With the exception of these
torments, many other dreadful punishments will be unleashed upon the
wrongdoers, and during this critical moment, none will care about the other.
Brothers will flee from brothers. Parents will desert their children. A mans
wife and children will shun him. Everyone will be concerned about himself,
detained in his own punishment. None will be of any assistance to another.
Hazrat Adam علیہ السلام
will be commanded to separate the
inmates of hell from the Jannatis (dwellers of paradise). He will ask, How many
from how many? The reply will be, ‘999 (go to hell) from every 1000.’ It will
be such an intense time that due to sadness, children will become old and
pregnant women will abort their unborn children. It will seem as if everyone is
intoxicated but this will not be so. In reality they will seem to be in this
intoxicated state due to their immense fear and sadness. The punishment
commanded by Allah is very intense. Which one of the torments of that day can
we really explain? If there were just a few or even a hundred or a thousand, we
would be able to explain them, but on the day of Reckoning, we will have to
face a numerous punishments and all that we can really do is beg Allah to
afford us salvation from these dreadful torments. These torments will not only
last for a few hours, days or months but for the entire day of Reckoning, which
will be equivalent to 50 000 years.
After almost half the day passes,
the people will find themselves in the same terrifying predicament, so they
will consult with each another. After consultation, they will choose to seek
out an intercessor who will intercede on their behalf. They will ultimately decide
to present themselves before Hazrat Adam علیہ السلام, as he is the father of all humans and
because Almighty Allah granted him special excellence by creating him with His
Dast-e-Qudrat (i.e. His Divine Power), blessing him with the opportunity of residing
in Jannat and awarding him the grand endowment of Nabuiwat. After much difficulty,
they will find their way to Hazrat Adam علیہ السلام. They will address him by saying, ‘O Adam علیہ السلام! You are the
father of all humans. Almighty Allah created you with His Dast-e-Qudrat and He
adorned you with a special soul. He commanded the Angels to prostrate before
you and He allowed you to reside in Holy Paradise. He blessed you with the
knowledge of the names of all things. Almighty Allah has also made you ‘Safee’
(His Chosen Friend). Please have mercy on our pitiful condition and intercede
on our behalf, so that Almighty Allah will release us from this punishment and
torment.’ Hazrat Adam علیہ السلام
will say, ‘It is not my position to
intercede for you. Today I am concerned about my own wellbeing.’ He will
further say that the Wrath of Allah is so intense today, that never has it been
witnessed in such intensity before and never shall such intensity be witnessed again.
He will ask them to go to another. They will ask about where they should go and
he will recommend them to go to Hazrat Nuh علیہ السلام as
he is the first Rasool whom Almighty Allah sent to earth for the guidance of a
nation. The people will then go to Hazrat Nuh علیہ السلام praising
him. They will then request him to intercede on their behalf. Here too, they
will receive the same answer. He will then send them to Hazrat Ibrahim علیہ السلام
as Allah had blessed him with being His
‘Khaleel’. They will present themselves before Hazrat Ibrahim علیہ السلام
and he too will give the same
answer. In brief, they will then present themselves before Hazrat Musa علیہ السلام
who will in turn send them to Hazrat
Esa علیہ السلام. He too will
tell them that it is not within his power to intercede on this day. He will ask
them to go to him in whose hands Allah has given the authority of intercession
and who is fearless, even on this frightful day. He will ask them to go towards
the leader of all the children of Adam علیہ السلام. He will send them towards Khaatamun
Nabiyeen Hazrat Muhammad صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم , saying that it is he alone who has
been blessed with the authority of intercession. The people will go around in
circles, weeping, lamenting, begging helplessly, and looking for the beloved
Rasool صلی
اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم
until finally they find him. On
seeing him, they will say, ‘O Muhammad صلی اللہ تعالی
علیہ وسلم ! Almighty Allah
has blessed you with the power to open the doors of intercession.’
You are the only one who is
completely at peace today. They will praise the Prophet صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم in
the best manner possible and beg his assistance. The Holy Prophet صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم will
answer by saying:
(أَنَا لَھَا)
“I am (here) for this reason.’
(أنَا صَاحِبُکُمْ)
‘I am the one you have been seeking
out.’
After saying this, the Prophet صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم will
enter the Court of Allah and he will fall into Sajdah and intercede on our
behalf.
Almighty Allah will say:
(یَا مُحَمَّدُ! ارْفَعْ رَأسَکَ وَقُلْ تُسْمَعْ
وَسَلْ تُعْطَہ وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ)
‘O Muhammad صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم! Raise up your head and say whatever you
wish to say and it will be heard. Ask whatever you desire and it will be
fulfilled and intercede, for your intercession is accepted’
In another narration, it has been
mentioned:
(وَقُلْ تُطَعْ)
‘Ask and it will be complied with’
The Prophet صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم will
then intercede and every person will receive his intercession including a
person who has Imaan even as little as a mustard seed in his heart. Huzoor صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم will
even remove from hell, those who accepted Islam with a sincere heart but did
not perform any virtuous deeds. All the other Prophets will then be permitted
to intercede for their respective Ummats. The Awliyah Allah, Shuhada, Ulama,
Hufaaz, Haajis and every such person who has been blessed with some religious
status, will be allowed to intercede for their relatives and friends. Some
people will go to the Ulama and remind them that they had on certain occasion
given them water for Wudu, whilst some will say to the Ulama that on certain
occasions they gave them clods of clay to cleanse themselves after answering
the call of nature. The Ulama will then even intercede for these people.
Belief: The reckoning and accountability on the last day is a
fact (i.e. the truth). We are certainly going to be held accountable for our deeds.
Belief: One who rejects the reality of accountability and
reckoning is a kaafir. On the day of reckoning, there will be those whom Almighty
Allah will question in confidentiality. He will question them in regards to
their wrongdoings, and they will accept all their wrongs and fear the Judgment
of Allah. Allah will say, ‘I hid your sins whilst you were on earth and now I
am forgiving you.’ Some people will be questioned with intense strictness.
Those who are questioned in this manner will have their fate sealed. He will
ask some, ‘Did I not bless you with respect and dignity? Did I not make you a
leader amongst your people? Did I not subdue for you horses and camels? With
the exception of these, Almighty Allah will remind them of many other bounties
which He bestowed upon them. They will answer in the positive, saying that it
was true that Almighty Allah had blessed them with everything. Allah will say,
‘Did you know that you were to meet with me?’ and they will answer negatively.
Almighty Allah will say, ‘Then just as you did not remember Me, I too shall
leave you to suffer in this punishment.’ When Almighty Allah will remind some
of the unbelievers in regards to His bounties, thereafter questioning them
about their actions, they will claim to have believed in Allah, His Books and
His Prophets. They will claim to have established Namaaz and Fasting. They will
also say that they gave Sadqa and performed numerous other good deeds. Almighty
Allah will then silence them and bring witnesses unto what they have said.
These people will wonder who will be brought as witnesses against them. A seal
will be placed onto their mouths and the rest of their body will be commanded
to testify. Their thighs, flesh, bones, hands and feet etc. will testify
against them and the truth will be heard. They shall then be thrown into the dungeons
of hell.
The beloved Prophet صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said,
‘70 000 from my Ummah will enter Jannat without reckoning and through their
blessings, another 70000 will enter Jannat with each one of them and Almighty
Allah will send another 3 Jama’ats into Paradise with them.’ It is unknown to
us the amount of people each Jama’at will comprise of. This number is known to
Almighty Allah. All those who performed Tahaj’jud will beallowed to enter
Paradise without reckoning. There will also be such a person from this Ummah
whose 99 journals will be filled with sinful deeds. The magnitude of each
journal will be as far as the eye can see. All these books will be opened and
Almighty Allah will ask him if he has any complaint about any of the deeds that
have been presented. Allah will ask if Kiraaman Kaatibeen (Angels who record
our deeds) were justified in what they recorded for him. He will reply by
saying that all which has been recorded is simply the truth. Almighty Allah
will ask if he had any excuse and he will reply by saying that he did not have
any excuse for his sins. Almighty Allah will say, ‘Indeed your one good deed is present before Us. Today,
you will not be treated unjustly.’ A
piece of paper will be presented, on which will be written:
''أَشْھَدُ أَنْ لاَّ إِلٰہَ إِلاَّ اللہُ
وَأَشْھَدُ أنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُہٗ وَرَسُوْلُہٗ''
It will be weighed on the command of
Almighty Allah. The person will say that this one piece of paper is nothing in
comparison to all his bad deeds, and Almighty Allah will again say to him that
he will not be treated unjustly. Then, all his journals of bad deeds will be placed
on one end of the scale and that piece of paper will be placed on the other end
of the scale. That piece of paper will weigh more than all his journals of bad
deeds. There is no limit to the Mercy of Almighty Allah. Through His Mercy,
modest things may become vast.
Belief: On the day of Qiyaamat each person will be handed his books
of deeds. The obedient servants of Allah will receive their book of deeds in
their right hands and the sinful ones in their left hands. The chest of an
unbeliever will be torn open and his hand will be thrust into his chest and
pulled out through his back, and his deeds will then be handed over to him (in
this painful manner).
Belief: The Prophet صلی اللہ تعالی
علیہ وسلم has been blessed with the pond of Kauthar. This is Haq (a
true fact). The length and breadth of Kauthar is equal to the distance covered
during one month’s journey. On its banks, there are absolutely beautiful dome
shaped structures made from pearls. Its 4 ends are equal, in other words, all
equal right angles. Its sand is fragrant with musk; its water is whiter than
milk, sweeter than honey and more pure than musk. Once you take a sip of Kauthar,
you will never be thirsty again. There are goblets floating on Kauthar, which
are more than the number of stars in the sky. There are 2 streams of Jannat
that lead into the pond of Kauthar. One is of gold and the other of silver.
Belief: Mizaan (The Scale) is Haq (True). The good and bad deeds
of the people will be weighed on this scale. This plate will work differently
to the scale of the world. The one which is heavy will lift upwards, whilst the
one which weighs less will face downwards.
Belief: Almighty Allah will bless the Prophet صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم with
Maqaam-Al-Mahmud (The Exalted Station of Praise). It is here that the entire creation
from the beginning up to the end will praise him.
Belief: The Prophet صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم will
be blessed with a banner (flag) called ‘Liwa ul Humd’ (The Flag of Praise). All
the believers, right from the time of Hazrat Adam علیہ
السلام up to the end, will be gathered under this banner.
Belief: Pul Siraat (The Bridge) is Haq. This is a bridge which is
constructed over the fire of Hell. It is thinner than a hair and sharper than a
sword. This is the only route that can be taken to enter Jannat. The Prophet صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم will
be the first to cross the Pul Siraat followed by all the Ambia and Mursaleen علیہم السلام thereafter
followed by the Ummat of the Prophet صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم and
then the Ummats of all the other Prophets. One will pass over Pul Siraat as per
his deeds. Some will pass over with swiftness of the flash of lightning. Some
will pass over like wind travelling at high speeds. Some will pass over as fast
as birds whilst others will pass over with the speed of a fast horse. Some will
pass over with the speed of a running man whilst others will do so dragging
themselves on their bottoms. There will also be those who will pass over as
slow as ants. There are two massive iron rods with curved ends like hooks on
either side of Pul Siraat. They will seize whomsoever they have been commanded
to seize. Some of those seized will be severely wounded, but will still manage to
cross over Pul Siraat, whilst others will be plunged by them into the fire of
hell. Whilst all will be struggling to pass over Pul Siraat, our pure master,
the intercessor for the sinful Hazrat Muhammad صلی اللہ تعالی
علیہ وسلم will be waiting on the other end of Pul Siraat praying
for his Ummah to pass safely. He will be saying:
(رَبِّ سَلِّمْ سَلِّمْ)
‘O Allah grant them safe passage’
Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم will
not remain in one place on the day of reckoning. He will be at the Mizaan
interceding for those whose good deeds are few, allowing them to be pardoned,
and immediately he will be at the Pond of Kauthar quenching the thirst of his
thirsty Ummat. From there, he will move to Pul Siraat, lifting those who fall
on their way to Jannat. In other words, the Prophet صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم will
be at every juncture comforting his Ummah. Everyone will be calling out to him
for his assistance, and who else will there be to respond our calls in such a critical
moment?
He صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم will
be the only one not concerned about himself. He صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم will
be carrying the responsibility of the entire Universe.
''صَلّی اللہ تعالی علیہ
وَعلٰی آلِہٖ وأَصْحَابِہٖ وَبارَکَ وَسَلَّمَ اَللّٰھُمَّ نَجِّنَا مِنْ أَھْوَالِ
الْمَحْشَرِ بِجَاہِ ھٰذَا النَّبِيِّ الْکَرِیْمِ عَلَیْہِ وَعَلٰی آلِہٖ
وَأَصْحَابِہٖ أَفْضَلُ الصَّلاَۃِ وَالتَّسْلِیْمِ، اٰمِیْنَ !
This day of Qiyaamat will take 50
000 years to pass and it will be a day with the most testing torments and difficulties.
This day will be made trouble-free for the pious and chosen servants of Allah.
For these pious servants, the 50 000 year day will pass in the amount of time
that it takes to complete one Fard Salaah. Actually, it will pass even faster
than this. For some, this day will pass as fast as the blink of an eye. Allah
says:
(وَمَآ اَمْرُ السَّاعَۃِ اِلَّا کَلَمْحِ
الْبَصَرِ اَوْ ھُوَ اَقْرَبُ )
“The Day of Qiyaamat for the
righteous is like the blinking of an eye and even less than that.”
The greatest and most cherished
privilege afforded to the Muslims on that day will be the blessed opportunity
of seeing Almighty Allah. There is no blessing greater than this. Once a person
sees Almighty Allah once, he will be drowned in scintillating pleasure of the Divine
Vision forever. It is something that he shall never forget. The first person to
be granted the Divine Vision on this day will be the Holy Prophet صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم. Up to this point; we have briefly
discussed the issues relating to the day of resurrection. When the day of
reckoning comes to a close, we will each enter our final abodes, wherein we
shall live forever. Some will be blessed with entering the abode of peace and tranquillity
called Jannat (Paradise) whilst others will enter the abode of pain and
suffering, called Jahanum (hell).
Belief: Jannat and Jahanum are true and a reality. One, who
rejects this, is a kaafir.
Belief: Jannat and Jahanum have been created by Allah hundreds of
thousands of years ago and are in existence even now. It is not correct to say
that Jannat and Jahanum do not exist and will only be created close to or just
before the last day.
Belief: Qiyaamat, resurrection, the reckoning,
accountability on the last day, reward, punishment, Jannat and Jahanum mean the
same as it is generally understood by the Muslims at large. Any person, who
claims these to be true, yet shows different meanings for them. For example, he
says that reward refers to acquiring satisfaction after seeing ones good deeds,
or punishment refers to being saddened after observing your bad deeds or that
the day of resurrection only pertains to the souls etc., then such a person is
in reality rejecting all the above-mentioned beliefs and such a person is termed
a kaafir. A brief account of Jannat and Jahanum will be discussed in the
forthcoming chapter.
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