The Judgement Day [Part 2]

Continuation of The Judgement Day [Part 1]

People will be standing naked, barefooted and uncircumcised. The Prophet described to us what will happen, he said: “You will be gathered, barefooted, naked, and uncircumcised (as God says):

“As We began the first creation, We shall repeat it.” (Quran 21:104)

Aishah, the Mother of the Believers, exclaimed: “Men and women both! Won’t they all look at one another?” The Prophet said:

“The situation they are in is so grim that they would have no time for this!” (Saheeh Muslim)

As the people await the decree of Almighty God, they will be standing under the sun, which would be brought close to them. Al-Miqdad b. al-Aswad, one of the Companions, said: ‘I heard the Messenger of God saying:

“The sun will be a distance of a mile from the creation on the Day of Resurrection. People will sink in their sweat/perspiration according to their deeds. Some would sink in their perspiration till their ankles, while others would sink in it to their thighs and waists; yet others, would sink in it till their mouths!”‘ (Saheeh Muslim)

the Day of Resurrection will be 50 000 years long. The Prophet said:

“That day will be 50 000 years long, after which a person will be admitted into Paradise or cast into Hell.” (Abu Dawood)

Peoples’ hearts will be pounding, not knowing what would become of them. God describes to us the horrors of that day. He says:

“O mankind, fear your lord, the convulsion of the final hour is a very terrible thing. On the Day you see it, every nursing mother will be distracted from that [child] she was nursing, and every pregnant woman will abort her pregnancy, and you will see the people [appearing] intoxicated while they are not intoxicated; but the punishment of Allah is severe.” (Quran 22:2)

Even the believers who believed in truth will be severely worried

The Intercession

As humankind waits, some would exclaim, ‘Let us ask somebody to intercede for us with our Lord!’ The people would then go to Adam and say:

‘You are the father of all the people, and Allah created you with His Own Hands, and ordered the Angels to prostrate to you, and taught you the names of all things; so please intercede for us with your Lord, so that He may relieve us from this place of ours.’

He would say: ‘I am not fit for this (i.e. intercession for you).’

Adam would remember his sin and feel ashamed thereof. He would then say, ‘Go to Noah, for he was the first Messenger God sent to the inhabitants of the Earth.’ 

He would say: ‘I am not fit for this undertaking!’

He will remember his appeal to his Lord to do what he had no knowledge of, then he will feel ashamed thereof and would say,

‘Go to the Khalil ur-Rahman (i.e. Abraham, the One whom God chose for His love).’

They will go to him and he will say, ‘I am not fit for this undertaking. Go to Moses, the slave to whom God spoke (directly) and gave him the Torah.’

So they will go to him and he will say, ‘I am not fit for this undertaking,’ and he will mention (his) killing a person who was not a killer, and so he will feel ashamed thereof before his Lord, and he will say, ‘Go to Jesus, God’s Slave, His Messenger and God’s Word and a Spirit coming from Him.’

Jesus will say, ‘I am not fit for this undertaking, go to Muhammad the Slave of God whose past and future sins were forgiven by God.’

Prophet Muhammad then said: ‘They will come to me and he will proceed till he will ask Allah’s permission. He will be listened to and allowed to intercede for mankind’ (Saheeh Al-Bukhari)

After the agonizing wait and the Prophet’s intercession, people’s records of deeds will be handed out...

This I call  "The Distribution of Records"

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THE JUDGEMENT DAY [part 1]

This is believed to be the final assessment of humanity by God. Virtually all religions, except a few, teach the belief in the day of judgement. The Arabic word Yamul Qiyaamah is mostly used to refer to the Day of Judgement. Other Arabic words used are Yaumun-Azeem, Yaumul Jam’i, Yaomu t- tagaabun, Yaumul fasl, Yaumun Aseer, Yaumul aakir, Yamul deen etc

There are a lot of verses in the Quran specifically mentions the word Yaomul Qiyaamah. Like In Quran 40:44: 

“Indeed the Day of Judgement is the appointed time for them all.

And even when the word I doesn’t appear, you can quickly decipher it like in Quran 50 vs 30 where Allah Says:

“On the day, we shall say to Hell, have you been filled? And it will say: “Are there some more?"

The Bible isn’t silent on this either. Matthew 12:36 says:

 “I tell you, on the Day of Judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,

This tells us that no doubt whatsoever should you have regarding the day of judgement.

Now the big question or let me say the first intellectual poser is: “when is the day of judgment?

The time of this great event is not specified, nobody knows. From the Quran and the hadith, it is clear that the exact timings of the Day of Judgement is an absolute Divine secret. No one except Allah (swt) knows the time of Qiyamat. 

"They question you (Muhammad) about the Hour: When shall it be? (Say) you have no knowledge to say anything about it. Allah alone knows when it will come. You are but a Warner for those who fear". (79:42-44)

Quran clearly tells us why the time of the Qiyamat is held in secret. 

"Indeed, The Hour is sure to come. But I choose to keep it hidden, so that every soul may be rewarded for its efforts". (Naaziat 22:15)

Matthew 24:36 

 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only."

Although there are major and minor signs which have been foretold to happen .

Summarily, the Minor signs: Removal of khushoo' (fearfulness of God, taqwah, reverence, etc.) Everyone presuming himself that he is an apostle of Allah. Loss of honesty, and authority is given to those who do not deserve it. The taking away of knowledge and the prevalence of religious ignorance. Rejection of Sunnah (Hadith). the spread of zina (adultery, fornication), drinking of alcohol. The widespread and condoning of music. The decoration of mosques as a matter of pride and competition. Women will increase in number and men will decrease in number so much so that fifty women will be looked after by one man. Qur'an and Islamic knowledge will be passed on, but no one will follow it correctly.  A man obeys his wife and disobeys his mother; and treats his friend kindly whilst shunning his father. Voices are raised in the mosques.

MAJOR SIGNS

The Prophet (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Verily the Hour will never be established until you see ten signs before it." Then he (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) mentioned: “

The smoke, The Emergence of the Dajjaal, The Beast: the Beast that will come out of the ground to talk to people.

 “We shall bring out from the earth, a Beast for them, to speak to them because mankind believed not with certainty in Our signs.” [Surat-un-Naml (27): 82]

The rising of the sun from the west, 

 “The Day that some of the signs of your Lord will come, no good will it do for a person to believe then, if he believed not before nor earned good (by doing good deeds), through his Faith.” [Surat-ul-Ana’aam (6): 158]

The descent of 'Eesaa Ibn Maryam, “I swear by Allaah, ‘Eesaa Ibn Maryam will indeed descend judging (mankind) with justice.” This hadeeth is agreed upon.

Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj, 

Three tremors (in which the earth will open and swallow those upon it) – one in the east,  one in the west and one in the Arabian peninsula. 

And the last of them will be a fire that will come out from Yemen, which will drive the people to the (final) place of assembly." 

[Saheeh Muslim: Book of Tribulations (no. 2901) from the hadeeth of Hudhaifah Ibn Usaid Al-Ghifaaree (radyAllaahu 'anhu).] 

Nearing the end of time, the trumpet will be blown and creation will cease to exist. God, Almighty, says:

“And the Trumpet will be blown, and all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth will swoon away, except him whom God wills.” (Quran 39:68)

It will be blown a second blowing, and all creation from the beginning of time till the end of time will be resurrected. God, the Exalted, tells us:

‘And the trumpet will be blown, everyone will hasten from their graves to their lord" (36 vs 51)

“When the earth is shaken with its final earthquake. And the earth discharges all its content… that day, the people will emerge separately from their graves to be shown their deeds.

And by the time people get to the place of assembly, what happens.?

People will stand naked,... Continue Reading

THE FINAL LAP

Well, we aren’t racing, but I can tell you it’s another form of competition. The big question now is: who am I competing with? 

Following the first two laps of Ramadan, the third and final part is significantly powerful. That is why I decided to lay fingers on my keyboard to write, so that the one who doesn’t know might know and the one who has forgotten might be taken away from the world of forgetfulness. 

On a night in this last lap was the complete Quran revealed. This isn’t a contradiction to what you know of the Quran being revealed part by part. It simply means that on the Night of Majesty was the Qur’an sent from the upper heavens to the lower heaven.

On a night in this last lap does Allah changes the affairs of mankind. Perhaps an ever unlucky man might have his decreed change to becoming the ever-lucky man. Well, this does not mean the opposite can’t happen likewise.

On a night in this last lap, any act of worship is better than a thousand month of worship. Imagine someone who had the opportunity to stand up in this night and pray to Allah getting reward more than that of the one who has been worshipping for one thousand month (missing this night every year)! 

On a night in this last lap, the angels will descend one after the other, and even the RUH. The descent of the angels might not mean much to you but Allah’s reference to their descent is very apt here and obviously significant. The style in which the verse was revealed shows that someone particularly important will also descend, the RUH. Who’s the Ruh? I leave that for you to research on your own or ask you hall imam.

On a night in this last lap, the night will be peaceful until the daybreak. Blessings will be spread on the earth, no evil doer will dare stay up to act, and most importantly, all forms of peace will reign in this night!

Now the issue is: NO ONE KNOWS THE NIGHT! NO ONE, not even a prophet, a saint or anyone. But there’s an idea. This is where itikaf came in. 

The prophet used to stay in the mosque during the day and night of the last ten days of Ramadan, seeking the opportunity to witness this night of Majesty! What a great loss to the one misses this great opportunity to have his affairs reset to that which he likes.

Aishah, May Allah be pleased with her asked the prophet regarding this night: 

What should I say on the night of Laylatul Qadr. The prophet replied: say (as many times as you can ):

اللهم إنّك عفوّ تحبّ العف فاف عني

Allahumma innaka afuwwu tuhibul afwa, fa’fu anni

“O Allah, you are the one who forgives, you love the one who repents, please forgive me”

Our responsibility is to worship Allah this night, seeking his forgiveness, praying for mercy, and continuously chanting the adhkar above on the nights of the last 10 days.

The prophet however said the night of Majesty usually falls on the odd number days (21, 23, 25, 27, and 29th of Ramadhaan). So you should know what your target is!!

Finally, it wouldn’t be a bad idea if you join them in ITIKAF (seclusion in the Central Mosques of Allah), but if you aren’t gona have the time (as students), ensure you don’t miss these nights. In this should the competitors compete!

May Allah assist and accept all our forms of worship. 

Was salaamu Alaykum Warahmatullah!

An Imagination Beyonde!

As busy as the day was, she kept following me all about. No attention was paid to her till the office curtain was dropped. I hoped I’ld be able to make some changes to my yet-to-be-completed php code upon getting home but the story turns to become a different one entirely.  Won’t you leave me alone and let me be? I told her! But she refused to leave. Into the bathroom I ran. yet, obstinate was she. Now I see she wants me to tell the world about her. And now I’m about to tell you.

She was a thought which flew in when I launched the Music player on my lapi this afternoon at my only-me-and-my-laptop office in a quiet but army-guarded province. The voice I was listening to was ever interesting to me. The sonorous and steady voice of Abdullahi Al-Mathroud (A Qura'n Reciter). If you’re a non muslim reading this now, please do not close. Continue reading. It’s a imagination beyonde!

I have heard some people tell me I have a nice voice while reading the Quran. (not to praise myself but to create a starting point) They did say they like it. Infact, some do force me to lead the prayer because of my voice. They say they like it a lot. This made me to ponder: what if you listen to my teacher’s voice? You’ld make him your imam? Hmm

I have heard several narrations of a man in Ibadan whose voice is sparking! So many dropped their own personal voice to imitate this man. I know of 5 guys who have almost mastered his tone. You’d think this shayk is the reciter if you hear these guys reciting the Quran . what about those I do not know?

Going a bit further, could you help google search the word Abdullahi al mathroud and see what people have said about his recitation? It’s superb. Millions of people all over the world like his voice a lot. But you should note friend, the same Quran is being read.

Before you challenge me, let me add your favourite reciter, Shaykh Abdur rahman as sudais. the imam of the Grand mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, his recitations go deep in the listeners’ heart, fill it with fear of God, and when this renown qāriʾ cries, it forces any one to cry out loud!

A Christian friend once told me, “I love this music” sorry friend, this isn't a music, it’s the word of Allah!

Even to add him, Adul Basit bn samad was also a great recite. ‘Abdus-Samad was asked to recite for some leaders of the Soviet party. ‘Abdus-Samad recounts that four to five of his listeners from the Communist Party were in tears on hearing the recitation, although they didn't understand what was being recited, but they cried, apparently touched by the Qur'an.

I’m yet to land. Have you ever imagine how the voice of the pious predecessors would look like? Think about it, the previous generation, those before them, those before them, those before them, back to the generation of the companions of the prophet, peace upon them all!

Let the thought be deep! How do you think the voice of The messenger of Allah would be if we can almost dance to the recitations of our people today?  

Al-Bara' bin `Azib (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: I heard the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) reciting Surat Wat-Teen Waz-Zaitun (Chapter 95) during the `Isha' prayer. I have never heard anyone reciting it in a more beautiful voice than his.

How i wish it was recorded! Beyond imagination

A step further please. Do you remember an angel recited the Quran to the prophet? Majesty is My lord, it’s beyond imagination! How is the recitation of the angel? If the recitation of the prophet could be the best in the world!

The Quran is indeed a miracle from Allah.

And if Allah, the creator of me and you is to recite the Quran with his own voice on the day of judgement? Majesty is my lord! How is it going to be that day?

 The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, "He who does not recite the Qur'an in a pleasant tone is not of us.'' 

Read the Quran with pleasant tone please!

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The Mathematician Who Developed the Theorem of God (1931)

Kurt Friedrich Gödel was an Austrian, and later American, logician, mathematician, and philosopher. Considered, along with Aristotle and Frege, to be one of the most significant logicians in human history, Gödel made an immense impact upon scientific and philosophical thinking in the 20th century.

Gödel published his two incompleteness theorems in 1931 when he was 25 years old, one year after finishing his doctorate at the University of Vienna. The first incompleteness theorem states that

for any self-consistent recursive axiomatic system powerful enough to describe the arithmetic of the natural numbers (for example Peano arithmetic), there are true propositions about the naturals that cannot be proved from the axioms. 

To prove this theorem, Gödel developed a technique now known as Gödel numbering, which codes formal expressions as natural numbers.

He also showed that neither the axiom of choice nor the continuum hypothesis can be disproved from the accepted axioms of set theory, assuming these axioms are consistent. The former result opened the door for mathematicians to assume the axiom of choice in their proofs. He also made important contributions to proof theory by clarifying the connections between classical logic, intuitionistic logic, and modal logic.

When Gödel died in 1978, he left behind a tantalizing theory based on principles of modal logic, a type of formal logic that, narrowly defined, involves the use of the expressions “necessarily” and “possibly,” according to Stanford University. So the theorem says that God, or a supreme being, is that for which no greater can be conceived. God exists in the understanding. If God exists in the understanding, we could imagine Him to be greater by existing in reality. Therefore, God must exist. 

MY MATHEMATICAL APPROACH TO THE UNIQUENESS OF GOD

DEFINITION: God is often conceived as the supreme being and principal object of faith.

PROPOSITION: Some polytheists argue by saying that the existence of more than one God is not illogical. Let us point out to them that if there were more than one God, they would dispute with one another, each god trying to fulfill his will against the will of the other gods. This can be seen in the mythology of the polytheistic and pantheistic religions. If a ‘God’ is defeated or unable to defeat the others, he is surely not the one true God. Also popular among polytheistic religions is the idea of many Gods, each having different responsibilities. Each one would be responsible for a part of man’s existence e.g. a Sun-God, a Rain-God, etc. This indicates that one ‘God’ is incompetent of certain acts and moreover he is also ignorant of the other Gods’ powers, duties, functions and responsibilities. There cannot be an ignorant and incapable God. If there were more than one God it would surely lead to confusion, disorder, chaos and destruction in the universe. But the universe is in complete harmony.

THEOREM: GOD IS UNIQUE!!! (i.e there does not exist more than one GOD)

PROOF (by contradiction): Suppose there exist many gods, what happens? 

The Quran states: "No son did Allah beget, Nor is there any god Along with Him: (if there were Many gods), behold, each god Would have taken away What he had created, And some would have Lorded it over others! Glory to Allah! (He is free) From the (sort of) things They attribute to Him!" [Al-Qur’an 23:91]

COROLLARY: Thus the existence of one True, Unique, Supreme, Almighty God, is the only logical concept of God.

The beautiful and perfect names of Allaah

Welcome!

Due to the many confusions that arise from the lack of adequate knowledge of the majority, many are not sure which is or which is not the names of Allah. Alhamdulilah, our teacher and scholar, Shaykh Saalih al-Uthaymeen in his book, Al-Qawaa’id al-Muthlaa listed the ninety-nine names of Allaah that are clear from the book of Allaah and the Prophet's tradition. He (May Allaah have Mercy on him) said: I have gathered ninety-nine names that are clear to me from the book of Allaah and from the authentic Sunnah of the prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم .