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In the name
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SECTION: 1
About what are they asking?[1] About the mighty event[2] - the
theme of their disputes.[3] Very soon they shall come to
know;[4] We repeat, very soon they shall come to know.[5] Is it
not true that We have spread the earth like a bed,[6] and the
mountains as pegs,[7] created you in pairs,[8] provided you rest
in sleep,[9] made the night a mantle,[10] made the day to work
for earning your livelihood,[11] built above you seven
firmaments,[12] placed therein a shining lamp,[13] sent down
abundant water from the clouds,[14] bringing forth grain,
vegetation[15] and gardens of luxurious growth?[16] The Day of
decision is already fixed.[17] On that Day, the Trumpet shall be
sounded and you shall come forth in multitude.[18] The sky shall
be opened as if there were doors.[19] The mountains shall vanish
as if they were a mirage.[20] For sure, the hell shall lie in
ambush,[21] to become a home for the transgressors.[22] There
they shall live for ages,[23] in it they shall taste neither
refreshment nor drink,[24] except scalding water and decaying
filth:[25] a fitting recompense for their deeds.[26] For
they never expected to be accountable,[27] and wittingly
rejected Our revelations.[28] But We had recorded everything in
a Book.[29] It will be said: “Taste the fruits of your
deeds! You shall have nothing but increase in
punishment."[30]
78:[1-30] |
The creation of heavens, earth, mountains and vegetation clearly
points towards the Day of Judgment
Resurrection and man's accountability in the court of Allah
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SECTION: 2
On that Day, the righteous will certainly achieve
their Heart’s desires:[31] beautiful gardens, vineyards;[32]
and young women of their own age,[33] and overflowing cups;[34]
they shall hear no vanity, nor any falsehood;[35] - a recompense
from your Rabb and a gift beyond their account[36] from the
Compassionate, Who is the Rabb of the heavens, the earth and
all that lies between them; before Whom no one shall be able to
speak.[37] On that Day, the Spirit (Gabriel) and the
angels shall stand in their ranks; none shall speak except the
one to whom the Compassionate (Allah) shall grant
permission to speak, and he will speak straight to the
point.[38] That Day is a sure reality. Let him who desires, seek
a way back to his Rabb.[39] Indeed We have forewarned you of an
imminent punishment which lies close-at-hand, on the Day when
man shall see what his hands have sent forth and the unbeliever
will cry: “I wish! I could remain merely dust."[40]
78:[31-40] |
The righteous will be well pleased and disbelievers will wish
that they could remain merely dust |
Major Issues, Divine
Law and Guidance:
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* Creation of the heavens , earth,
mountains and vegetation clearly points out towards the Day of
Judgement.
* Resurrection and man's accountability in the court of Allah.
* The righteous will be well pleased, while the disbelievers
will be put in hell where they will be treated with scalding
water and decaying filth.
Its theme is to affirm the resurrection
and hereafter, and to warn the people of the consequences of
disbelieving it. When the Prophet (pbuh) first started to preach
Islam at Makkah, his message consisted of three elements:
- That none be held as an associate with Allah in Godhead;
- That Allah had appointed him as His Messenger;
- This world will come to an end one day and then another
world will be established when all the former and the latter
generations will be resurrected with the same bodies in which
they lived and worked in the world; then they will be called
to account for their beliefs and deeds and those who emerge as
believing and righteous in this accountability will go to
paradise and those who are proved to be disbelieving and
wicked will live in hell for ever.
Of these, the first item was highly unpleasant for the people
of Makkah, they were not disbelievers in the existence of Allah.
They believed in His Being the Supreme Sustainer, Creator and
Providence and also admitted that all those beings whom they
regarded as their deities, were themselves Allah’s creatures.
Therefore, in this regard the only thing they disputed was
whether they had any share in the attributes and powers of
Divinity and in the Divine Being itself or not.
As for the second item, the people of Makkah were not prepared
to accept it. However, what they could not possibly deny was
that during the 40 year life the Prophet (pbuh) had lived
amongst them before his claim to Prophethood, they had never
found him lying or deceitful or one who would adopt unlawful
methods for selfish ends.
As for the third thing, resurrection, they mocked it most and
expressed unusual wonder at it, and regarded it as remote from
reason and impossible. They talked about it as incredible, even
inconceivable, in their assemblies. Therefore, reference is made
to the common talk and the doubts that were being expressed in
every street of Makkah and in every assembly of the people on
hearing the news about Resurrection. Then, the deniers have been
asked: “Don’t you see this earth which We have spread as a
carpet for you? Don’t you see the high mountains which we have
so firmly placed in the earth? Don’t you consider your own
selves how We have created you as pairs of men and women? Don’t
you consider your sleep by which We make you seek a few hours
rest after every few hours labor and toil so as to keep you fit
for work in the world? Don’t you see the alternation of the
night and day which We are so regularly perpetuating precisely
according to your needs and requirements? Don’t you see the
strongly fortified system of the heavens above you? Don’t you
see the sun by means of which you are receiving your light and
heat? Don’t you see the rains which fall from the clouds and
help produce corn and vegetables and gardens? Do these things
only tell you that the power of the Almighty Being Who has
created them, will be unable to bring about Resurrection and
establish the Next World? Then, from the supreme wisdom which is
clearly working in this world around you, do you only understand
that although each function of it is for a purpose, life is yet
meaningless? Nothing could be more absurd and meaningless, that
man after being granted vast powers of appropriation in this
world be let off without any accountability. He should neither
be rewarded for satisfactory work, nor punished for
unsatisfactory performance.
In conclusion, the Divine Court in the Hereafter has been
depicted, making it plain that there will be no question of
somebody’s being adamant in the matter of getting his followers
and associates forgiven. None will speak without leave and leave
for intercession will be given only for those who had
acknowledged the Truth in the world; rebels of God and rejectors
of the Truth will deserve no intercession at all.
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