THE DAY OF JUDGMENT

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 10^th 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.