 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:
 ‫ضالَالً بَ ِعي ًدا‬ ِ ‫َو َمن يَ ْكفُرْ بِاهَّلل ِ َو َمالَِئ َكتِ ِه َو ُكتُبِ ِه َو ُر ُسلِ ِه َو ْاليَ ْو ِم‬
َ ‫اآلخ ِر فَقَ ْد‬
َ ‫ض َّل‬
 ‘Anyone who denies Allah, His angels, His books, His
messenger and the Day of judgement has gone far, far
astray’ (4:136)

BELIEF IN THE HEREAFTER

(AKHIRA)
 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 َأ ْم َواتاً فََأحْ يَا ُك ْم ثُ َّم يُ ِميتُ ُك ْم ثُ َّم يُحْ يِي ُك ْم ثُ َّم ِإلَ ْ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)
 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
ِ ‫َألرْ ضُ َو ْال ِجبَا ُل فَ ُد َّكتَا َد َّكةً َو‬t‫ت ا‬
 ً‫اح َدة‬ ِ ‫ور نَ ْف َخةٌ َو‬
ِ َ‫اح َدةٌ َو ُح ِمل‬ ِ ُّ‫فَِإ َذا نُفِ َخ فِي الص‬
ُ‫ت ْال َواقِ َعة‬
ِ ‫فَيَ ْو َمِئ ٍ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)

FIRST BLOW OF TRUMPET

 Then the second trumpet will be blown and all the dead
will be resurrected as mentioned in the Quran:
 ‫ق َو َش ِهي ٌد‬ ٍ ‫اءت ُكلُّ نَ ْف‬
ٌ ‫س َّم َعهَا َساِئ‬ ْ ‫َ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)

SECOND BLOW OF TRUMPET

 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 ْيرًا يَ َرهُ َو َمن يَ ْع َملْ ِم ْثق‬
ُ‫ال َ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)

ACCOUNTABILITY OF DEEDS
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 فَهُ َو فِي ِعي َش ٍة ر‬
‫َّاضيَ ٍة‬ ْ َ‫فََأ َّما َمن ثَقُل‬
ِ ‫ت َم َو‬
 ‘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
 ٌ ‫حا ِميَة‬
َ ‫ نَا ٌر‬.‫ك َما ِهيَ ْه‬ ِ َ‫ فَُأ ُّمهُ ه‬.ُ‫ازينُه‬
َ ‫ َو َما َأ ْد َرا‬.ٌ‫اويَة‬ ْ َّ‫َوَأ َّما َم ْن َخف‬
ِ ‫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)
 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.

IMPACT OF THIS BELEIF