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DEATH, RESURRECTION, HELL

oceans will begin to boil. With such scenes, who the real Owner is of
all beings, the one and only Possessor of might Who is above and
over everything, will become most apparent. The predestined time
will be over and thus unbelievers will be bitterly awoken from the
heedlessness they have indulged in. The reason for this heedlessness

is unbelievers' failure to appreciate the might of their Creator while
they were still in the world. On that day, however, they will under-
stand who the real owner of the universe and life is:
They do not measure Allah with His true measure. The whole
earth will be a mere handful for Him on the Day of
Resurrection, the heavens folded up in His right hand. Glory
be to Him! He is exalted above the partners they ascribe!
(Surat az-Zumar: 67)

The Situation of the People

All this fear, dread and confusion of the Day of Resurrection
will be caused by the unbeliever's heedlessness. The more heedless a
person is, the more his dread will be on that day. The feeling of fear
and horror which begins with death never ends for all eternity. Each
event becomes a source of fear for him. Every hideous event he con-
fronts will also nurture his future fears. This fear will be so intense
that it will even turn children's hair grey. Allah reveals in the Qur'an

thus:
How will you safeguard yourselves, if you are unbeliever,
against a Day which will turn children grey, by which heaven
will be split apart? His promise will be fulfilled. (Surat al-
Muzzammil: 17-18)
Those who assumed Allah to be unaware of their deeds realize

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