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BASIC TENETS OF ISLAM

THE DAY OF JUDGMENT

Asking, "When is the Day of Judgment?" (Surat adh-
Dhariyat: 12)
What you are promised is certainly true-the Judgment
will certainly take place! (Surat adh-Dhariyat: 5-6)

Allah holds man responsible for his deeds. Every person,
who has been tested in this world, will be called to account of
his deeds on the Day of Judgment. On that day, he will
witness that nothing was kept hidden from Allah, and his
every good or evil deed will be disclosed:
The Day when they will issue forth and when not one

thing about them will be hidden from Allah. "To whom
does the kingdom belong today? To Allah, the One, the
Conqueror! Every self will be repaid today for what it
earned. Today there will be no injustice. Allah is swift
at reckoning." (Surah Ghafir: 16-17)
Man does not always receive the punishment he deserves
in this world. Allah grants a time to some, though He informs
us that He will pay them in full for all their evil deeds in the
hereafter. This being the case, it is unwise that those who

commit illicit acts should assume they have evaded
punishment, simply because they have escaped the law and
thus were not punished in this world. On the Day of
Judgment, they will see that man can keep nothing hidden
from Allah. By His name "al Hafiz" (He Who preserves all

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