THE DAY OF JUDGMENT
(QIYAMAH)
Q. Which day is the Day of Judgment?
The Day of Judgment is the day when all
human beings and living souls shall die, the entire world shall perish, the
mountains shall blow like cotton puffs, the stars shall disintegrate and fall
down, and almost all the objects shall be nothingness.
Q. How shall all humans and living souls
die?
Hadrat Israfil (peace be on him) shall
blow the trumpet. Its sound shall be so horrid and horrible that no one shall
survive the shock and all the things shall break into pieces, and perish.
Q. When will there be the Day of Judgment?
The Day of Judgment of predetermined. But
its exact time no one knows except
Al-lah. We however, do know that it shall
be on Friday the 10th of Muhar-ram. Hadrat Muham-mad (peace be on
him) has told us of some signs by which to recognize the approach of the Day of
Judgment.
Q. What are the signs of the Day of Judgement?
Hadrat Muham-mad (peace be on him) has
pointed out that when:
1. there is abundance of sin;
2. disobedience to parents and harsh
treatment to them is rampant;
3. trusted deposits are tampered with;
4. there is abundance of singing, dancing
and revelries;
5. younger generations begin to abuse their
forefathers;
6. the uneducated or the ill-educated become
leaders;
7. shepherds and lowly placed persons begin
to build lofty buildings; and
8. incompetent persons come to hold high
offices,
then it may be presumed that the Day of Judgment
is near.
THE FATE (TAQDIR)
Q. What is Fate?
There is an estimation or knowledge with Al-lah
of all things whether good or bad. He knows all the things from before He
created them. This very appraisal or estimation is known as the Fate. Nothing,
good or bad, is beyond Al-lah’s estimation and knowledge.
THE RESURRECTION (QIYAMAH)
Q. What does Resurrection mean?
All things shall perish on the Day of
Judgment. Then Hadrat Israfil (peace be on him) shall reblow the trumpet. All
things shall again come to existence. The human shall also come to life. All
shall be presented before Al-lah on the plains of Resurrection. All shall be
called to account, and good and bad deeds will be rewarded. The Day when all
this shall take place is variously known as the Day of Resurrection, the Day of
Reward, or the Day of Reckoning (Judgment).
Q. Can a man disbelieve in one or two things
out of the seven under Iman Mufas-sal (Faith in Detail) and yet be a Muslim?
Not at all. So long as one does not
believe in the Oneness of Al-lah, Divine commission of the Prophets, the Divine
Scriptures, the angels of Al-lah, the Day of Judgment, the Fate and the
Resurrection, he cannot be a Muslim.
Q. The Prophet (peace be on him) has
described five things to be the bases of Islam which do not include belief in
angels, the Divine Scriptures, the Day of Judgment and Fate, etc. why is it so?
Belief in the Prophet (peace be on him)
is already included on these five creeds. Anyone who believes in Hadrat
Muham-mad (peace be on him) must necessarily believe in whatever is stated by
him. It will also be necessary for him to believe in the Divine Scripture
revealed to our Prophet (peace be on him). All the seven things stated in Iman
Mufas-sal are quite evident from the sacred test of the Holy Qur-an as well as
from the holy words of Hadrat Muham-mad (peace be on him).
Q. A man who believes in all these things
from the core of his heart and affirms them to be true with his tongue but
defaults in performing the Salat or fails to give alms, observe fast or undertake
the e holy pilgrimage (Hajj), will he be a Muslim or not?
Yes, Muslim he is, but he is a grave
sinner and disobedient to Al-lah. Such a man is called Fasiq (transgressor).
Such persons shall get salvation only after undergoing punishment for their
sins.
