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Belief In the Last Day

Muhammad Bin Salih Al-Uthaimeen
Category: Aqeedah (Islamic Faith) Source: Publication Date: 18 Muharram 1434 (12/2/12)

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will pe rmane nt ly re s ide and t ake t he ir place s in it . Be lie f In The Las t Day Has Thre e Part s 1. To be lie ve in t he Re s urre ct ion. - The Re s urre ct ion happe ns whe n t he Horn will be blown for t he s e cond t ime . Aft e rwards , mankind will be re s urre ct e d t o face t he que s t ioning by t he Lord of t he worlds . The y will ne it he r be we aring s hoe s nor circumcis e d, and t he y will be nake d and vis ible t o ot he rs on t his s t at e , (howe ve r, e ve ryone will be abs olut e ly pre occupie d wit h what t he y are going t o face and t he hards hip of t he Day of Re s urre ct ion). Allah s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans , "As We be gan t he firs t cre at ion, We s hall re pe at it , (it is ) a promis e binding upon Us . Truly, We s hall do it ." [Al-Anbyaa 21:104] { } 104 : Trans literation: kama badana awwala khalqin nuAAe e duhu waAAdan AAalayna inna kunna f aAAile e na The Re s urre ct ion is a t rue e ve nt t hat t he Qur'aan, t he Sunnah and t he cons e ns us of Mus lims have confirme d. Allah s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans , "Aft e r t hat , s ure ly you will die . The n (again), s ure ly, you will be re s urre ct e d on t he Day of Re s urre ct ion." [Al-Muminon 23:15-16] { } 16-15 : Trans literation: Thumma innakum baAAda t halika lamayyit oona (15) Thumma innakum yawma alqiyamat i t ubAAat hoona

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The Prophe t (s allallaahu alaihi wa-s allam) s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans , "On t he Day of Re s urre ct ion, Mankind wilt be re s urre ct e d while t he y are be ar-foot e d and nake d." [Sahe e h al-Bukhare e and Sahe e h Mus lim]

The Mus lims are unanimous on confirming t he Day of Re s urre ct ion. This is t he wis dom of Allah, for He de cre e d t hat cre at ion will have a day of re ckoning for t he ir de e ds aft e r He s e nt t he m Me s s e nge rs to inform t he m of His Commandme nt s . He s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans , "Did you t hink t hat We had cre at e d you in play (wit hout any purpos e ), and t hat you would not be brought back t o Us ?" [Al-Muminon 23:115]

} { 115 : Trans literation: Afahas ibt um annama khalaqnakum AAabat han waannakum ilayna la t urjaAAoona and, "Ve rily, He Who has give n you (O Muhammad (s allallaahu alaihi wa-s allam)) t he Qur'aan will s ure ly bring you back t o t he Ma'ad (place of re t urn)." [Al-Qas as 28:85] { }
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85 : Trans literation: Inna allat he e farada AAalayka alqurana laradduka ila maAAadin 2. To be lie ve in t he Re ckoning - In t he Las t Day, t he s lave will be re warde d or punis he d for his de e ds . This fact was als o confirme d by t he Qur'aan, t he Sunnah and t he cons e ns us of Mus lims . Allah s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans , "Ve rily, t o Us will be t he ir re t urn. The n ve rily, for Us will be t he ir Re ckoning." [Al-Ghas hya 88:2526] { } 26-25 : Trans literation: Inna ilayna iyabahum (25) Thumma inna AAalayna his abahum "Whoe ve r brings a good de e d s hall have t e n t ime s t he like t he re of t o his cre dit , and whoe ve r brings an e vil de e d s hall have only t he re compe ns e of t he like t he re of and t he y will not be wronge d." [Al-Ana'am 6:160] { } 160 : Trans literation: Man jaa bia lhas anat i falahu AAas hru amt haliha waman jaa bials s ayyiat i fala yujza illa mit hlaha wahum la yut h lamoona and, "And We s hall s e t up balance s of jus t ice on t he Day of Re s urre ct ion, t he n none will be de alt wit h unjus t ly in anyt hing. And if t he re be t he we ight of a mus t ard s e e d, We will bring it And Sufficie nt are We as Re ckone rs ." [Al-Anbyaa 21:47]. {

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 } 47 : Trans literation: WanadaAAu almawaze e na alqis t a liyawmi alqiyamat i fala t ut h lamu nafs un s hayan wain kana mit hqala habbat in min khardalin at ayna biha wakaf a bina has ibe e na The Prophe t (s allallaahu alaihi wa-s allam) s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans , "Allah will bring t he be lie ve r clos e r t o Him, and will s hie ld him form be ing e xpos e d (for his e vil de e ds in front of e ve ryone ). He will s ay: "Do you re me mbe r s uch and s uch (e vil) de e d? Do you re me mbe r s uch and s uch (e vil) de e d?' He will s ay: "Ye s , O my Lord!' Whe n He ge t s his confe s s ions for his e vil de e ds , and he (t he s alve ) t hinks t hat he is clos e t o de s t ruct ion, he will s ay: "I have pre s e rve d you (from be ing e xpos e d in front of ot he rs for t he s e e vil de e ds ) during your life t ime . Today, I forgive t he m for you.' The n, he will be give n his re cord of de e ds . As for t he dis be lie ve rs and t he hypocrit e s , t he y will be calle d in public: "The s e are t he one s who lie d on t he ir Lord (did not follow His Guidance s e nt down wit h t he ir Prophe t s ). The re fore , Allah's curs e will be fall t he unjus t one s ." [Sahe e h alBukhare e and Sahe e h Mus lim]

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And,"Whoe ve r int e nds t o pe rform a good de e d, and doe s n't do it , Allah will re cord it for him one de e d, and if he pe rforms it , Allah will re cord it for him as
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t e n de e ds , t o s e ve n hundre dfold, t o many more folds . Whoe ve r int e nds t o commit and e vil de e d, and doe s n't do it , Allah will re cord it for him one good de e d, and if he commit s it , Allah will re cord it as one e vil de e d." [Sahe e h alBukhare e and Sahe e h Mus lim]

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Mus lims are unanimous t hat t he Day of Re ckoning will come . This is t he Wis dom of Allah. He re ve ale d t he Books , s e nt down t he Me s s e nge rs and commande d t hat t he y be acce pt e d, followe d and obe ye d. He commande d t hat whoe ve r oppos e t he m (t he Books and t he Me s s e nge rs ) are t o be fought . He pe rmit t e d s he dding t he ir blood, and t he s e izure of t he ir childre n, wome n and pos s e s s ions . If t he re will not be a Day of Re ckoning, t he n t his Commandme nt will be t ime was t e d. Allah is immune form s uch joyful play. "The n s ure ly, We s hall que s t ion t hos e (pe ople ) t o who it (t he Book) was s e nt and ve rily, We s hall que s t ion t he Me s s e nge rs . The n s ure ly, We s hall narrat e unt o t he m (t he ir whole s t ory) wit h knowle dge , and inde e d We we re not abs e nt .' [Al-A'araf 7:6-7].

} { 7-6 : Trans literation: Falanas alanna allat he e na ors ila ilayhim walanas alanna
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almurs ale e na (6) Falanaqus s anna AAalayhim biAAilmin wama kunna ghaibe e na 3. To be lie ve in Paradis e and He ll -The y are t he final de s t inat ion for whoe ve r de s e rve s e it he r one of t he m, and for e t e rnit y. Paradis e is t he de s t inat ion of t he ult imat e happine s s and joy t hat Allah pre pare d for t he be lie ve rs who fe are d Him, be lie ve d in what He re quire d from t he m t o be lie ve and obe ye d Him and His Me s s e nge r. The y are t he one s who we re s ince re t o Allah and followe rs of His Me s s e nge r. Paradis e cont ains , of Allah's bount ie s , "What no e ye has e ve r violat e d, what no e ar has e ve r he ard of and what no mind has e ve r imagine d (of joys t hat Allah hid for t he be lie ve rs )." Allah s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans , "Ve rily, t hos e who be lie ve (in Allah) and do right e ous , good de e ds , t he y are t he be s t of cre at ure s . The ir re ward wit h t he ir Lord is Garde ns of Et e rnit y, unde rne at h which rive rs flow, t he y will abide t he re in fore ve r, Allah We ll-Ple as e d wit h t he m, and t he y wit h Him. That is for him who fe ars his Lord." [Al-Bayna 98:7-8] { } 8-7 : Trans literation: Inna allat he e na amanoo waAAamiloo a ls s alihat i olaika hum khayru albariyya ti (7) Jazaohum AAinda rabbihim jannat u AAadnin t ajre e min t aht iha alanharu khalide e na fe e ha abadan radiya Allahu AAanhum waradoo AAanhu t halika liman khas hiya rabbahu And, "No pe rs on knows what is ke pt hidde n for t he m of joy as a re ward for what t he y us e d t o do.)' [Al-Sajda 32:17] { }
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17 : Trans literation: Fala t aAAlamu nafs un ma okhfiya lahum min qurrat i aAAyunin jazaan bima kanoo yaAAmaloona As for He ll, it is t he de s t inat ion of t orme nt and punis hme nt t hat Allah pre pare d for t he unjus t dis be lie ve rs . The y are t he one s who dis be lie ve d in Him and dis obe ye d His Me s s e nge rs . He ll cont ains kinds of punis hme nt and t orme nt t hat no one could e ve r imagine . Allah s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans , "And fe ar t he Fire , which is pre pare d for t he dis be lie ve rs ." [Aal-i-Imraan 3: 131] { } 131 : Trans literation: Wa it t aqoo a lnnara allat e e oAAiddat lilkafire e na "We have pre pare d for t he wrongdoe rs , a Fire whos e walls will be s urrounding t he m. And if t he y as k for he lp (re lie f, wat e r e t c.) t he y will be grant e d wat e r like boiling oil t hat will s cald t he ir face s . Te rrible t he drink, and an e vil dwe lling." [AlKahf 18: 29] { } 29 : Trans literation: inna aAAt adna lilt ht h alime e na naran ahat a bihim s uradiquha wain yas t aghe e t hoo yughat hoo bimain ka a lmuhli yas hwe e alwujooha bis a a ls hs harabu was aat murt afaqa n and, "Ve rily, Allah has curs e d t he dis be lie ve rs , and has pre pare d for t he m a
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flaming Fire (He ll). Whe re in, t he y will abide fore ve r, and t he y will find ne it he r a prot e ct or nor a he lpe r. On t he Day whe n t he ir face s will be t urne d and rolle d form all s ide s in t he Fire , t he y will s ay: "Oh, would t hat we had obe ye d Allah and obe ye d t he Me s s e nge r (Muhammad)." [Al-Ahzab 33:64-66] { } 66-64 : Trans literation: Inna Allaha laAAana alkafire e na waaAAadda lahum s aAAe e ra n (64) Khalide e na fe e ha abadan la yajidoona waliyyan wala nas e e ra n (65) Yawma t uqallabu wujoohuhum fe e a lnnari yaqooloona ya layt ana at aAAna Allaha waat aAAna a lrras oola Be lie f in Life Aft e r De at h: Be lie ving in t he Las t Day re quire s Mus lims t o als o be lie ve in life aft e r de at h and in t he following: 1. The que s t ioning in t he grave . The de ad will be as ke d, in t he ir grave s , about t he lord, t he re ligion and t he Prophe t t he y followe d during t he ir life t ime . Allah will le ad t he be lie ve r t o s ay what is ne ce s s ary, s aying, "Allah is my Lord. My re ligion is Is lam. My Prophe t is Muhammad (s allallaahu alaihi wa-s allam)." As for t he unjus t , Allah will le ad him t o mis guidance s aying, in ans we r t o t he above que s t ions "What ! What ! I do not know." Als o! t he hypocrit e s and t he one s who always had doubt s about Allah. The Prophe t s aid You will be as ke d, 'What do you know about t his man (t he Prophe t Muhammad)?' The n t he fait hful be lie ve r (or As ma' s aid a s imilar word)
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will re ply, 'He is Muhammad Allah's Apos t le who had come t o us wit h cle ar e vide nce s and guidance and s o we acce pt e d his t e achings and followe d him. And he is Muhammad.' And he will re pe at it t hrice . The n t he ange ls will s ay t o him, 'Sle e p in pe ace as we have come t o know t hat you we re a fait hful be lie ve r.' On t he ot he r hand, a hypocrit e or a doubt ful pe rs on will re ply, 'I do not know, but I he ard t he pe ople s aying s ome t hing and s o I s aid it .' (t he s ame )." [Sahe e h alBukhari and Sahe e h Mus lim]

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2. The t orme nt or joy in t he grave . The unjus t , t he dis be lie ve rs and t he hypocrit e s will be t orme nt e d in t he ir grave s . Allah s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans , "And if you but s e e whe n t he wrongdoe rs are in t he agonie s of de at h, while t he ange ls are s t re t ching fort h t he ir hands (s aying): "De live r your s ouls ; t his day you s hall be re compe ns e d wit h t he t orme nt of de gradat ion be caus e of what you us e d t o ut t e r agains t Allah ot he r t han t he t rut h. And you us e d t o re je ct his Ayat (proofs , s igns , e vide nce s , e t c.) wit h dis re s pe ct " [Al-An'aam 6: 93]

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Trans literation: walaw t ara it hi a lt ht h alimoona fe e ghamarat i almawt i wa a lmalaikat u bas it oo ayde e him akhrijoo anfus akumu alyawma t ujzawna AAat haba alhooni bima kunt um t aqooloona AAala Allahi ghayra alhaqqi wakunt um AAan ayat ihi t as t akbiroona and about Pharaoh's pe ople , "The Fire ; t he y are e xpos e d t o it , morning and aft e rnoon, and on t he Day whe n t he Hour will be e s t ablis he d (it will be s aid t o t he ange ls ): "Caus e Pharaoh's pe ople t o e nt e r t he s e ve re s t Torme nt " [Ghafe r 40:46] { } 46 : Trans literation: A lnnaru yuAAradoona AAalayha ghuduwwan waAAas hiyyan wayawma t aqoomu a ls s aAAat u adkhiloo ala firAAawna as hadda alAAat hab i Zaid ibn Thabit (radiyallaahu anhu) narrat e d t hat t he Prophe t (s allallaahu alaihi wa-s allam) s aid t o his companions what t rans lat e d me ans , "I would have as ke d Allah t o le t you he ar what I am he aring from t he punis hme nt in t he grave , but for t he fe ar t hat you would not bury e ach ot he r aft e r t hat " The n t he Prophe t (s allallaahu alaihi wa-s allam) t urne d his face t owards t he m, s aying, "Se e k re fuge in Allah from t he t orme nt of t he Fire ." The y s aid, "We s e e k re fuge in Allah from t he t orme nt of t he Fire ." He s aid, "Se e k re fuge in Allah from t he t orme nt of t he grave ." The y s aid, "We s e e k re fuge in Allah from t he t orme nt of t he grave ." He s aid, "Se e k re fuge in Allah from all calamit ie s , appare nt or hidde n." The y s aid, "We s e e k re fuge in Allah from all calamit ie s , appare nt or hidde n." He s aid, "Se e k re fuge in Allah from t he calamit y of Al-A"war Ad-Dajjal (t he Fals e Me s s iah)." The y s aid, "We s e e k re fuge lit Allah from t he calamit y of Al-A"war Ad-Da.jjal." [Sahe e h
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As for joys of t he grave , t he y are give n t o t he be lie ve rs . Allah s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans , "Ve rily, t hos e who s ay: "Our Lord is Allah (alone )," and t he n t he y s t ood fas t on t he m (t he s e words t hat t he y s ay), on t he m t he ange ls will de s ce nd (at t he t ime of t he ir de at h) (s aying): "Fe ar you not , nor grie ve ! But re ce ive t he glad t idings of Paradis e which you have be e n promis e d?" [Fus ilat 41:30]

{ } 30 : Trans literation: Inna allat he e na qaloo rabbuna Allahu t humma is t aqamoo t at anazzalu AAalayhimu almalaikat u alla t akhafoo wala t ahzanoo waabs hiroo bia ljannat i allat e e kunt um t ooAAadoona and, "The n why do you not (int e rve ne ) whe n (t he s oul of a dying pe rs on) re ache s t he t hroat ? And you at t he mome nt are looking on? But We (our ange ls who t ake t he s oul) are ne are r t o him t han you, but you s e e not . The n why do you
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who t ake t he s oul) are ne are r t o him t han you, but you s e e not . The n why do you not , if you are e xe mpt from t he re ckoning and re compe ns e (punis hme nt ). Bring back t he s oul (t o it s body), if you are t rut hful? The n if he (t he dying pe rs on) be of t hos e ne ar one s (clos e t o Allah), (t he re is for him) re s t and provis ions , and a Garde n of De light s (Paradis e )." [Al-Waaqia 56: 83-89] { } 89-83 : Trans literation: Falawla it ha balaghat i alhulqoom a (83) Waant um he e nait hin t ant h uroona (84) Wanahnu aqrabu ilayhi minkum walakin la t ubs iroona (85) Falawla in kunt um ghayra made e ne e na (86) TarjiAAoonaha in kunt um s adiqe e na (87) Faamma in kana mina almuqarrabe e na (88) Farawhun warayhanun wajannat u naAAe e m in Al-Baraa' ibn Azib narrat e d t hat t he Prophe t (s allallaahu alaihi wa-s allam) s aid about t he be lie ve r, t hat aft e r he is as ke d by t he ange ls (about t he lord, t he re ligion and t he Me s s e nge r he followe d) and aft e r he re plie s (s aying t hat his Lord is Allah, his re ligion is Is lam and his Me s s e nge r is Muhammad (s allallaahu alaihi wa-s allam), "A calle r from he ave n will s ay: "My s lave has s aid t he t rut h. The re fore , furnis h him (his grave ) from Paradis e , dre s s him from Paradis e and ope n a door for him t o Paradis e ." The n he s aid, "He will re ce ive from it s t ranquilit y and pe rfume . His grave will be e nlarge d for him t he dis t ance t hat his s ight re ache s ." [Mus nad Ahmad]

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Be ne fit s of Be lie ving in t he Las t Day 1. The de s ire t o do right e ous , good de e ds , s e e king t he good re s ult s in t he Las t Day. 2. The fe ar from commit t ing and approving of e vil de e ds , fe aring t he t orme nt of t he Day of Re ckoning. 3. The be lie ve r fe e ls t hat t his be lie f make s him forge t t he hards hips he face s in t his life . He is pre occupie d wit h working right e ous ne s s t rying t o re ach t he joys and good re wards of t he Las t Day. Some dis be lie ve rs re je ct t he ide a of life aft e r de at h s aying t hat t his is not pos s ible . This claim is fals e . Re ligion, t he s e ns e s and t he mind are us e d t o re fut e t his claim. As for Re ligion, Allah s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans : "The dis be lie ve rs pre t e nd t hat t he y will ne ve r be re s urre ct e d (for t he account ). Say (O Muhammad): "Ye s ! By my Lord, you will ce rt ainly be re s urre ct e d, t he n you will be informe d (and re compe ns e d for) what you did, and t hat is e as y for Allah." [Al-Taghaboon 64:7]

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7 : Trans literation: ZaAAama allat he e na kafaroo an lan yubAAat hoo qul bala warabbe e lat ubAAat hunna t humma lat unabbaonna bima AAamilt um wat halika AAala Allahi yas e e run All Script ure s are unanimous on t his mat t e r. As for t he Se ns e s , Allah de mons t rat e d t o his s lave s how He rais e d t he de ad in t his life . In Surat Al-Baqarah. Allah me nt ione d five e xample s : 1. The Pe ople of Mos e s s aid t o him, "We will no be lie ve in you unle s s we s e e Allah wit hout a barrie r." The y we re s e ize d by de at h and t he n Allah re s urre ct e d t he m. To re mind t he Childre n of Is rae l wit h t his s t ory, Allah s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans , "And (re me mbe r) whe n you s aid: "O Mos e s : We s hall ne ve r be lie ve in you t ill we s e e Allah Plainly." But you we re s e ize d wit h a t hunde r-bolt (light e ning) while you we re looking. The n We rais e d you up aft e r your de at h, s o t hat you might be grat e ful." [Al-Baqara 2:55-56] { } 56-55 : Trans literation: Wait h qult um ya moos a lan numina laka hat t a nara Allaha jahrat an faakhat hat kumu a ls s aAAiqat u waant um t ant h uroona (55) Thumma baAAat hnakum min baAAdi mawt ikum laAAallakum t as hkuroona 2. The s t ory of t he murde re d man whom t he Childre n of Is rae l diffe re d as t o who kille d him. Allah orde re d t he m t o s acrifice a cow and s t rike him wit h s ome of
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it s part s . s o he can t e ll t he m who kille d him, "And (re me mbe r) whe n you kille d a man and fe ll int o dis put e among yours e lve s as t o t he crime . But Allah brought fort h t hat which you we re hiding. So We s aid: "St rike him (t he de ad man) wit h a pie ce of it (t he cow)." Thus Allah brings t he de ad t o life and s hows you His s igns s o t hat you may unde rs t and." [Al-Baqara 2:72-73] { } 73-72 : Trans literation: Wait h qat alt um nafs an fa iddarat um fe e ha wa Allahu mukhrijun ma kunt um t akt umoona (72) Faqulna idriboohu bibaAAdiha kat halika yuhye e Allahu almawt a wayure e kum ayat ihi laAAallakum t aAAqiloona 3. The s t ory of t he nat ion t hat e s cape d from it s land for fe ar of de at h by t he hands of t he ir e ne mie s , alt hough t he ir numbe r was in t he t hous ands . Allah made de at h s e ize t he m and t he n rais e d t he m back t o life , "Did you (O Muhammad (s allallaahu alaihi wa-s allam)) not t hink of t hos e who we nt fort h from t he ir home s in t hous ands , fe aring de at h? Allah s aid t o t he m: "Die ." And t he n He re s t ore d t he m t o life . Truly, Allah is full of Bount y t o mankind, but mos t me n t hank not ." [Al-Baqara 2:243] { } 243 : Trans literation: Alam t ara ila allat he e na kharajoo min diyarihim wahum oloofun hat hara almawt i faqala lahumu Allahu moot oo t humma ahyahum inna Allaha lat hoo fadlin AAala a lnnas i walakinna akt hara a lnnas i la yas hkuroona
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4. The s t ory of t he pe rs on who pas s e d by a village t hat all it s inhabit ant s had die d. He could not imagine t hat Allah can re s urre ct t he m. Allah made de at h s e ize him for a hundre d ye ars and t he n rais e d him from t he de ad, Or (t hink you of ) s uch as he who pas s e d by a t own all in ut t e r ruins . He s aid: "Oh! How will Allah e ve r bring it t o life aft e r it 's de at h?" So Allah caus e d him t o die for a hundre d ye ars , t he n rais e d him up (again). He s aid: "How long did you re main (de ad)?" He (t he man) s aid: "(Pe rhaps ) I re maine d (de ad) a day or a part of a day." He s aid: "Nay, you have re maine d (de ad) for a hundre d ye ars , look at your food and at your drink, t he y s how no change ; and look at your donke y! And t hus We have made of you a Sign for t he pe ople . Look at t he bone s , how We bring t he m t oge t he r and clot he t he m wit h fle s h." Whe n t his was cle arly s hown t o him, he s aid: "I Know (now) t hat Allah is Able t o do all t hings ." [Al-Baqara 2:259] { } 259 : Trans literation: Aw ka a llat he e marra AAala qaryat in wahiya khawiyat un AAala AAuroos hiha qala anna yuhye e hat hihi Allahu baAAda mawt iha faamat ahu Allahu miat a AAamin t humma baAAat hahu qala kam labit ht a qala labit ht u yawman aw baAAda yawmin qala bal labit ht a miat a AAamin fa o nt h ur ila t aAAamika was harabika lam yat as annah wa o nt h ur ila himarika walinajAAalaka ayat an lilnnas i wa o nt h ur ila alAAit h ami kayfa nuns hizuha t humma naks ooha lahman falamma t abayyana lahu qala aAAlamu anna Allaha AAala kulli s hayin qade e run

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5. The s t ory of Abraham who as ke d Allah t o s how him how He rais e s t he de ad. Allah orde re d him t o kill four birds , cut t he m in part s and s pre ad t he part s ove r t he s urrounding mount ains . He t old him t o call t he de ad birds , and t hat he did. The s e part s we re colle ct e d (by Allah's Powe r) and t he birds came back t o life and t he y came t o Abraham. Allah s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans , "And (re me mbe r) whe n Abraham s aid: "My Lord! Show me how You give life t o t he de ad. " He (Allah) s aid: "Do you not be lie ve ?" He (Abraham) s aid: "Ye s (I be lie ve ), but t o be s t ronge r in fait h." He s aid: "Take four bird, t he n caus e t he m t o incline t owards you (s laught e r t he m, Cut t he m int o pie ce s ), and t he n put a port ion of t he m on e ve ry hill, and call t he m, t he y will come t o you in has t e . And know t hat Allah is All-Might y, All-Wis e ." [Al-Baqara 2:260] { } 260 : Trans literation: Wait h qala ibrahe e mu rabbi arine e kayfa t uhye e almawt a qala awalam t umin qala bala walakin liyat mainna qalbe e qala fakhut h arbaAAat an mina a lt t ayri fas urhunna ilayka t humma ijAAal AAala kulli jabalin minhunna juzan t humma odAAuhunna yat e e naka s aAAyan wa iAAlam anna Allaha AAaze e zun hake e m un The s e are five e xample s of incide nt s t hat happe ne d. The y prove t hat rais ing t he de ad can happe n by t he will of Allah. We me nt ione d be fore t hat Je s us rais e d t he de ad from t he ir grave s , by t he will of Allah. As for t he Mind, t he re are t wo ways t o corre ct ly us e it t o confirm rais ing t he
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de ad: 1. Allah is t he One who s t art e d t he cre at ion of he ave ns and e art h. The One who is Capable of s t art ing t he cre at ion is als o Capable of re s t art ing it . Allah s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans , "And He is Who originat e s t he cre at ion, t he n will re pe at it (aft e r it has be e n pe ris he d), and t his is e as ie r for Him." [Ar-Room 30:27] { } 27 : Trans literation: Wahuwa allat he e yabdao alkhalqa t humma yuAAe e duhu wahuwa ahwanu AAalayhi and, "As We be gan t he firs t cre at ion, We s hall re pe at it , (it is ) a promis e binding upon Us . Truly, We s hall do it ." [Al-Anbiyaa 21:104] { } 104 : Trans literation: kama badana awwala khalqin nuAAe e duhu waAAdan AAalayna inna kunna f aAAile e na and t o t he one who de nie d t hat Allah will give life t o t he bone s whe n t he y have rot t e d away, "Say (O Muhammad (s allallaahu alaihi wa-s allam)): ""He will give life t o t he m Who cre at e d t he m for t he firs t t ime ! And He is t he All-Knowe r of e ve ry cre at ion." [Yas e e n 36:79] } { 79 : Trans literation: Qul yuhye e ha allat he e ans haaha awwala marrat in wahuwa bikulli
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khalqin AAale e m un 2. It is not ice d t hat t he s oil can be come dry and t hat t re e s and plant s die . Whe n Allah s e nds t he rain, t he s oil come s back t o life and plant s of all kinds grow and be come gre e n. The One who brings life back t o t he de ad s oil is Capable of rais ing t he de ad. Allah s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans , "And among His Signs (in t his ), t hat you s e e t he e art h barre n, but whe n We s e nd down wat e r (rain) t o it , it is s t irre d t o life and growt h (of ve ge t at ion). Ve rily, He Who give s it life , s ure ly. (He ) is Able t o give life t o t he de ad (on t he Day of Re s urre ct ion). Inde e d! He is Able t o do all t hings ." [Fus ilat 41:39] { } 39 : Trans literation: Wamin ayat ihi annaka t ara alarda khas hiAAat an fait ha anzalna AAalayha almaa iht azzat warabat inna allat he e ahyaha lamuhye e almawt a innahu AAala kulli s hayin qade e run "And We s e nd down ble s s e d wat e r (rain) from t he s ky t he n We produce t he re wit h garde ns and grain (all harve s t s t hat are re ape d). And t all dat e -palms , wit h range d clus t e rs ; A provis ions for (Allah's ) s lave s . And We give life t he re wit h t o de ad land. Thus will be t he Re s urre ct ion (of t he de ad)." [Qaf 50:9-11] { } 11-9 : Trans literation: Wanazzalna mina a ls s amai maan mubarakan faanbat na bihi
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jannat in wahabba alhas e e d i (9) Wa alnnakhla bas iqat in laha t alAAun nade e d un (10) Rizqan lilAAibadi waahyayna bihi baldat an mayt an kat halika alkhurooj u Some mis guide d pe ople re je ct punis hme nt or joy in t he grave claiming t hat t his cannot happe n. The y claim t hat if one e xhume s t he de ad, he will find t he grave as it was le ft and t hat it did not change in s ize . This claim is re je ct e d by t he Shari'ah, t he s e ns e s and t he mind: As for t he Shari'ah, we me nt ione d s ome t e xt s be fore . The s e t e xt s confirm t he punis hme nt or joy in t he grave . Ibn Abbas (radiyallaahu anhuma) s aid, "The Prophe t pas s e d by s ome walls in Madinah. He he ard t he s cre ams of t wo pe rs ons who we re be ing punis he d in t he ir grave s ." The Prophe t (s allallaahu alaihi was allam) me nt ione d t he re as ons be hind t his punis hme nt , "One of t he m did not prot e ct hims e lf (his clot he s ) form urine . The ot he r one was s pre ading (s awing) diffe re nce s (be t we e n pe ople )." [Sahe e h al-Bukhari]

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As for t he Se ns e s , we know t hat , while dre aming, t he one who is as le e p s e e s t hat he is e njoying a huge s pace or t hat he is fe e ling pain be caus e he is s que e ze d in a s mall are a. Some t ime s , one 's s le e p is int e rrupt e d be caus e of s uch night mare s , alt hough he is s t ill in his be d. Sle e ping is s imilar t o dying. Allah s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans , "It is Allah Who t ake s away t he s ouls at t he t ime of t he ir de at h, and t hos e t hat die not during t he ir s le e p. He ke e p t hos e (s ouls )
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for which He had ordaine d de at h and s e nds t he re s t for a t e rm appoint e d. Ve rily, in t his are s igns for a pe ople who t hink de e ply." [Az-Zumur 39:42]

{ } 42 : Trans literation: Allahu yat awaff a alanfus a he e na mawt iha wa a llat e e lam t amut fe e manamiha fayums iku allat e e qada AAalayha almawt a wayurs ilu alokhra ila ajalin mus amman inna fe e t halika laayat in liqawmin yat afakkaroona As for t he Mind, s ome t ime s one s e e s dre ams t hat may lat e r happe n in re al life . Some Mus lims may s e e t he Prophe t in t he ir dre ams . Whoe ve r s e e s t he Prophe t , on t he s hape t hat he was de s cribe d in books of Hadit h, is s aying t he t rut h in t hat he s aw him. This happe ns while one is s t ill in his be d. If t his is t he cas e in t his mat e rial life , what about mat t e rs of t he ot he r life ? As for t he ir claim t hat whe n one e xhume s a de ad body, t hat no s igns of abnormal change , e it he r in t he body or t he grave it s e lf, are de t e ct e d, we s ay t he following: 1. The Shari'ah cannot be re je ct e d by de pe nding on t he s e doubt s . The s e doubt s can e as ily be re fut e d, providing one us e s his mind. The re is a popular s aying: "The re are many who re fut e a t rut h, while t he proble m lie s wit h t he ir limit e d compre he ns ion."

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2. Life in t he grave is a mat t e r of t he uns e e n. The s e ns e s cannot unve il t he uns e e n. If mat t e rs of t he uns e e n are unve ile d by t he s e ns e s , t he n be lie f in t he uns e e n will not have any us e ful me aning, in which cas e be lie ving or dis be lie ving is irre le vant , s ince t he re would be no mat t e rs of t he uns e e n t o be lie ve in. 3. Only t he de ad fe e l t he punis hme nt or joy in t he grave . Als o, t he one who is dre aming is t he only one who is e xpe rie ncing t he pain of be ing s que e ze d in a s mall s pace or t he joy of be ing in an ope n are a. Ot he rs do not fe e l t he s ame as t he one who is e xpe rie ncing t he s e dre ams , alt hough he is s t ill in his be d. The Prophe t (s allallaahu alaihi wa-s allam) us e d t o re ce ive re ve lat ion while he was among his companions and t he companions did not he ar t he re ve lat ion. Some t ime s , t he ange l came in t he s hape of an invis ible man. The companions did not s e e t he ange l while he was de live ring re ve lat ion t o t he Me s s e nge r. 4. Humans have limit e d compre he ns ion and unde rs t anding of t he unive rs e . The y only unde rs t and what Allah gave t he m t he capabilit y t o unde rs t and. The y do not unde rs t and all of t he e xis t e nce . The s e ve n he ave ns , t he e art h and all t hat which is t he re in prais e Allah. Allah, s ome t ime s , give s t he powe r t o s ome of His cre at ion t o he ar s uch prais e . Humans cannot he ar s uch prais e . Allah s aid, what t rans lat e d me ans , "The s e ve n he ave ns and t he e art h and all t hat is t he re in, glorify Him and t he re is not a t hing but glorifie s His prais e . But you unde rs t and not t he ir glorificat ion. Truly, He is Eve r Forbe aring, Oft -Forgiving." [Al-Is raa 17:44] { } 44 : Trans literation: Tus abbihu lahu a ls s amawat u a ls s abAAu wa a lardu waman
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fe e hinna wain min s hayin illa yus abbihu bihamdihi walakin la t afqahoona t as be e hahum innahu kana hale e man ghafoora n Als o, de vils and t he Jinn go about in t he e art h. The Jinn came t o t he Me s s e nge r and lis t e ne d t o his re cit at ion of t he Qur'aan. Whe n he finis he d, t he y we nt back t o t he ir nat ion t o conve y t he Me s s age t o t he m. Howe ve r, t his cre at ion is out of t he re ach of human's Compre he ns ion, "O Childre n of Adam! Le t not Sat an de ce ive you, as he got your pare nt s (Adam and Eve ) out of Paradis e , s t ripping t he m of t he ir raime nt , t o s how t he m t he ir privat e part s . Ve rily, he and his s oldie rs s e e you from whe re you will not s e e t he m. Ve rily, We made t he de vils prot e ct ors (and he lpe rs ) for t hos e who be lie ve not ." [Al-A'raaf 7:27]. { } 27: Trans literation: Ya bane e adama la yaft inannakumu a ls hs hayt anu kama akhraja abawaykum mina aljannat i yanziAAu AAanhuma libas ahuma liyuriyahuma s awat ihima innahu yarakum huwa waqabe e luhu min hayt hu la t arawnahum inna jaAAalna a ls hs hayat e e na awliyaa lillat he e na la yuminoona Cre at ion can ne it he r re ach what is be yond t he ir compre he ns ion nor unde rs t and all t he e xis t e nce . The re fore , one cannot dis put e "flat t e rs of t he uns e e n t hat he cannot compre he nd.

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