The Rising and the Hereafter

lessing­is­known­only­by­a­sufferer.­The­value­of­wealth­is­known
only­by­the­poor.­(The­fourth­one­is­not­written­here.­Yet­it­means
that­ the­ value­ of­ the­ people­ of­ Paradise­ is­ known­ only­ by­ the
people­of­Hell.)
Some­people’s­nûr­apears­on­their­two­feet­and­on­their­toes.
Some­ people’s­ nûr­ brightens­ and­ goes­ out­ alternately.­ These
people’s­nûr­is­as­bright­as­their­îmân.­And­their­behaviour­after
rising­from­their­graves­is­as­good­as­their­’amal,­(i.e.­their­deeds
in­the­world.)­In­a­hadîth-i-sherîf­that­is­sahîh,­when,­one­day,­our
Master­ the­ blessed­ Prophet­ ‘sall-Allâhu­ ’alaihi­ wa­ sallam’­ was
asked,­ “Yâ­ Rasûlallah!­ How­ will­ we­ be­ taken­ to­ the­ place­ of
judgment­ (hashr)?”­ he­ answered:­ “People will be taken to the
place of hashr two on a camel, and five on a camel, and ten on a
camel.”
The­meaning­of­this­hadîth-i-sherîf,­which­Allâhu­ta’âlâ,­alone,
knows­ exactly,­ may­ be:­ “If­ the­ individuals­ in­ a­ society­ help­ one
another­in­Islam­and­teach­faith,­îmân,­and­harâms­to­one­another.
Allâhu­ ta’âlâ­ will­ have­ rahmat­ (mercy,­ compassion)­ on­ them.
From­their­’amal­He­will­create­camels­for­them­to­ride­on;­and
thereby­they­will­be­taken­to­the­place­of­hashr­(assembling­for
judgment).”­This,­however,­is­consequent­upon­weak­’amal,­(i.e.
having­done­few­good­and­pious­deeds­in­the­world.)­Their­sharing
a­camel­to­ride­together­on­means­that­each­person’s­’amal­is­too
weak­to­make­up­a­camel­and­therefore­the­’amals­of­a­few­of­them
have­been­added­together­to­build­a­camel.
Such­people­are­analogous­to­a­group­of­people­who­launched
an­expedition­together.­However,­because­none­of­them­had­time
to­buy­an­animal­they­do­not­have­an­animal­to­carry­them­to­their
destination.­Two­or­three­of­them­join­their­money,­buy­an­animal
and­ride­together­on­it.­Sometimes­the­number­of­people­riding­on
the­same­camel­is­ten.­It­results­from­shortage­of­’amal,­which­in
turn­ is­ a­ result­ of­ being­ tight­ with­ property,­ i.e.­ tight-fistedness.
Nevertheless,­they­are­made­to­attain­salvation.­Then,­you­should
perform­the­’amal­wherefore­Allâhu­ta’âlâ­will­assign­an­animal­to
your­lot.
It­should­be­known­that­these­people­have­benefited­and­made
a­profit­from­their­trade­for­the­Hereafter.­Accordingly,­the­riders
are­those­who­feared­Allâhu­ta’âlâ­and­publicized­the­religion­of
Allâhu­ta’âlâ,­(i.e.­Islam.)­For­that­matter,­Allâhu­ta’âlâ­declared,
as­is­purported­in­the­eighty-fifth­âyat-i-kerîma­of­Maryam­Sûra:
“Those who fear Allâhu ta’âlâ; that day they will go together for
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