Page 15 - The Day of Judgment

THE DAY OF JUDGMENT IS

APPROACHING

And the Hour is coming without any
doubt, and Allah will raise up all those in
the graves. (Surat al-Hajj, 7)

eath is coming closer by the day. Whether you are
young or old, death is a little closer to you every day,
D even every minute. You cannot resist time or prevent
death's approach. Nothing you do can change the fact that you and
those close to you are only "temporary" beings. Like every other
living being, you are advancing toward the Day on which your life
will end.
Humanity is not the only part of creation that is subject to death.
All other creatures, Earth itself and the whole universe, have a day
of death fixed for them. The Day of Judgment is a day of terror and
unimaginable fear. But at the same time, it is most wondrous.
Everything on Earth will be flattened, the stars will be extinguished
and fall in rapid succession, and the Sun will be wrapped up in
darkness. All human beings who have ever lived will be gathered
and made to witness this Day. This Final Day will be dreadful for
the unbelievers, and its Lord will be Allah, Who owns all that exists.
The Day of Judgment, contrary to many people's belief, is
approaching; it is not in the distant future. When it arrives, Earth
and everything belonging to it will be destroyed. Ambitions,