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through its faith some good: (Qur'rut: Al-An'lim: 158) means that
neither the beliefoffered by a disbeliever nor the repentance initiated by a
defiantly disobedient person will be accepted."
Inexplaining the meaning ofthe aforementioned Qur'anic verse, Al-Qur:tuhi
(may Allah have mercy on him) says:
"Scholars have maintained that belief when the sun rises from its west
will avail nothing because when the terror resultingfrom the appearance
ofthis sign occurs, every desire for perpetrating sins will be extinguished
and every energy will be enfeebled. Thus, all people, because of their
certainty about the closeness of the Last Day, will be like those at the
verge ofdeath. They will, therefore, lack any incentive for perpetrating
sins. Hence, their repentance will not be accepted like the case of those
offering repentance at deathbed. The Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Allah
accepts a servant's repentance as long as he is not on his deathbed'
(that is, before the soul ofthe dying person reaches the throat). This is
the time when the dying person envisages his resting abode whether in
the Paradise or in the Hellfire. The same applies <strong>to</strong> the one who sees the
sun's risingfrom the west."
This great incident is regarded as a great means of turmoil, which refers <strong>to</strong>
a whole change of the universe and the coming of the Last Day. It also refers <strong>to</strong>
Allah's Omnipotence. The sun is regarded as one ofthe creatures ofAllah, which is
solely managed by Him.
We ask. Almighty Allah <strong>to</strong> sustain us with true faith and beneficial certitude in
Him, so that we may be well equipped with good and righteous deeds for the Day of
Resurrection, before it is <strong>to</strong>o late. All praise is due <strong>to</strong> Allah, the Lord ofthe worlds.
7. Assembling All People inthe Land ofAsh-Sham7:
In his book entitled 'An-Nihdyah: ImAm Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy
on him) said:
"This sign is proved according <strong>to</strong> the Two S.ahihs (the two authentic
books ofAI-Bukhdri and Muslim) regarding the hadith narrated by
Aba Hurayrah saying, 'The Prophet's (PBUH) said, 'The people will
be gathered in three ways: (The first group will be) those who will
have a hope (for Paradise) and will have a fear (ofpunishment); (the
second group will be those who will gather) riding two on a camel
or three on a camel or ten on a camel (successively) and the rest of
the people (i.e., the third group) will be urged <strong>to</strong> be gathered by the
Fire which will accompany them at the time oftheir afternoon nap