BELIEF IN THE HEREAFTER (AKHIRA)

 Belief in the life after death, final judgement

and the eternal life in Paradise or Hell is one of
the articles of faith. Following verse describes
this fact as:
 ً‫ضالَال‬ ِ ‫َو َمن يَ ْكفُرْ بِاهَّلل ِ َو َمالَئِ َكتِ ِه َو ُكتُبِ ِه َو ُر ُسلِ ِه َو ْاليَ ْو ِم‬
َ ‫اآلخ ِر فَقَ ْد‬
َ ‫ض َّل‬
‫بَ ِعي ًدا‬
 ‘Anyone who denies Allah, His angels, His
books, His messenger and the Day of
judgement has gone far, far astray’ (4:136)
 This belief is able to shape a Muslim’s life
according to the wishes of Allah and His prescribed
path. For this reason the Quran frequently
mentions Tawheed with the Hereafter.
 Quran challenges those who deny the Hereafter by
saying:
 َ ‫ُون بِاهَّلل ِ َو ُكنتُ ْم أَ ْم َواتا ً فَأَحْ يَا ُك ْم ثُ َّم يُ ِميتُ ُك ْم ثُ َّم يُحْ يِي ُك ْم ثُ َّم إِلَ ْي ِه تُرْ َجع‬
‫ُون‬ َ ‫ْف تَ ْكفُر‬
َ ‫َكي‬
 ‘How can you reject the faith in Allah…….seeing
that you were without life and He gave you life:
then He will cause you to die, and will again bring
you to life: and again to Him will you return’ (2:28)
 FIRST BLOW OF TRUMPET
 On the day of judgement, the entire universe with
all forms of life will be brought to its end by the
creator. Day of judgement will start by the first
blow of Trumpet by the angel Israfeel. The Quran
says
 ً‫ت األَرْ ضُ َو ْال ِجبَا ُل فَ ُد َّكتَا َد َّكةً َوا ِح َدة‬ ِ َ‫اح َدةٌ َو ُح ِمل‬ِ ‫ور نَ ْف َخةٌ َو‬
ِ ُّ‫فَإ ِ َذا نُفِ َخ فِي الص‬
ُ‫ت ْال َواقِ َعة‬
ِ ‫فَيَ ْو َمئِ ٍذ َوقَ َع‬
 ‘Then when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet
and the earth is moved and the mountains are
crushed to powder at one stroke. On that Day
shall the Great event come to pass’ (69:13-14)
SECOND BLOW OF TRUMPET
 Then the second trumpet will be blown and all
the dead will be resurrected as mentioned in
the Quran:
 ‫شهي ٌد‬
ٍ ‫اءت ُكلُّ نَ ْف‬
ٌ ِ‫س َّم َعهَا َسائ‬
ِ َ ‫ق َو‬ ْ ‫َو َج‬
 ‘And there will come forth every soul; with
each will be an angel to drive and an angel to
bear witness’ (50:21)
 ACCOUNTABILITY OF DEEDS
 All humans will stand before Allah for
accountability of their deeds in the worldly life.
Allah will set the scale of ultimate justice and
the body organs of every individual will speak
and witness to tell the details of deeds.

ُ‫فَ َمن يَ ْع َملْ ِم ْثقَا َل َذ َّر ٍة َخ ْي ًرا يَ َرهُ َو َمن يَ ْع َملْ ِم ْثقَا َل َذ َّر ٍة َش ًّرا يَ َره‬
 ‘Then anyone who has done an atom’s weight
of good, shall see it, and anyone who has done
an atom’s weight of evil, shall see it’ (99:7-8)
 REWARD
 Finally, according to the deeds people will be awarded
forever and ever. The Quran promises eternal dwelling place
as a reward in paradise for the pious and the righteous.
 ‫ات َع ْد ٍن يَ ْد ُخلُونَهَا‬
ُ َّ‫َجن‬
 ‘Gardens of eternity will they enter’ (35:33)
 Another verse states:

ِ ‫ازينُهُ فَه َُو فِي ِعي َش ٍة ر‬
‫َّاضيَ ٍة‬ ِ ‫ت َم َو‬ْ َ‫فَأ َ َّما َمن ثَقُل‬
 ‘Then he whose balance of good deeds will be heavy, will be
in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction’ (101:6-7)
 The evildoers and the sinners, on the other hand will be
given horrible punishment
َ ‫ َو َما أَ ْد َرا‬.ٌ‫اويَة‬
ٌ‫ نَا ٌر َحا ِميَة‬.‫ك َما ِهيَ ْه‬ ُ ْ َّ‫َوأَ َّما َم ْن َخف‬

ِ َ‫ فَأ ُّمهُ ه‬.ُ‫ازينُه‬ِ ‫ت َم َو‬
 ‘But he whose balance of good deeds will be light, will live in
a bottom less pit….it is a fire blowing fiercely’ (101:8-11)
 IMPACT OF THIS BELEIF
 These Quranic descriptions are aimed at
implanting a true fear of Allah (in the hearts of
the Muslims) who is not only ‘Most Merciful’
but also is the ‘Master of the Day of judgement’,
if we have developed such faith then we will try
to be pious, disciplined caring and
compassionate with a strong belief that Allah
will give us reward of even the smallest deed.
An unshaken faith in the hereafter enables a
believer to bear hardships in this world and to
remain steadfast.