The Rising and the Hereafter
Allâhu ta’âlâ pities all the people on the earth, and sends them the useful things He creates. He has taught the entire humanity how they should act and behave so that they may lead a life of comfort and peace in the world and in the Hereafter. Choosing some of the people whose deserved destination in the Hereafter is Hell, He will magnanimously forgive them and bless them with Paradise....
Allâhu ta’âlâ pities all the people on the earth, and sends them the useful things He creates. He has taught the entire humanity how they should act and behave so that they may lead a life of comfort and peace in the world and in the Hereafter. Choosing some of the people whose deserved destination in the Hereafter is Hell, He will magnanimously forgive them and bless them with Paradise....
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NINTH CHAPTER<br />
Allâhudeclares,asispurported:“Yâ Muhammad, raise your<br />
head from <strong>the</strong> sajda (prostrated position)! Say, <strong>and</strong> you will be<br />
heard. Go ahead <strong>and</strong> intercede (shafâ’at), <strong>and</strong> it will be accepted.”<br />
<strong>The</strong>reupon <strong>the</strong> blessed Prophet ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’<br />
petitions:“Yâ Rabbî! Please single out Thine good slaves from <strong>the</strong><br />
bad ones, for it has been quite a long wait, so that <strong>the</strong>y are under<br />
utterly shameful conditions on account of <strong>the</strong>ir sins.”<br />
A voice is heard to say: “Yes, yâ Muhammad” ‘sall-Allâhu<br />
’alaihi wa sallam’. Jenâb-i-Haqq orders Paradise to adorn itself<br />
with all sorts of its ornaments, <strong>and</strong> it does as it is ordered. It is<br />
broughtto<strong>the</strong>squareofArasât.Sobeautifulascentdoesitexude<br />
thatitissmelledfromplacesasfarasfivehundredyears’way.Itis<br />
sogreatlygratifyingthatheartsbecomerelieved<strong>and</strong>soulsbecome<br />
resuscitated.However,[unbelievers,renegades,peoplewhomock<br />
Muslims, those who insult <strong>the</strong> Qur’ân al-kerîm, those who<br />
misguideyoungpeople<strong>and</strong><strong>the</strong>rebyrob<strong>the</strong>mof<strong>the</strong>irîmân,<strong>and</strong>]<br />
peoplewithfoulconductdonotperceive<strong>the</strong>smellofParadise.<br />
Paradise is placed on <strong>the</strong> right h<strong>and</strong> side of <strong>the</strong> ’Arsh.<br />
<strong>The</strong>reafter,Jenâb-i-HaqqordersthatHellbebrought.Hellyells<br />
withfear.Itasks<strong>the</strong>angelssentforit:“HasAllâhuta’âlâcreated<br />
acreaturewherebytoinflicttormentonme?”<strong>The</strong>ysay:“For<strong>the</strong><br />
sake of Allâhu ta’âlâ’s izzat (glory), jelâl (majesty), <strong>and</strong> jeberût<br />
(power,dominion),yourRabb,(i.e.Allâhuta’âlâ)sendsustoyou<br />
so that you should avenge <strong>the</strong> disobedient <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> enemies of<br />
Islam.Itisthisthatyouwerecreatedfor.”<strong>The</strong>ytowitbytugging<br />
atfoursidesofit.<strong>The</strong>ytowitbymeansofseventythous<strong>and</strong>ropes<br />
fastened to it. <strong>The</strong>re are seventy thous<strong>and</strong> rings on each rope.<br />
Wereitpossibletoheapall<strong>the</strong>earth’siron atoneplace,itwould<br />
notweighasheavyasoneof<strong>the</strong>rings.<strong>The</strong>reareseventythous<strong>and</strong><br />
angelsoftormentcalled‘zebânî’soneachring.Ifonlyoneof<strong>the</strong>m<br />
were ordered to pluck <strong>the</strong> mountains on <strong>the</strong> earth, he would<br />
pulverize <strong>the</strong>m. In <strong>the</strong> meantime, Hell cries <strong>and</strong> makes a lot of<br />
noise,<strong>and</strong>spewsflames<strong>and</strong>smoke,making<strong>the</strong>entireskypitch<br />
black. When <strong>the</strong>re is a thous<strong>and</strong> years’ way left to go before<br />
arrivingat<strong>the</strong>placeofassemblage,itcutsloosefrom<strong>the</strong>tentacles<br />
ofangels.<strong>The</strong>noiseitmakesisunbearablyloud<strong>and</strong><strong>the</strong>heatit<br />
produces is impossible to endure. All <strong>the</strong> people waiting at <strong>the</strong><br />
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