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94 THE DAY OF JUDGMENT

They will say: "Woe to us! Who has raised us from our resting
place? This is what the All-Merciful promised us. The
Messengers were telling the truth." (Surah Ya Sin, 52)
Now it is too late, for their lives on Earth yielded neither true
pleasure nor true comfort, and everything they had done until then

only prepared for them this hardest of all days.

They Will Turn To A Caller
On that day they will follow the Summoner, who has no
crookedness in him at all. Voices will be humbled before the
All-Merciful, and nothing but a whisper will be heard. (Surah
Ta Ha, 108)
When people emerge from their graves and begin to run toward
a call, the like of which they have never heard before, they will not
stop running until they reach the place from where they were called.
The believers will arrive contented and peaceful, whereas the
unbelievers will arrive as if they had sensed what is awaiting them,
saying over and over again "This is a pitiless day!" (Surat al-Qamar,
8). It is now time to assemble, and nothing can prevent it. Everyone
who has ever lived will be gathered and begin to move rapidly, in

surprise and submission to Allah, toward their punishment. Escape
and returning to Earth are impossible, and all remorse is useless.
Fear and terror will grip their whole being, for:
The Day they will emerge swiftly from their graves, as if
rushing to rally to the flag, eyes downcast, darkened by
debasement, that will be the Day which they were promised.
(Surat Ma'arij, 43-44)

[They say:] "When we are dead and turned to dust and bones,
will we then be raised up again alive? And our earlier ancestors