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THE DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE

In the Qur'an, it is stated that apart from all the created beings,
the universe will also confront death. It is not only man who is mor-
tal. All animals and plants die. Even the planets and stars die. Death
is the destiny common to all that has been created. In Allah's
Presence, on a predestined day, all people, all living beings, the
Earth, the Sun, the Moon, the stars, in brief, all the material world
will disappear. In the Qur'an, this day is called the "Day of
Resurrection". This is "...the Day mankind will stand before the
Lord of all the worlds" (Surat al-Mutaffifin: 6)
Just as the death of man is terrifying, so is the death of the uni-

verse. On the Day of Resurrection, those who did not have faith pre-
viously, will, for the first time, have an intense feeling of Allah's
greatness and might. That is why the Day of Resurrection is a day of
grief, torment, regret, pain and great confusion for unbelievers. A
person witnessing the Day of Resurrection will be seized by some
grave fear. This indefinable fear is hundreds of times more intense
than all the fears one is likely to experience in this world. In the
Qur'an Allah provides account of each phase of the Day of
Resurrection. How this great event will happen and what will hap-
pen to people on that day are all described.

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