Page 12 - The Day of Judgment

INTRODUCTION

And the Moon is eclipsed, and the Sun and
the Moon are fused together, on that Day
man will ask: "Where can I run?" No
indeed! There will be no safe place. That
Day, the only resting place will be your
Lord. (Surat al-Qiyama, 8-12)

onsider the people and events that shape your life. You
are working hard to get somewhere, trying to find your
C place in the struggle for a good life. You are very
attentive to some matters and reflect deeply upon them. At the same
time, you carefully avoid thinking about other matters and, as it
happens, many people close to you do the same. Everyone knows
what subjects to avoid in conversation and thought. Death is one of
these, perhaps the most important one. For them, death is an "end"
to which there is no solution.
The Day of Judgment, which will bring "death" to the universe
just like the death of people, is a matter that most people do not like
to think about; rather, they consider it as a remote and distant
matter. Most of them have a vague idea of what will happen on that
Day, but since the thought of it scares them, most people are
inclined to forget about it. Rather than facing up to it, they just get
on with their lives instead.
People are most affected by the final day aspect of this Day for all
beings, whether living or non-living. The Day of Judgment is the
final day of life on Earth and for the universe. But at the same time,