Page 130 - The Day of Judgment

128 THE DAY OF JUDGMENT

the Fire: 'If only we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the
Messenger!'" (Surat al-Ahzab, 66) Allah will answer their begging,
cries, weeping, and screaming for help with the following words:
"Today We have forgotten you, as you forgot the meeting of
this your Day..." (Surat al-Jathiya, 34)

Despite of all this, they will continue to make demands on Allah:
to send them into a realm of nothingness, to allow them to give all
they have in ransom to escape the suffering, and even to be sent
back to Earth to rectify their wrongs. Allah states:
If only you could see the evildoers hanging their heads in
shame before their Lord: "Our Lord, we have seen and we have
heard, so send us back again and we will act rightly. Truly we
now have certainty." (Surat as-Sajda, 12)
They will beg to save themselves from the shocking punishment.
But Allah reveals that they will never change their old ways and
that there is now no way for them to save themselves. The
unbelievers have committed the most serious sin: rebellion against
Allah, Who created and sustained them. Therefore, they are not

permitted to defend themselves. Allah says:
On that Day, woe to the unbelievers! This is the Day on which
they will not say a single word, nor will they be allowed to
offer any excuses. On that Day, woe to the unbelievers! (Surat
al-Mursalat, 34-37)
Allah will not speak with, protect, or purify them as a
consequence of what they have done, for:

Those who conceal what Allah has sent down of the Book and
sell it cheap take nothing into their bellies but the Fire. On the
Day of Resurrection, Allah will not speak to them or purify them.
They will have a painful punishment. (Surat al-Baqara, 174)