[55:26] Everyone
on earth perishes.
[55:27] Only the
presence of your Lord lasts.
Possessor of Majesty and Honor.
[40:67] He is the One who
created you from dust, and
subsequently from a tiny drop, then
from a hanging embryo, then He
brings you out as a child, then He
lets you reach maturity, then
you become old - some of you die
earlier. You attain a predetermined age,
that you may understand.
[40:68] He is the
only One who controls life and death. To have
anything done, He simply says to it, "Be," and it
is.
[4:78] Wherever you
are, death will catch up with you, even if you live
in formidable castles...
[16:70] GOD created you, then
He terminates your lives.
He lets some of you live to the oldest age, only to
find out that there is a limit to the knowledge they
can acquire. GOD is Omniscient, Omnipotent.
[3:145] No one dies
except by GOD's leave, at a
predetermined time. Whoever seeks the
vanities of this world, we give him therefrom, and
whoever seeks the rewards of the Hereafter, we bless
him therein. We reward those who are
appreciative.
One of the clear facts we have learned about this
second life is that we are all marching toward an
end. Our steps and number of breaths are getting
less and less every second that passes by. Once the
predetermined second of departing this world is
here, there is no escape, there is no going back.
Based on Quranic facts, this earthly life is simply
a TEMPORARY phase we go through for the mere purpose
of redeeming our souls and fixing the mistake we all
committed in our first life when we failed to uphold
God's absolute authority (33:72.) That is why this
life is often described by God as deceiving
illusion. It is just like a mirage in the desert, we
keep pursuing. This is an ALLEGORY to emphasize
that the majority of us get wrapped up with Satan's
enticement to the point that we forget that this
life and what Satan promises us is not real or
everlasting. Our destiny after this second life, is
the REAL ETERNITY, permanent bliss or misery.
[40:39] "O my people,
this first life is a temporary illusion,
while the Hereafter is the eternal abode."
Rearranging Our Priorities
[6:32] The life
of this world is no more than illusion and
vanity, while the abode of the Hereafter is far
better for the righteous. Do you not
understand?!
[17:64] "You may entice
them with your voice, and mobilize all your
forces and all your men against them, and share
in their money and children, and promise them.
Anything the devil promises is no more
than an illusion.
[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.
Preoccupation With This Life Condemned
[57:20] Know that
this worldly life is no more than play and
games, and boasting among you, and hoarding of
money and children. It is like abundant
rain that produces plants and pleases the
disbelievers. But then the plants turn into
useless hay, and are blown away by the wind.
In the Hereafter there is either severe
retribution, or forgiveness from GOD and
approval. This worldly life is no more than a
temporary illusion.
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.
[101:6] As for
him whose weights are heavy.
[101:7] He will
lead a happy (eternal) life.
[101:8] As for
him whose weights are light.
[101:9] His
destiny is lowly.
Quran clearly identifies death and life as the
moments of separation and union of the soul and the
earthly body. Both creations are glorious and
miraculous. This mechanism is explained and
demonstrated for us through the experience of our
sleep, which is a form of temporary death, and is
also clear in the description of our creation, and
the description of the day of resurrection:
Death and Resurrection: Every Day*
[6:60] He is the One who puts you
to death during the night, and knows even the smallest
of your actions during the day. He resurrects
you every morning, until your life span is fulfilled,
then to Him is your ultimate return. He will
then inform you of everything you had done.
[39:42] GOD puts the
souls to death when the end of their life comes,
and also at the time of sleep. Thus,
He takes some back during their sleep, while others are
allowed to continue living until the end of their
predetermined interim. This should provide
lessons for people who reflect.
Where Did We Come From?
[22:5] O people, if you
have any doubt about resurrection, (remember
that) we created you from dust, and
subsequently from a tiny drop,
which turns into a hanging (embryo),
then it becomes a fetus that is given life or deemed
lifeless. We thus clarify things for you. We
settle in the wombs whatever we will for a predetermined
period.* We then bring you out as infants,
then you reach maturity. While
some of you die young, others live to
the worst age, only to find out that no more knowledge
can be attained beyond a certain limit.
Also, you look at a land that is dead, then as soon as
we shower it with water, it vibrates with life and grows
all kinds of beautiful plants.
[81:1] When the sun is rolled.
[81:2] The stars are crashed into
each other.
[81:3] The mountains are wiped
out.
[81:4] The reproduction is
halted.
[81:5] The beasts are summoned.
[81:6] The oceans are set aflame.
[81:7] The souls are
restored to their bodies.
We are blessed with the knowledge that believers don't
taste any death beyond the first one we all had to go
through when we failed to uphold God's absolute
authority in Heaven. God then, brings us back to life
and all of us get to be born again on earth to redeem
our souls and recognize God as our only Lord and Master.
Even though the believer's life has a predetermined end
on earth, the believer's soul doesn't die but
simply RETURNS to God and gets to be invited peacefully
to Heaven, while the disbeliever's soul definitely
tastes this second death:
God ALONE: The Disbelievers Confess
[40:10] Those who
disbelieve will be told, "GOD's abhorrence
towards you is even worse than your own abhorrence
towards yourselves. For you were invited to believe, but
you chose to disbelieve."
God ALONE: The
Disbelievers Suffer Two Deaths*
[40:11] They will say,
"Our Lord, you have put us to death twice,*
and You gave us two lives; now we have
confessed our sins. Is there any way out?"
The Righteous Do Not Really Die*
[44:56] They do not taste
death therein - beyond the first death* - and
He has spared them the retribution of Hell.
[89:27] As for you, O
content soul.
[89:28] Return to
your Lord, pleased and pleasing.
[89:29] Welcome into
My servants.
[89:30] Welcome into
My Paradise.
The Righteous Do Not Really Die*
[8:24] O you who believe,
you shall respond to GOD and to the messenger when he
invites you to what gives you life.* You should
know that GOD is closer to you than your heart, and that
before Him you will be summoned.
The Righteous Go Straight to Paradise*
[36:26] (At the time of his
death) he was told, "Enter
Paradise." He said, "Oh, I wish my
people knew.
[36:27] "That my Lord has
forgiven me, and made me honorable."
Upon death, right when the soul becomes free from the
body, we get to know our eternal destiny, Heaven all the
way, or a continuous nightmare:
[16:31] The gardens of Eden are
reserved for them, wherein rivers flow. They have
anything they wish therein. GOD thus rewards the
righteous.
They Go Straight to
Paradise
[16:32] The angels terminate
their lives in a state of righteousness,
saying, "Peace be upon you.
Enter Paradise (now) as a reward for your
works."
[8:50] If you could only see
those who disbelieved when the angels put
them to death! They will beat them on their faces
and their rear ends: "Taste the retribution of Hell.
While in the Grave: A
Continuous Nightmare
[40:46] The Hell will
be shown to them day and night, and on the
Day of Resurrection: "Admit Pharaoh's people into
the worst retribution."
Quran teaches us that on the Day of Resurrection,
everybody will be summoned and everybody will be
judged by the Supreme Judge:
[17:71] The day will come
when we summon every
people, together with their record. As
for those who are given a record of
righteousness, they will read their record and
will not suffer the least injustice.
[17:72] As for those who
are blind in this life, they will be blind in
the Hereafter; even a lot worse.
[3:30] The day will come
when each soul will find all
the good works it had done brought forth. As for
the evil works, it will wish that they were far,
far removed. GOD alerts you that you shall
reverence Him alone. GOD is Compassionate
towards the people.
[18:47] The day will come
when we wipe out the mountains, and you will see
the earth barren. We will summon them
all, not leaving out a single one of them.
[18:48] They will be
presented before your Lord in a row. You have
come to us as individuals, just as we created
you initially. Indeed, this is what you claimed
will never happen.
[[16:111] The day will
come when every soul will serve
as its own advocate, and every soul will be paid
fully for whatever it had done, without the
least injustice.
On that Day, we will all
submit to the Most Gracious, and be certain of His
full authority (32:12.) This Day will be tough for
the disbelievers and a continuation of peace for the
believers:
[20:111] All faces
will submit to the Living, the Eternal, and
those who are burdened by their transgressions will
fail.
[20:112] As for those
who worked righteousness, while believing, they will
have no fear of injustice or adversity.
Heaven and Hell are Eternal
[10:26] For the righteous,
the reward will be multiplied manifold.
Their faces will never experience any deprivation or
shame. These are the dwellers of Paradise;
they abide therein forever.
[10:27] As for those who
earned sins, their requital is equivalent to their
sin. Humiliation is their lot, and
no one beside GOD can protect them. Their
faces will seem overwhelmed by masses of dark night.
They will be the dwellers of Hell; they
abide therein forever.
[25:24] The dwellers of
Paradise are far better on that day; they will hear
better news.
[25:25] The heaven will break
apart, into masses of clouds, and the angels will
descend in multitudes.
[25:26] All sovereignty on
that day belongs to the Most Gracious. For
the disbelievers, it will be a difficult day.
On that day, a third group will be identified and
will receive the good news of making it to Heaven
.These are the people of the Purgatory. Their
souls taste the second death, not knowing if they
will be saved from Hell, barely making it to Heaven,
until their judging moment comes.
[7:46] A barrier separates
them, while the Purgatory* is occupied by
people who recognize each side by their looks.
They will call the dwellers of Paradise:
"Peace be upon you." They did not enter (Paradise)
through wishful thinking.
[7:47] When they turn
their eyes towards the dwellers of Hell, they will
say, "Our Lord, do not put us with these wicked
people."
The Majority Doomed
[7:48] The dwellers of the
Purgatory will call on people they recognize by
their looks, saying, "Your great numbers did not
avail you in any way, nor did your arrogance.
[7:49] "Are those the people
you swore that GOD will never touch them with
mercy?" (The people in the Purgatory will
then be told,) "Enter Paradise; you
have nothing to fear, nor will you grieve."
*7:46-49 Initially, there will be 4 places: (1)
the High Heaven, (2) the Lower Heaven, (3) the
Purgatory, and (4) Hell. The Purgatory will be
annexed into the Lower Heaven.
__________
[3:191]... "Our Lord, You
did not create all this in vain. Be You
glorified. Save us from the retribution of Hell.
[3:192] "Our Lord,
whomever You commit to Hell are the ones You
have forsaken. Such transgressors have no
helpers.
[3:193] "Our Lord, we
have heard a caller calling to faith and
proclaiming: `You shall believe in your Lord,'
and we have believed. Our Lord, forgive us our
transgressions, remit our sins, and let us die
as righteous believers.
[3:194] "Our Lord, shower
us with the blessings you promised us through
Your messengers, and do not forsake us on the
Day of Resurrection. You never break a promise."
[40:7] ... "Our Lord,
Your mercy and Your knowledge encompass all
things. Forgive those who repent and follow Your
path, and spare them the retribution of Hell.
[40:8] "Our Lord, and
admit them into the gardens of Eden that You
promised for them and for the righteous among
their parents, spouses, and children. You are
the Almighty, Most Wise.
[23:109] ... `Our Lord, we
have believed, so forgive us and shower us with
mercy. Of all the merciful ones, You are the
Most Merciful.'
[7:126] ...Our Lord, grant
us steadfastness, and let us die as submitters."
[60:4] ... "Our Lord, we
trust in You, and submit to You; to You is the
final destiny.
[89:27] As for you, O
content soul.
[89:28] Return to
your Lord, pleased and pleasing.
[89:29] Welcome into
My servants.
[89:30] Welcome into
My Paradise.
Peaceful Friday, salaam and God bless.
