us?" He replied, "Yes." Anas, the narrator of the hadith, says, "We were not pleased so much by anything as by his saying. 'You are with those whom you love.'"

THE POOL
Every prophet has a pool, but that of the Prophet Muhammad SAWS is superior to the others, and is called al-Kawthar. It is filled from Heaven via two channels, and its water is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. There are as many cups around it as there are stars in the sky. On the authority of Anas ibn Malik : the Messenger of Allah SAWS was once with us in the mosque when he took a nap, and then [awoke and] raised his head, smiling. We said, "What makes you laugh, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Indeed, a surah has just been revealed to me." Then, he recited Surah al-Kawthar (108). The Prophet SAWS will recognize his followers by their bodily parts which will be bright from the effects of wudu'. All of his followers will drink from the pool, except for apostates and innovators, as well tyrants and those who openly committed major sins.

THE GREAT INTERCESSION
In the confusion and terror of the resurrection plain, people will remember the prophets who were sent to them, and will wonder if those men can intercede for them before Allah to relieve them of the horrors which are afflicting them. People will go first to Adam, the father of mankind, and will remind him of his dignified status, and ask him to intercede before Allah. He will reply, "My Lord is angry today such as He has never been before, nor will He ever be [so angry] ever again. Indeed, He forbade me from the tree, but I disobeyed. My self! My self! My self [am I concerned for]! Go to someone else. Go to Noah." They will then go to Noah, reminding him of his status as the first messenger to mankind, and put the same request before him. He will also decline, mentioning his worry over the fact that he had been given a single supplication which was guaranteed to be answered, but that he had used it against his people. He will send them to Abraham, who will also decline in the same way, mentioning that he had told three lies. In the same manner, people will go to Moses, who will decline due to his having killed a man in error. Jesus will also decline their request, although he will not mention any sin. It should be noted that the 'sins' mentioned by the Prophets as the reasons why they are afraid to intercede before Allah are sins only in relative terms; i.e. they were permissible deeds which were merely not the best choices for the circumstances in question, but due to the extreme piety of the prophets, they regard these incidents as severe.
Finally, they will come to Muhammad SAWS, and will say, "O Muhammad! You are the Messenger of Allah, and the Last of the Prophets; Allah forgave you your former and latter sins, so intercede for us before Allah; do you not see what [situation] we are in? Do you not see what has come to us?" Then, the Prophet SAWS will get up, go and prostrate beneath the `Arsh, and glorify Allah with unique praises. He will be told, "O Muhammad! Ask, that you may be given, and intercede that your intercession may be granted!" The Prophet SAWS will ask for intercession, and the first intercession he requests will be to relieve all people of the terrors of the Resurrection Plain. This is referred to as the Great Intercession, since it encompasses all of mankind.
This dignified position of intercession is the Praiseworthy Station, which will be granted to the Prophet on that day.

THE EXPOSURE
Mankind will be exposed before their Lord. "And they shall be exposed before their Lord in ranks." (18:48) The Prophet SAWS said, "Mankind will be exposed three exposures on the Day of Resurrection. The [first] two exposures shall be disputation and excuses, but at the third [exposure], the scrolls [of deeds] will be distributed, and then some will take them in their right hands, others in their left." (Tirmidhi) So, the first time, people will dispute with one another : the weak with the tyrants who hindered them from faith, the tyrants responding that they are, in the final analysis, not to blame, for each individual believes or disbelieves by his/her own conscious decision. The disbelievers will deny that prophets came to them. At the second exposure, people will acknowledge their wrongs, and will seek excuses. With the third exposure, the books of deeds will be distributed amongst them. Receiving the book in the right hand signifies success, while receiving it in the left hand or behind one's back signifies failure. "O mankind! You are striving in your deeds towards your Lord and [towards] meeting Him. Then, as for he who is given his book in his right hand shall be reckoned an easy reckoning, and he shall return to his family members in joy. And, as for the one who is given his book in his left hand, he shall call for destruction, and shall taste of a blazing fire." (84:6-12)

THE QUESTIONING
"Then, by your Lord, We shall surely question them all, about what they used to do." (15:92-93) "Then, We shall surely question those to whom were sent (messengers), and We shall surely question the Messengers." (7:6) The people will be questioned about whether messengers came to them, and how they responded to them. The messengers themselves will be questioned about whether they conveyed the message.

People will be questioned, on the Day of Judgement :
1. About faith.
"You will be asked about "Laa ilaaha illallaah" (Tirmidhi)
2. About salah.
"The first thing which the servant will be questioned about on the Day of Resurrection will be his salah. If it is in order, then he shall have prospered and succeeded, while if it is impaired, then he shall have failed and be in ruined." (Tirmidhi)
3. About those under their care.
"O believers! Save yourselves and your families from a Fire, whose fuel is mankind and stones." (66:6) "Every one of you is a guardian, and every one of you will be asked about those in his care." (Bukhari, Muslim)
4. About the bodily organs.
"Do not follow that which you have no knowledge of; (your) hearing, sight and heart - you will be questioned about all of them." (17:36)
5. About delight.
"Then, you shall be questioned on that day about delight." (102:8)
6. About intentions.
"Whoever desires the life of the world and its adornment, We shall repay their deeds to them in it, and they will not suffer any short payment therein. They are those for whom there is nothing but the Fire in the Hereafter. In vain shall be that which they wrought therein, and null shall be that which they used to do." (11:15)
The men whose cases shall be judged first on the Day of Resurrection shall be a man who was martyred, a man who acquired knowledge and taught it and who recited the Qur'an and a man to whom Allah had been generous and given many varieties of wealth. These men will acknowledge Allah's favors upon them, and will claim that they did these deeds for His sake. They will be exposed as liars, for they did not do these deeds for the sake of Allah. The man who was martyred had been fighting in order to be called brave, the scholar or reciter of the Qur'an had acted thus in order to gain a reupation as such, and the philanthropist had sought recognition as a generous person. Since deeds are according to their intentions, these people received what they had sought through these deeds, and they will not receive reward for them. Hence, they will be dragged into Hell.
7. There are four questions which everyone must face: "The feet of a servant will not move on the Day of Resurrection until he has been questioned about [four things:] his life - how he spent it, his knowledge - how he acted upon it, his wealth - where he earned it and how he spent it, and his body - how he used it." (Tirmidhi)

THE RECKONING
"To Us shall be their coming, then with Us shall be their reckoning." (88:25-26) People will be brought to account for their deeds, as well as for their resolved intentions. "When two Muslims encounter one another with their swords, the murderer and the murdered shall be in the Fire." (Bukhari, Muslim) The murdered individual is also in the Fire because he was intent on killing his companion. However, out of Allah's grace, we are excused for fleeting thoughts which we do not consciously entertain or sustain, nor verbalize. "Allah does not task a soul beyond its scope." (2:286) The Prophet SAWS has said, "Allah has forgiven my ummah for those things which their hearts whisper to them." (Bukhari, Muslim)
There will be some who will enter heaven without reckoning. The Prophet SAWS said that the nations of all the prophets were exposed to him. He saw some prophets with only one or two people, or their family members with them (no-one else had believed in them). Then, he saw a huge crowd, and thought that was his ummah. Gabriel told him that it was actually the ummah of Moses, but he indicated to him a larger crowd which stretched from one horizon to the next, and told him that this was his ummah. He said, "and with them are 70,000 who shall enter heaven without reckoning or punishment." They are those who do not use charms, nor seek them from others, nor draw omens, but rely upon their Lord." (Muslim)
Martyrs of the battlefield will also be exempted from the reckoning. "When the servants are standing at the place of reckoning, a [group of] people will come with their swords on their backs dripping blood, and they will assemble at the gate of Heaven. It will be asked, 'Who are these?' whereupon it will be said, "They are the martyrs; they were alive, receiving sustenance.'" (Tabarani)

THE BALANCE
Truth shall prevail and every individual will face what s/he sent forward. Many things which were previously intangible or abstract will become manifested as real, observable entities.
People's very appearances on that day will betray them. "On the day when [some] faces will become white [with radiance], and [other] faces will become black. As for those whose faces will be blackened [it will be said], 'Did you disbelieve after your faith?! So, taste the punishment for having disbelieved!' And, as for those whose faces shall be made white [with radiance], [they shall be] in the mercy of Allah; they shall abide therein." (3:106-107) "The guilty ones shall be recognized by their marks, so that they shall be seized by [their] forelocks and feet." (55:41)
Also among the things which will materialize are deeds : both good and bad: "On the day when every soul shall be confronted with whatever good it has done. And, [as for] whatever it bad it has done, it will wish that there were a great distance between it and [its evil]." (3:30) "And they will find what they did placed before them." (18:49) "Let not those who are miserly with that which Allah has given them of His bounty think that it is good for them. Nay, it is bad for them. That which they covetously withheld will be clasped around their necks on the Day of Resurrection. And to Allah belongs the heritage of the Heavens and the Earth. And Allah is well-acquainted with what you do." (3:180)
Prophet SAWS said: "Recite the Qur'an, for it is an intercessor for its people on the Day of Resurrection, and recite the Two Radiant Ones (al-Baqarah and Aal-`Imran), for the two of them shall come on the Day of Resurrection as if they are two clouds or two canopies . . . . arguing for their people [i.e. those who recited them] on the Day of Resurrection." (Ahmad, Muslim)
The deeds (and/or the books of deeds) will be weighed, and this task is accomplished by the Balance. "And We shall lay down the equitable balances for the Day of Resurrection, so that no soul shall be wronged in the least. And, even if it be the weight of a mustard-seed, We shall produce it, and We suffice to take account." (21:47) "Then, whoever's scales are heavy, they are the successful ones. And whoever's scales are light, they are the ones who have lost themselves by denying Our signs." (7:9) The scales of the disbelievers will be light, for their good deeds shall be rendered null and worthless. "Say : Shall we inform you of those who are the worst losers with regard to their deeds; those whose efforts are wasted in this world, while they think that they are doing good? They are those who disbelieved in the signs of their Lord and the meeting with Him, so their deeds are void, and We do not give them any weight on the Day of Resurrection." (18:103-105)

THE PATH (SIRAT)
The Sirat is a bridge like a sword-edge, and it spans Hell. It is referred to in the Qur'an : "And there is not any of you except that he must appear before it (Hell). It is an unavoidable decree with your Lord. Then, We shall save those who were pious, and We shall leave the guilty ones therein (humbled) on their knees." (19:71-72) Everyone will receive light in proportion to their deeds, and will then be left to cross the Sirat. Some will traverse it, and their speeds will vary depending on the light they have. Some cross as quickly as the eye winks; Some cross as if a flash of lightening; Some cross as if wind; Some cross as a noble horse would; Some cross as a camel rider might; Some cross it running, some walking; Some cross it crawling; Others will fail to cross, and will fall into Hell.

INTERCESSION
Intercession is for a created being to request Allah to forgive another created being. It is a manifestation of Allah's generosity, for He may forgive any sin other than kufr or shirk. Allah is not compelled to accede to requests for intercession. "On that day, no intercession will be of avail, except from those whom Allah permits [to intercede], and whose word is acceptable to Him." (20:109) He will not accept intercession for those who died as disbelievers. "Then, the intercession of the intercessors will not benefit them." (74:48)
Who will intercede?
1. Prophets will be permitted to intercede for their followers.
2. Angels will intercede. "How many angels are there in the heavens and the earth, whose intercession is of no avail at all, except after Allah permits whom He wills and approves." (53:26)
3. The martyr will be permitted to intercede for seventy people of his household. (Ahmad, Tirmidhi)
4. The pious Muslim may be allowed to intercede. The Prophet SAWS said, "Whoever reads the Qur'an and implements it, such that he regarded its lawful as lawful and its prohibited as prohibited, Allah will enter him into Heaven, and grant him intercession for ten members of his household, all of whom are deserving of the Fire." (Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah)
After all the intercessions, some more sinful Muslims will be emancipated from the Fire by the sheer mercy of Allah. Allah will say, "The angels have interceded, the prophets have interceded and the believers have interceded. None remains but the Most Merciful of the merciful ones." (Bukhari, Muslim)

SPECIFIC INTERCESSIONS
1. Intercession will be granted to the Prophet Muhammad SAWS for some of his ummah to enter Heaven without any reckoning. He SAWS, when given permission to intercede, will say, three times, "O my Lord! My ummah!" whereupon Allah will grant him this intercession.
2. Intercession will be granted for some sinful Muslims who are deserving of Hell, such that they are saved from that punishment.
3. Intercession will be granted for sinful Muslims who entered Hell to come out of it. the Prophet SAWS said, "Every prophet has a supplication which is [guaranteed to be] answered; every [other] prophet hastened his supplication, but I have concealed my supplication for intercession for my ummah on the Day of Resurrection, and so it shall reach, Allah willing, everyone who died not associating anything with Allah." (Muslim) He will supplicate, "O Lord! Grant me permission [for the deliverance of] those who said 'Laa ilaah aillallaah'." Then, Allah will say, "By My might and My majesty! By My grandeur and My greatness! I shall surely bring forth from [the Fire] whoever said 'laa ilaaha illallaah'." (Muslim) Bukhari narrates that "people will come out of the Fire by the intercession of Muhammad SAWS, and will enter Heaven; they will be called the "Jahannamiyyun".
4. Intercession for raising of ranks within Heaven.

FAITH OF THE DISBELIEVERS
- They will ask to be returned to the world for another chance. (32:12)
- They will express wish to return when they see Hell, but they will be lying. (6:27-31)
- They will look for intercessors (7:53) but intercession will not benefit them (74:48)
- They will falsely swear by Allah that they were not polytheists. (6:23)
- They will cry out in vain to be brought out of Hell. (23:106-108)
- They will ask the angels to ask Allah for lightening of the punishment for one day, but will be refused. (40:47-50)
- They will ask Malik to ask Allah to annihilate them, but they will be refused. (43:77)

FAITH OF THE BELIEVERS
Those whose good outweighs their evil will enter Heaven.
Those whose evil and good are equal in weight will also enter Heaven, but they will have to wait for some time, during which they will see some people going to Heaven and others to Hell. According to a number of the salaf, these people are the People of A`raf. (7:46- 49)
Those whose evil outweighs their good are deserving of Hell. They may be punished in Hell and then taken out (through intercession or merely by Allah's mercy) and then go to Heaven, or they may be saved from Hell altogether (either by intercession, or by Allah forgiving them.)

HEAVEN AND HELL
Heaven and Hell have both been created and are currently in existence: "It (Heaven) has been prepared for the pious." (3:133) "Guard yourselves against the fire which has been prepared for the disbelievers." (3:131)
There are different levels in both Heaven and Hell. "And for each, there are ranks based on what they did." (6:132) "Those who believe, and whose offspring follow them in faith, We shall unite their offspring with them, and We shall not cause decrease the reward of their deeds at all." (52:21) Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah will elevate the offspring of the believer, even if they were beneath him in deeds, in order that his eye might delight in them." (Tabari, Bazzar) "Indeed, the hypocrites shall be in the lowest depths of the Fire, and you will never find for them any helper." (4:145) "The lightest of the People of the Fire in punishment on the Day of Resurrection will be a man in the hollows under whose feet shall be placed two coals on account of which his brain will boil. He does not consider that anyone has a more severe punishment than himself, although he is the lightest of them in punishment." (Bukhari, Muslim)
The Qur'an states clearly that neither Heaven nor Hell shall ever perish or pass away. The believers will continue to have bliss and enjoyment in Heaven, and the disbelievers will continue to be punished in Hell, without end. "Those who believe and do good deeds, We shall enter them into gardens beneath which flow rivers, in which they shall abide forever." (4:57) "Allah has cursed the disbelievers and has prepared for them a blazing fire, wherein they shall abide forever." (33:64-65) And, in the authentic hadith, the Prophet SAWS tells us, "Death will be brought [in the form of] a black-marked white ram and made to stand between the Garden (of Heaven) and the Fire (of Hell) . . . . and then it will be slaughtered, and it will be said, 'Immortality, and no death [anymore]!'" (Bukhari, Muslim, Ahmad, Nasa'i, Darimi)

O Allah! We ask You for Your Pleasure and Heaven, and We seek refuge with You from Your wrath and the Fire. Aamin.

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