Ishfaq Ahmed

Lecturer ( RCST )

Tahir Alam
Lecturer (FMS)
Surah Nisa Chap. 4 V, 56

Those who reject Our Signs We shall soon cast into the
Fire: as often as their skins are roasted through, We
shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste
the penalty: for Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.
Life after death in Hinduism!
Most of the Hindus believe in the cycle of birth, death
and rebirth, which is called Samsara .

It is mentioned in the Bhagvad Gita As a person puts

on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly
accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and
useless.
(Bhagvad Gita 2:22)
Life after death in Buddhism!
Buddha accepted the basic Hindu doctrines of
reincarnation and karma, as well as the notion,
common to most south Asian religions, that the
ultimate goal of the religious life was to escape the
cycle of death and rebirth (samsara).
Life ater death in Christianity !

It includes definite conceptions of the personal

continuance of life after death. Many baptized
early Christians were convinced they would not die
at all but would still experience the advent of
Christ in their lifetimes and would go directly into
the Kingdom of God without death. Others were
convinced they would go through the air to meet
Christ returning upon the clouds of the sky: Then
we who are alive, who are ... (100 of 127030 words)
What philosophers says about this concept?
"In the end, it's not the years in your life that
count. It's the life in your years."
- Abraham Lincoln
The quality of debate [in the House of Lords]
is pretty high - and it is, I think, good evidence
of life after death
Donald Soper quotes (English Methodist
minister, 1903-1998)
It is a cruel reminder of the fact that there is a
deadline for everyone (waheeduddin khan)
Life after Death in Islam

Every soul will taste death then to us will you be

returned (Quran,surah Ankabut v.57)

And the toxication of death will bring the truth, that is

what you were trying to avoid (Quran sure Qaf.v.19)
Todays lesson

Fear the day when you will be returned

back to Allah (Quran)
 FOUR CORNERS

1 . What is DEATH?
2. What is AL-AKHIRAH?
3. What is AL-JANNAH?
4. What is AN-NAR?
 Continue....
DEATH
-Separation of soul from the body; it receives reward and
punishment and the separation of the soul from the body means
loss of power of the soul over the body.

AL-AKHIRAH
-Is often translated as life after death.
-Is also interpreted as the ends of life as opposed to the
dunya or here-and-now of life.
-It begins with the resurrection of man, after which there will
come a moment when every human will be shaken as he
confronted with his intentions and his deeds, good and bad, and
even his failure to do good in this life.
 THE HEREAFTER: desirable and necessary

Without the idea of the Hereafter of resurrection, and

judgment and just recompense, God would not be the just and
wise and merciful God that He is.
God created people and made them responsible for their
actions.
If there is no future life in which the virtuous are rewarded and
the vicious suffer loss, there would be no justice.
There would be no purpose in creating people with a sense of
responsibility and sending prophets to them to remind them of
these responsibilities if there is no future life.
It is necessary to clarify the purposes of life so that men may
see clearly the real ends of life and what they have been
striving for.
 God says in the Quran:

Or do those who earn evil deeds think that We shall hold

them equal with those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah
Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, in
their present life and their death? Worst is the judgment
that they make. And Allah has created the heavens and the
earth with truth, in order that each person may be
recompensed what he has earned, and they will not be
wronged. 45:21-22
 SCENES OF THE HEREAFTER:
A) The Resurrection
At a time when God sees fit, the world as we know it will be brought to an end in a
terrifying cosmic cataclysm and all will be brought to account.
God says in the Quran:

When the earth is shaken with its (final) earthquake. And man will say: What is the matter
with it? That Day it will declare its information (about all what happened over it of good or
evil). Because your Lord has inspired it. That Day mankind will proceed in scattered groups,
that they may be shown their deeds. So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or
a small ant), shall see it. And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a small
ant), shall see it. Az-Zalzalah:1-8
 B) The Judgment

Just as each person is born as a single individual, so he or

she will be raised up and judged individually.
A record of each persons deeds on earth will have been
kept and will be produced as evidence on the Day of
Judgment.
No person will be able to deny the contents of this record
and the parts of his body his feet, and skin will testify
against him. Many will wish for another chance to make
amends, but in vain.
A person will be judged by the preponderance of good or
evil in him.
God says in the Quran:

And We shall set up balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection,

then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything. And if there be the
weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it. And Sufficient are We as
Reckoners. 21:47
C) The Recompense

1. PUNISHMENT and HELL

The fruits of ingratitude, disobedience, and rebellion
against God is disgrace, humiliation and punishment.
This punishment, is a sign of Gods just anger (ghadab)
will be visited on the sinners even on earth, as was the
case with the people of Sodom.
God says: And on the Day when those who were bent on
denying the truth are exposed to the Fire (and will be
told): You dissipated your good things in your worldly life
and you took your enjoyment in them; therefore today
you shall be recompensed with the reprimand of
humiliation for having glorified on earth in your
arrogance, offending against all that is right, and for all
your evil doings. 46: 19-20
 2. REWARD and PARADISE

The fruits of submission to God, of living in harmony with

His wills, of living the natural way, is satisfaction (ridwaan)
in this life and eternal happiness in the next.

God says in the Quran:

Allah has promised to the believers - men and women
- , Gardens which rivers flow to dwell therein forever, and
beautiful mansions in Gardens of Adn (Eden Paradise). But
the greatest bliss is the Good Pleasure of Allah. That is the
Supreme Success. 9:72
 CLOSURE:

What will you do when you get up on next morning seeing

yourself lying down with your family and friends crying
beside your body?

People forget DEATH in split of seconds, but death NEVER

forgets you and the best enemy that you have right now
other than SHAYTAN is TIME, because every tic-tac of it is
a countdown to your last breath!

So let us prepare ourselves for the HEREAFTER, because it

is our TRUE HOME!