The Islamic Bulletin Volume X IX No. 24 Page 19 moves his hand right the light moves right and when he moves it left, the light moves left. Allah says: “One Day shalt thou see the believing men and the believing women— how their Light runs forward before them and by their right hands: (their greeting will be): “Good News for you this Day! Gardens beneath which flow rivers to dwell therein for aye! This is indeed the highest Achievement!” See the different cases of the people? Some will be standing for 50,000 years; some will be standing for a small prayer, some with their faces burning, some in complete darkness, some with light leading their paths. Which of these people are we? Wait, another thing starts to happen. The sun starts to get closer and closer until it becomes one mile away from the heads of the people. Today, the sun is millions of light years away from us and we can barely stand it in the summer. Imagine when it is one mile away? Imagine how hot it will be. We all start to sweat. Imagine sweat combined with sand on your lips. You can’t even open your mouth or the sand will enter. In fact, you can’t even say ouch! Imagine 50,000 years, one sinks (drowns) in his sweat and doesn’t die. But don’t be afraid for Allah’s shade will shade those who did not disobey Him. Imagine that—it is not any ordinary shade, but the shade of Allah’s throne. Unlike the shade of a tree, this shade will cover so that no sun can shine through and you will sweat no more. There are seven types of people who will be shaded on the day when there will be no shade but Allah’s shade. Imagine Allah is calling for them now and you are waiting to be called: 1) A just leader 2) A young man, or woman, raised to obey Allah. Are you one of them? Come on, you must be one of them before it’s too late. Don’t wait and regret it until later in life. These people kept saying I will go to Allah when I am older. But how can you be so sure that you will even live until you are older? So, none of the last two are you? Let’s go on to the third. 3) A man whose heart is joined with the mosques. What does that mean? It means that he loves the mosque so much that he prays all of the five prayers in the mosque. Remember when you said, “I’ll not pray in the mosque. It is enough to pray at home.” Now, keep standing then. Imagine now people are getting shaded under the Throne of Allah and you’re still not? Let’s go on to the fourth type of person. Now, maybe that’s you! 4) Two people who loved each other for the sake of Allah. Do you have someone you love for the sake of Allah? No? Now on to the fifth: 5) A man who was tempted by a beautiful woman and he refused this temptation and sin and said, “I’m afraid of God”. This situation might happen to you some day; you have to resist and say no, to guarantee the shade of Allah’s throne. 6) A man or woman who mentioned God alone and tears burst out from his/her eyes. Alone doesn’t necessarily mean alone. You could be with a hundred people, but only God is on your mind. You cry from the love of God, not caring about people seeing you or not. Are you still standing? Is your heart that cold? Didn’t you ever tear from the fear of God? One last chance is the seventh one. If you miss it, you will stay standing in the sun. This next one is very easy and we can all do it! 7) A person who paid charity such that his left hand doesn’t know what his right hand spent. Go out now to a poor man, make sure no one is watching you, give him charity, and then go away quickly. This guarantees you that you will be shaded, Insha’Allah, under the throne of Allah. Now, the standing people who are shaded by Allah and who stand for a small prayer are finished. The others are still left, just standing there. And the humanity starts to cry out, “Where is God to judge us, where are the Angels to judge us”. They are just left there standing, nobody caring about them. So they start calling out again, “Who will help us? Who will get God to forgive us? Who will ask God for the start of judgment?” So they go to Adam (AS) and beg, “Please Adam, you are the first human, you are the one who the Angels prostrated to, please ask God to start judgment”. Adam (AS) replies, “Myself, myself. Today my God is angry like never before, go and ask Ibrahim”. So they go to Ibrahim (AS) and beg, “Ibrahim, you are the friend of God, please ask God to start judgment”. Ibrahim (AS) replies, “myself, myself. My God today is angry like never before, go to Musa”. Then they go to Musa (AS). Imagine all of humanity moving at the same time as a huge bulk and you are inside it? So they beg Musa (AS) saying, “Musa, please ask God to start judgment”. Musa (AS) replies, “Myself, myself. My God today is angry like never before, go to Jesus”. So they go to Jesus (AS) and say, “Jesus you are God’s servant, please ask God to start judgment”. Jesus (AS) replies, “Myself, myself. My God today is angry like never before, go to Muhammad the final of the prophets”. So they finally go to Muhammad(S) saying “Muhammad, you are the last of the prophets. Please ask God to start judgment”. So he replies, “I’ll go, I’ll go”. So Muhammad(S) prostrates under Allah’s throne. Imagine that’s the first time you see him and in this situation. Allah says to him: “Muhammad, raise your head, ask and you’ll be given what you want”. Just imagine how precious Muhammad(S) must be to God? So Mohammed(S) says, “I ask that the Judgment starts”. So the judgment starts as requested. But two things must happen first before judgment starts. The first thing is very nice— we start getting clothed. So the first ones who get clothed are the Prophets (peace be upon them all). After that all humanity starts to get clothed according to their faith. Imagine seeing your family members clothed and you’re still naked. Imagine the woman who delayed the decision of Hijab for 20 years, how much will the decision of her getting clothed be delayed? Another thing must happen before Judgment starts. Hell must be brought. Allah says: “And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face), - on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?” Angels bring hell with 70,000 ropes. Each rope is held by 70,000 angels. This means that it takes 4,900,000,000 angels to bring hell. So how will hell be placed? Humanity will stand in a circle and it will be placed in the middle of all humanity. “So, by thy Lord, without doubt, we shall gather them together, and (also) the Evil Ones (with them); then shall we bring them forth on their knees round about Hell”. Upon seeing hell, people start to fall on their knees from horror. Where are the prophets? All the prophets are saying one phrase, “Please God, make it easy. Please God, make it easy”. That is, except Muhammad(S), who pleads, “Please God, my nation. Please God, my nation”. Imagine how much he loves us? The love of our Prophet(S) is so great that he begs Allah for Mercy for his Ummah. So, where are you now? Have you obeyed Allah’s Commandments? Have you prayed today? It’s Ramadan now! Are you fasting? Are you praying the taraweeh prayers? Are you refraining from backbiting, gossiping, foul language? Are you kind to your parents, neighbors, fellow Muslims? Then don’t be afraid! Look at the beautiful verses: “Those for whom the good (record) from Us has gone before, will be removed far therefrom. Not the slightest sound will they hear of Hell: what their souls desired, in that will they dwell. The Great Terror will bring them no grief: but the angels will meet them (with mutual greetings): “This is your Day, - (the Day) that ye were promised.” The Day that We roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled up for books (completed).” That means you will not see it, you will not even hear it, you will be standing far from hell with the Angels. So which one do you prefer? It’s all in your hands; you can choose your situation by what you do now. So the judgment starts, but the judgment has six rules: 1) No injustice today. Allah says: “Then shall anyone who has done an atom’s weight of good, see it! And anyone who has done an atom’s weight of evil, shall see it.” 2) No one is going to be judged for other people’s sins. “Nor can a bearer of burdens bear another’s burdens”. No son is going to be judged for his father’s sins nor vice versa. But this rule has one exception— if anyone misguides someone, he will also carry this person’s sins. For example: A guy who teaches his friends how to smoke cigarettes and other stuff, he will carry all their sins. 3) The judgment is written and not by mouth. Allah says: “And the Book (of Deeds) will be placed (before you); and thou wilt see the sinful in great terror because of what is (recorded) therein” They will say, “Ah! woe to us! What a Book is this! It leaves out nothing small or great, but takes account thereof!” They will find all that they did placed before them: And not one will thy Lord treat with injustice.” Picture that! What is in your book? Try to remember!
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