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9. The Afterlife (Akhirah)

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Essential verses to understand this topic

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AL-IMRANdeath-1

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ

Every soul will taste death.

2
ABASAjudgment-1

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ ۝ وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ ۝ وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ

On the Day a man will flee from his brother, and his mother and his father, and his wife and his children.

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AL-IMRANparadise-1

وَسَارِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous.

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يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ ۝ وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ ۝ وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ

On the Day a man will flee from his brother, and his mother and his father, and his wife and his children.

Why these verses?

The terror of Judgment Day.

Abasajudgment-1
2

يَوْمَ تُبَدَّلُ الْأَرْضُ غَيْرَ الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ

On the Day the earth will be replaced by another earth, and the heavens as well.

Why these verses?

Transformation of creation.

Ibrahimjudgment-2
3

وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَصَعِقَ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَن شَاءَ اللَّهُ

And the Horn will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens and earth will fall dead except whom Allah wills.

Why these verses?

The Trumpet blast.

Az-Zumarjudgment-3
4

يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ

That Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?

Why these verses?

Too late for remembrance.

Al-Fajrjudgment-4
5

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ ۝ يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

But when there comes the Deafening Blast, on the Day when a man will flee from his brother.

Why these verses?

The Deafening Blast.

Abasajudgment-5
6

وَوُضِعَ الْكِتَابُ فَتَرَى الْمُجْرِمِينَ مُشْفِقِينَ مِمَّا فِيهِ

And the record will be placed, and you will see the criminals fearful of that within it.

Why these verses?

Criminals fear their records.

Al-Kahfjudgment-6
7

فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ

So those whose scales are heavy—it is they who will be the successful.

Why these verses?

Heavy scales bring success.

Al-Mu'minunjudgment-7
8

وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئًا

And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all.

Why these verses?

Perfect justice on Judgment Day.

Al-Anbiyajudgment-8

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