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DEATH, RESURRECTION, HELL

person being judged is sent to paradise. If not, he will be destined for
hell. No one, no power can help him but Allah:

As for him whose balance is heavy, he will have a most pleas-
ant life. But as for him whose balance is light, his motherland
will be the Abyss. And what will convey to you what that is?
A raging Fire! (Surat al-Qari'a: 6-11)
Then, all men give their accounts one by one. Here, positions
and ranks in the world lose their meanings. A president of a country

or an ordinary person are both the same; they receive the same treat-
ment in the Presence of Allah. Here, they are subjected to arduous
questioning as to whether or not they served their Creator and
obeyed His commands. All sins, wicked deeds, and inner thoughts
of an unbeliever are disclosed:
...on the Day when the secrets are sought out and man will
have no strength or helper. (Surat at-Tariq: 9-10)

This process is grueling for those who did not live by the laws
of Allah but by their own desires or by the distorted values, beliefs
and principles of their environment. In the following verses, Allah
gives an account of this great day:
When the baby girl buried alive is asked for what crime she
was killed, when the Pages are opened up, when Heaven is
peeled away, when the Fire is set ablaze, when the Garden is
brought up close: then each soul will know what it has done.

(Surat at-Takwir: 8-14)
No one can deny what he engaged in in the Presence of Allah.
All his deeds, good and wicked, are disclosed. Even if he denies any-
thing, there are witnesses to tell the truth. People who witnessed him

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