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DEATH, RESURRECTION, HELL

dren. The intensity and inconceivable terror of the Day of
Resurrection will make everyone concern himself over his own af-
fairs. Allah describes the Day of Resurrection as follows:

What will convey to you what the Day of Judgment is? Again!
What will convey to you what the Day of Judgment is? It is
the Day when a soul will have no power to help any other
soul in any way. The command that Day will be Allah's alone.
(Surat al-Infitar: 17-19)

When the Deafening Blast comes, that Day a man will flee
from his brother and his mother and his father, and his wife
and his children: on that Day every man among them will
have concerns enough of his own. (Surah 'Abasa: 33-37)
And thus the most precious social bonds that one worshipped
in this life will come to a bitter end. The terror of that day will render

all close relations and kinship meaningless. The only precious thing
remaining will be faith:
Then when the Trumpet is blown, that Day there will be no
family ties between them; they will not be able to question
one another. Those whose scales are heavy are the successful
ones. Those whose scales are light are the losers of their souls,
remaining in hell timelessly, forever. (Surat al-Mu'minun:
101-103)

Bonds and family ties break down in such a way that people
would give their so-called beloved sons, spouses, brothers and even
all their relatives in ransom for their own salvation:
No good friend will ask about his friend, even though they can
see each other. An evil-doer will wish he could ransom him-
self from the punishment of that Day, by means of his sons, or

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