Islamic View Of Judgement And Reward
ISLAMIC VIEW OF JUDGEMENT AND REWARD ‘At the time of death, two of the best friends parted the soul from the body. Allah says that, definitely, Muslims will be raised up again after death. Then they will be gathered for the day of judgment. Allah has promised a second creation.’ (K. Ebrahim,1993). ‘Islam teaches the continued existence of the soul and a transformed physical existence after death.’ (Religion Facts, 2014). Taken from Masjid al-Muslimiin, ‘Muslims must believe, without any doubt, in the Day of Judgment and the physical resurrection when the body will be recreated and the soul will surely be reunited with the body by God’s unlimited power. Just as God, The Gatherer of Mankind, created us the first time, He is surely the resurrector who will bring us forth from death to stand in perfect judgment before Him.’ ‘The Day of Judgment is when each and every individual will stand before the Creator and be questioned about his or her deeds.’ (Masjid al-Muslimiin, n.d.) ‘It is believed that there will be a day of judgment when all humans will be divided between the eternal destinations of Paradise and Hell. The Day of Judgment is described as passing over Hell on a narrow bridge in order to enter Paradise. Those who fall, weighted by their bad deeds, will remain in Hell forever. The Qur 'an specifies two exceptions to this general rule:
1. Warriors who die fighting in the cause of God are ushered immediately to God 's presence (2:159 and 3:169); and
2. “Enemies of Islam” are sentenced immediately to Hell upon death.’ (Religion Facts, 2014).’ ‘Most Muslims think that when they die, they will stay cozily in their graves for billions of years until Allah appoints a day of judgment and then they all shall join in a never-ending queue with their records in their hands.’ (K. Ebrahim, 1993). ‘Until the Day of Judgment, deceased souls remain in their graves awaiting the resurrection. However, they begin to feel immediately a taste of their destiny to come. Those
1. Warriors who die fighting in the cause of God are ushered immediately to God 's presence (2:159 and 3:169); and
2. “Enemies of Islam” are sentenced immediately to Hell upon death.’ (Religion Facts, 2014).’ ‘Most Muslims think that when they die, they will stay cozily in their graves for billions of years until Allah appoints a day of judgment and then they all shall join in a never-ending queue with their records in their hands.’ (K. Ebrahim, 1993). ‘Until the Day of Judgment, deceased souls remain in their graves awaiting the resurrection. However, they begin to feel immediately a taste of their destiny to come. Those
References: Religion Facts. (2014). Islamic belief about the afterlife. Retrieved on 30th October, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/beliefs/afterlife.htm Masjid al-Muslimiin. (n.d). Belief in the Day of Judgment. Retrieved on 30th October, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.almasjid.com/content/belief_day_judgment Ebrahim, K. (1993). Further Essays on Islamic Topics. Facing death and the hereafter, are you prepared?. 144-148.