Page 104 - The Day of Judgment

102 THE DAY OF JUDGMENT

Now the time is up and the moment of truth has arrived. Allah,
Who knows everything that each person has done during his or her
life, is closer to each person than their jugular vein. And now
everybody has become sure about Who created them, why He
created them, what was required of them, and that they will be
returned to Allah. They chose to fool themselves with a devilish
boldness, even though they knew about it, and so will be punished
accordingly. On that Day, everybody will be told what they did and

what they postponed:
On the Day Allah resurrect all of them together, He will inform
them of what they did. Allah has recorded it while they have
forgotten it. Allah is a Witness of all things. (Surat al-
Mujadala, 6)
That Day people will emerge segregated to see the results of
their actions. Whoever does an atom's weight of good will see
it. Whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it. (Surat az-
Zilzal, 6-8)
Allah calls all people to prepare for the moment of truth: "…
Whatever good you do, Allah knows it. Take provision; but the

best provision is doing your duty (taqwa)..." (Surat al-Baqara, 197).
Those who listened to their consciences and followed Allah's call
will not know fear or sorrow on that Day, whereas the unbelievers
will experience a remorse for which they cannot atone. As Allah
states in the Qur'an:
And that Day Hell is produced, that Day man will remember;
but how will the remembrance help him? He will say: "Oh! If
only I had prepared in advance for this life of mine!" That Day
no one will punish as He punishes. (Surat al-Fajr, 23-25)