[29:5] Anyone hoping to meet GOD, (should
know that) such a meeting with GOD will most assuredly
come to pass. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient.
[6:130] O you jinns and humans, did
you not receive messengers from among you,
who narrated to you My revelations, and
warned you about the meeting of this day?
They will say, "We bear witness against ourselves."
They were totally preoccupied with the worldly life, and
they will bear witness against themselves that they were
disbelievers.
Chasing A Mirage
[24:39] As for those who
disbelieve, their works are like a mirage in the desert.
A thirsty person thinks that it is water. But
when he reaches it, he finds that it is nothing, and he
finds GOD there instead, to requite him fully for his
works. GOD is the most efficient reckoner.
At the end of our Journey on earth, we use a one-way pass to
an eternal abode - eternal bliss or eternal suffering. At
the end of the path, we face God and only God to be informed
of our records; then our souls are directed to the exact
place that was promised to them without the least injustice.
Such is the Promised Day, the Day of Judgment.
Being a warner as well as a bearer of good news, the Quran
cites every possible example and uses many attributes to
graphically describe for us this awesome day, lest we say we
didn't know or claim we had no idea what would take place on
that day. Taking heed and reflecting, however, is practiced
only by the minority. The following is an attempt to gather
all the attributes and descriptions of the Day of Judgment.
While sometimes some attributes are translated the same,
this day is described with a wide range of beautiful
descriptions in the Arabic text:
- The Day of Eternity, "Yawm Al-Khulood":
[50:34] Enter it in peace; this is
the Day of Eternity.
- The Promised Day, "Yawm Al-Waeed":
[50:20] The horn is blown; this is
the promised day.
- The Day of Religion, "Yawm Al-Deen", translated
as the Day of Judgment. This implies the ultimate
victory to God's one religion to humanity on that day:
[1:4] Master of the Day of
Judgment.
[74:46] "We disbelieved in the
Day of Judgment.
[82:17] Awesome is the Day of
Judgment.
[82:18] What a day; the Day
of Judgment!
- The Hour, "Alsaa" :
[43:66] Are they waiting for
the Hour (Day of Judgment) to come to them suddenly
when they least expect it?
[54:46] The Hour is
awaiting them, and the Hour is far worse and more painful.
- The predetermined day "Yawmun Maloom" or the
appointed day ," Yawm Al-Waqt Al-Maaloom":
[56:50] "Will be summoned to a
meeting on a predetermined day.
[38:81] "Until the appointed
day."
- The Day of Resurrection, "Yowm Al-Qeyamah" also
described by God as " Yawm Al-Baath" in 30:56 :
[19:95] All of them will come before
Him on the Day of Resurrection as
individuals.
[30:56] Those who are blessed with
knowledge and faith will say, "You have lasted, according to
GOD's decree, until the Day of Resurrection.
Now, this is the Day of Resurrection, but
you failed to recognize it."
- The Day of Decision, " Yam Al-Furqan".
Also described by God as "Yawm Al- Fasl" in 37:21:
[8:41] You should know that if you
gain any spoils in war, one-fifth shall go to GOD and the
messenger, to be given to the relatives, the orphans, the
poor, and the traveling alien. You will do this if you
believe in GOD and in what we revealed to our servant
on the day of decision, the day the two
armies clashed. GOD is Omnipotent.
[37:21] This is the day of
decision that you used to disbelieve in.
- The Day of Remorse, "Yawm Al-Hasrah":
[19:39] Warn them about the
day of remorse, when judgment will be issued. They
are totally oblivious; they do not believe.
- The Day of Mutual Blaming, "Yawm Al-Taghabun":
[64:9] The day will come when He
summons you to the Day of Summoning. That is the Day
of Mutual Blaming. Anyone who believes in GOD and
leads a righteous life, He will remit his sins, and will
admit him into gardens with flowing streams. They abide
therein forever. This is the greatest triumph.
- The Day of the Canopy, "Yawm Al-thullah":
[26:189] They disbelieved him and,
consequently, they incurred the retribution of the
Day of the Canopy. It was the retribution of an
awesome day.
- The Day of Reckoning, "Yawm Al-Hisab":
[38:16] They challenged: "Our Lord,
why do you not rush the retribution for us, before the
Day of Reckoning."
[38:53] This is what you have
deserved on the Day of Reckoning.
- The Day of Summoning, " Yawm Al-Gama".
Also is described by God as "Yawm Al-Talaqi"
in 40:15 which means the day we all meet with God, and in
40:32 as "Yawm Al-Tanadi", which means the
day we get called by our Lord:
[42:7] We thus reveal to you an
Arabic Quran to warn the central community and all around
it, and to warn about the Day of Summoning
that is inevitable. Some will end up in Heaven, and some in
Hell.
[40:15] Possessor of the highest
ranks, and Ruler of the whole dominion. He sends
inspiration, bearing His commands, to whomever He chooses
from among His servants, to warn about the Day of
Summoning.
[40:32] "O my people, I fear for you
the Day of Summoning.
- The Inevitable, "Al waqiaa":
[56:1] When the inevitable
comes to pass.
- The Truth, " Al-Yawm Al-Haq", which is translated
as the Inevitable Day:
[78:39] Such is the
inevitable day. Whoever wills let him take refuge
in his Lord.
- The Blow, "Al-Sakhah":
[80:33] Then, when the blow
comes to pass.
- The Great Blow, " Al-Tammah":
[79:34] Then, when the great
blow comes.
- The Great Event, "Al-Nabaa Al-Azeem":
[78:2] The great event.
[78:3] That is disputed by them.
- The Shocker, " Al-Qareaah":
[101:1] The Shocker.
[101:2] What a shocker!
- The Overwhelming, "Al-Ghasheiah":
[88:1] Are you aware of the
Overwhelming?
[88:2] Faces on that day will be
shamed.....[88:8] Other faces on that day will be full of
joy.
- The Abod of Peace, "Dar Al-Salaam":
[6:127] They have deserved the
abode of peace at their Lord; He is their
Lord and Master, as a reward for their works.
- The Hereafter, "Al-Akherah". Also described by God
as " Al-Dar Al-Akherah" in 2:94 :
The Greatest Criterion*
[39:45] When GOD ALONE is mentioned,
the hearts of those who do not believe in the
Hereafter shrink with aversion. But when others are
mentioned beside Him, they become satisfied.*
[2:94] Say, "If the abode of
the Hereafter is reserved for you at GOD, to the
exclusion of all other people, then you should long for
death, if you are truthful."
- More Attributes! On that day....
[42:47] You shall respond to your
Lord before a day comes which is decreed inevitable
by GOD. There will be no refuge for you on
that day, nor an advocate.
The
Day of Resurrection
[21:104] On that day,
we will fold the heaven, like the folding of a book. Just as
we initiated the first creation, we will repeat it. This is
our promise; we will certainly carry it out.
The Day
of Judgment
[39:68] The horn will be
blown, whereupon everyone in the heavens
and the earth will be struck unconscious, except
those who will be spared by GOD. Then it will be
blown another time, whereupon they will all
rise up, looking.*
[39:69] Then the earth will
shine with the light of its Lord. The
record will be proclaimed, and the prophets
and the witnesses will be brought forth.
Everyone will then be judged equitably, without the least
injustice.
[50:21] Every soul comes
with a herder and a witness.
[50:22] You used to be oblivious
to this. We now remove your veil; today,
your vision is (as strong as) steel.
[7:8] The scales will be set
on that day, equitably. Those whose weights are
heavy will be the winners.
Prepare for the Big Day
[40:17] On that day,
every soul will be requited for whatever it had earned.
There will be no injustice on that day. GOD
is most efficient in reckoning.
[75:13] The human being will be
informed, on that day, of everything he did
to advance himself, and everything he did to regress
himself.
[20:108] On that day,
everyone will follow the caller, without the slightest
deviation. All sounds will be hushed before the Most
Gracious; you will hear nothing but whispers.
[20:102] That is the day when
the horn is blown, and we summon the guilty on that
day blue.
[36:65] On that day
we will seal their mouths; their hands and feet will bear
witness to everything they had done.
[23:101] When the horn is blown, no
relations among them will exist on that day,
nor will they care about one another.
[22:2] The day you witness it,
even a nursing mother will discard her infant, and a
pregnant woman will abort her fetus. You will see the people
staggering, as if they are intoxicated, even though they are
not intoxicated. This is because GOD's retribution is so
awesome.
[31:33] O people, you shall reverence
your Lord, and fear a day when a father
cannot help his own child, nor can a child help his father.
Certainly, GOD's promise is truth. Therefore, do not be
distracted by this life; do not be distracted from GOD by
mere illusions.
[43:67] The close friends on
that day will become enemies of one another, except
for the righteous.
[34:42] On that day,
you possess no power to help or harm one another, and we
will say to the transgressors, "Taste the retribution of the
Hell that you used to deny."
[82:19] That is the day when
no soul can help another soul, and all decisions, on
that day, will belong to GOD.
[4:42] On that day,
those who disbelieved and disobeyed the messenger will wish
that they were level with the ground; not a single utterance
will they be able to hide from GOD.
[89:23] On that day,
Gehenna will be brought forth. On that day,
the human being will remember - but what a remembrance - it
will be too late.
[18:100] We will present Hell,
on that day, to the disbelievers.
[14:49] And you will see the guilty
on that day chained in shackles.
[25:13] And when they are thrown
into it, through a narrow place, all shackled, they will
declare their remorse.
[25:14] You will not declare just a
single remorse, on that day; you will
suffer through a great number of remorses.
[30:57] Therefore, no apology,
on that day, will benefit the
transgressors, nor will they be excused.
[75:10] The human being will say
on that day, "Where is the escape?"
[20:109] On that day,
intercession will be useless, except for those permitted by
the Most Gracious, and whose utterances conform to His will.
[55:39] On that day,
no human, nor a jinn, will be asked about his sins.
The Worst Losers
[57:13] On that day,
the hypocrite men and women will say to those who believed,
"Please allow us to absorb some of your light." It will be
said, "Go back behind you, and seek light." A barrier will
be set up between them, whose gate separates mercy on the
inner side, from retribution on the outer side.
[52:46] On that day,
their schemes will not protect them, nor will they be
helped.
[40:16] That is the day when
everyone will be completely exposed; none of them will hide
anything from GOD. To whom belongs all sovereignty
on that day? To GOD, the One, the Supreme.
[25:26] All sovereignty on
that day belongs to the Most Gracious. For the
disbelievers, it will be a difficult day.
[102:8] Then you will be questioned,
on that day, about the blessings you had enjoyed.
The Great Triumph
[57:12] The day will come
when you see the believing men and women
with their lights radiating ahead of them and to their
right. Good news is yours that, on that day,
you will have gardens with flowing streams. You will abide
therein forever. This is the great triumph.
[22:56] All sovereignty on
that day belongs to GOD, and He will judge among
them. As for those who believe and lead a
righteous life, they have deserved the gardens of bliss.
[25:24] The dwellers of Paradise are
far better on that day; they will hear
better news.
[36:55] The dwellers of Paradise will
be, on that day, happily busy.
The Righteous
[43:68] O My servants, you will have
no fear on that day, nor will you grieve.
[80:38] Some faces on that
day will be happy.
[88:8] Other faces on that
day will be full of joy.
Our Response to the Messengers
[28:65] On that day,
He will ask everyone, "How did you respond to the
messengers?"
[28:66] They will be so stunned by
the facts on that day, they will be speechless.
[28:67] As for those who repent,
believe, and lead a righteous life, they will end up with
the winners.
[37:26] They will be, on that
day, totally submitting.
Mutual Blaming
[37:27] They will come to each other,
questioning and blaming one another.
[37:28] They will say (to their
leaders), "You used to come to us from the right side."
[37:29] They will respond, "It is you
who were not believers.
[37:30] "We never had any power over
you; it is you who were wicked.
[37:31] "We justly incurred our
Lord's judgment; now we have to suffer.
[37:32] "We misled you, only because
we were astray."
[37:33] Thus, together they will all
partake of the retribution on that day.
[16:85] Once those who transgressed
see the retribution, it will be too late; it will not be
commuted for them, nor will they be respited.
The Idols Disown Their Idolizers
[16:86] And when those who committed
idol worship see their idols, they will say, "Our Lord,
these are the idols we had set up beside You." The idols
will then confront them and say, "You are liars."
[16:87] They will totally submit to
GOD on that day, and the idols they had
invented will disown them.
God's Messenger of the Covenant*
[25:27] The day will come
when the transgressor will bite his hands (in
anguish) and say, "Alas, I wish I had followed the path with
the messenger.
[25:28] "Alas, woe to me, I wish I
did not take that person as a friend.
[25:29] "He has led me away from the
message after it came to me. Indeed, the devil lets down his
human victims."
[25:30] The messenger* said,
"My Lord, my people have deserted this Quran."
Satan Disowns His Followers
[14:22] And the devil will
say, after the judgment had been issued, "GOD has
promised you the truthful promise, and I promised you, but I
broke my promise. I had no power over you; I simply invited
you, and you accepted my invitation. Therefore, do not blame
me, and blame only yourselves. My complaining cannot help
you, nor can your complaining help me. I have disbelieved in
your idolizing me. The transgressors have incurred a painful
retribution."
[80:37] Each one of them, on
that day, worries about his own destiny.
[75:12] To your Lord, on that
day, is the final destiny.
[24:25] On that day,
GOD will requite them fully for their works, and they will
find out that GOD is the Truth.
Peaceful Friday, salaam and God bless.
