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Chapter 44= Gatheri.n,g'rp·eoipl,e b~£O:N ,Allah bare f'OQited.~ nal~)ed.and unoircumcised ('WIlO WUllid be dressed first ,wdwbieh, ~:rg,an8'w@nld $:p~mlt fl:r,st.) '. lOG IChapt~r 45~' What f:e'SC1lles people f1'l~1~ 'the a,gniIJ,y aDd, terrors of th~ 'O'ay of Judgment ;.,',',',. ~..~"." 115 ~'
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Chapter' 50~ vVhat the ,s]a.ve win be questioned about and how the questioning wfll 'take, place ... ". 130 Ch~pter' ,1)11: 'How Allah, the, !\rIos1t m,gh~will 'talk to ,HIs sla v1es '~vi.th{llll directly. "_,, "" t ,""" 132 Chs,ptei"' 52:. Retaliation en ,the Day of J udpnen t ".,,.". 13,3f~hapte~ ,ms:, The testimnny of the, earth, mght~ a.. d d ay~ u
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Chapter 54: The Prophet's H a wd: its l.ength"wid.th, vessels and, t'~J.lQ:se'who 'will drink iron:!,it ,;, _. .. 140 Chapter' ,55~ Peer ,Muh.a.jireen wiU he the first to approach the Heuod .,';""",_" ••_,'"'_".,"_ 1i1-4 Chapte.r 56: TJi'10Si9 who will be, dri,VI~l1 a,w,ay from, the ,n(j,~ud .,,,.. ,., , ,,'"""", , """ " """"".. " 14,6 Cb~pte1l" 67':~:Gell,er.al Descrjpticn of th.e Prophet's Hausd. 149
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Chapte'I'" 64: A.ng~l~~ 'reception of tbe Prophets and tlleiir nations after ,cf\os£ing Sira: and destroying

their enemies '."".:' :'.. "," ";, .' " ",. '1 76, Cha,pte'l" 6ijl~ T):1J.i? second SinIt,~TIle bridge between hell and paradise. .. '" ",",0 0 •••• '. 'T"'" ~'"".",' 178, Chapter 6'~: How sinful believers who en.'tei~ hen will be
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'C1),apter 71.,: The bounty of Allah's mercy and forgivenees Ol'l the Day of Judgment "..'"'' ."" "."."1'9'2 Cha,pter: 72: Peradise is h~Slet.by ~dver~i't'ies and hell
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".,'

·9

Cha,p'tef" 95: Tbee:111af.ge'lIlJi.IBm.t of unbGU~ve:rn~'bedies according to, t'heir. tnfidcli.ty. ('rhe d.istr,ibu,tion 0'£ torture ovl1l1' di3000tlient beli,eve:l"S H,ccorming to, ,th~ de:ed9Jearried out. by th.eir organs) ..... 242

Ch.apter

~9fhTb.e Se,,!:1'1e'reto(['tUI''e aw~J;1th1;gpeople of sins, by whio,b. '~h0' dwellers of hell 'wil~ be: lnrrt ...,.2~4 The ,~evle:reprUmi5hmmlt awaiting tho,~~whol de not practi0e' Ul,e good deeds t'b.ey pI"Cila.eb, people 'to do. and practice ~th.e,evil dJeeds they ad V'j:~,e :p eople tt) aV'uid. (OratolI'~'vihus,t2ac'tions
(!:on.tramri!;l,'t Uteir wrl'rds = AsSLSt.B.C.ts of 't,Yl'ants: who are ,de8.Clib~d as cl£lgs offil'e)."

.. .204·1
>>
,i i,.

Chapter' 98':: Tb~ food, drink and, c].oth'es or the d.,weU~:r.s

,o:f'h,elli ~".,;,;,".,.,.. "+~,,+"~,,.,!
,',"!., •••••• , ••••••••••••••

249

'Cha,pte!"' 99~ [i,~}w tliIe dweUers of rwU

'will. weep
i"

(A..od. those l~eeeivi:]lg' sIigihtest torture). ..... :2;5'1 Ch,apte((~ :t,OO:H,C}wev,ery '~f1i.tSillm,i~'reseuad from :heU in, rl~hu",n an 1lnheH.e:ver ,to be thrown ifil'OO it.25;S f{i'I' Ch.apter ]Jl:L~Explabdn;g tJ.l.e v'arse 'tll,at reads: '"Ii'~!will, B'ay: 'Ar'a tJh.e:re any miJ;r~(tk'! ~ome)?~n .. ;,,',' 2,161 •;,',
_ - 19..1, ChClli'p,t'
'n.'~ ..IL. '~IL 'ii - '.iIiI4' ~-U'~' II ,"";IIi2I,j. JL~'~,

·OriTIi!.lrrn~ ....

~'fi"ii iIOI;'"

~bII.~

,11.' .... ~~

riAm"" ~.( ". ,6

••••• ,,'

"",","';!!.'

~!Il.o!I.lb!

"or "fi!U! ... '•••

........
,J.,'~

Ir.;~~~ _. ~JIIlI.i.W.J;;
J

.,. ..... ,

·d'"", ...,~"-".,
!'•••• ',' ".,'

,p,a.'radiiS~ .. , !',",.,,,.,

,i" •••••••

""','

,i 'i'~~"

,.~,>

:262

Chupter l.Oa~,The' dW'eU,gT8 of p~.r.adiseJ,s; :b:lIh~rlta!Etce, of the heusea ,of tb,e; :peapl~ r~f ben ,... ,.... ,.. ,.. ,',,,. EV7' 2

Chapter 104·:The'im.mortalit)r of the dwellers of l~'!;u'adise

and theae ofhell.j Uio'w d.eath will be,
slaughtered and. w no
]E

going

to ;do s~l>,H' ,,26~

Cha:p:te(l-'1.1l)5·:P:ara.di:s~:1m ga,te~" d~SICl.,[ption, and-bliss. ,.... :271 ,Cb.aptm· 1011i~The. qualities ,o.ffM d,'~'ene~s paradise in ,of
'Worldly life
.+••'.,'
>
.",!", •• "" ..... ,, "". "",., ••••••••• ,.,,"" "' •• ', •••

,272

C:h8l.pter 1L07'{F:he nature and d0Ugh'ts,'O·r paradise and

the

pletl.3lID~S Allah

pm:pm:oo fM ita

Cbaptcer

inb.a'~itrn.ts.;, ..';".. '.,.+,>".,',. ,,',',"," 108:P'ara.dise~srivers. and mountaina ~ch ones edsE in. wm'liUy lif@j)i

'!'" .,•••.•••••

,!,.,"" ••• '.

214
216

i,,",""""-">"-~"

10

C,ba,p,ter 109:Frolll

here do paradis e's rivers Qrigiina,te'{. ,277

Cba,p:t:~r 110:.The proof'tl.iJ,at wme: is the drink of the dwellers of pa'f,~ulis (He who drinks it in life, e wi]] DOlt drink ft t inlhe hellerobecr) The clothes and Ve!lSS@],S ICyI the dwellers of paradise: "~""' 27'9' "

ChapteT l.lLl~Wbat is mentioned

about paradise's trees and fruits, and their eounterparta in life. .... 281

Cbapter 1:t2%Paradise';cS elothing and its people's

garments ,"",,,,, ,,,' _ .. ' .".. ",,',.,.. , "". ,"" ,. 2,8 5 .". Chapter 113:How the frees and fruits ~f paradise bring fortlb the garments and j ew~lrry ~f.'paradise. 28'6

Chapter 114~Thepalms, fruits and welfare ofparadise.. -287

Chapter

1l.5:CuJ.tiv',atiol'l in. paradbe' .. ,;.;.".".'~ .'.,"" "'".' ,' 2,88eha.pt-e1." llG:The gates of paraelise: How many are the:y?
'10

w he are -the:y openedl? Their U8LllnBS and ca,p,acit,Y "'.'","" , .. '" "'.'", .. '.. . . . . .. 289

Cbapter

11 7~P'aradis,e~sranks ,arnd. elievers' share of it.; 293 b

ehBpter 11:S:Paradjh$~tl'S dweUhl;f~',s"" ,,,." ""., ,"'",""", """ ..... ,,,.. ,,.. ,,2:95 Chapter 11:9~Tl'u~, palacea, bllIUdi:ngs andheuses of paradise
(How
ClUJ!. ~

bel[ever

attain. -th.em 7) , ....

! '"'

• '" .. ,.

297

Chapter

1.20=The, V\9'r,~lethat re-ads: "They ,si:t enccuches raised hi,gh."~" .... ,. ,' 29'9' Cha.pter 12l~PaI"&di~el'stents and markets. .... ;--.,;" ,;;".; .. '. 2:99; . Chapte'r 1221l1r:he eer are t1m first to get into paradise. ,".3[j1. p
e" , ""• , "• "" ", " •• "ee, ." • " ,; .... e " e ."

C,hapter

1.21:How good deeds aW.ethe dowr:Yof nymphs .... 30.8

w- - ~.. nm>:>Iill.;rJl..

C~·oQ,p,j'lCIr lO~ ~A u_~- ' '!Ji .....' ~'7.It~_B

'be......."."."",.".""u,..;:,ce· h .... I,'"st the of r' nC,

. -

'!J1UILIL.L~C

'

.'.

'''~-,.lC1.'I_

'LI'.

"",,,

worldly-life husband "" "".."" ,.,,'.,',.,309 Char,pter 125:Ph.ysical,ea.ti1Jlg~ drinlcin,g and, marriage ill paradise (The absence of mrt and defects). .. S,]O

Chapter' 1..2&1-£ believer wishes to have a~baby in at

paradise, its conception, delivery and. teetmiJJg aJre done in one hour ,", . ",' ,. ,312,

11

Chapte(l"l 127 :How ever.ything in .p.. aradise is ,eveurl~ting

Chap,ter'

(N oth~ng wears o'UJ&; fi'Othing eomes to an end. (J,t' passes aw,wy) .. "",.",,,.,., ,."".,,"""."." ".. 313 . ]1!ihH·O'w ·w·omenin. pa.rad~ge b'lym,]th~J see th.E¥l:r
'ik. "'~' . .,J', .r~'Il~iIi;I!~Q.i!;!
a Ul...... WQT ·1·;JI~.·o .y!y 1"''''' .JJ.e

"" , ,.. .,, ,.,.,.,."",". ,.,,.",.!. ,

;;J;'11I ;,;il.lll~

IC-kapkr' 129tT'he birds, horses and camels ,~fpar &d·ise .9:m 5 ..... 'Cll:apteJ.'" 180:H(I"ll,1ilhenna i~ th~ msster of' p~lt".8JJdiSle SVir'ee~t basil with. which i·t UB surrnonded ...__ _." ..." _. 1,6 ,. ,_._ .. 8 'Chap,'teF' 191 :Sheffi'piand goats ,~~Jn·o,ng· tho aniraals Oil' paradise 316
.,!., ,•• ,. _.e!••

,.,

,.,.,

'E' .! ! • ; , ••

,.,

,.,

, .,.

< •. _.~ _., .. !

!•• _ !•• ,. •• ".,.,

~.,.,.,

_ ,., ...!. ••

lehatpteI"" 1..12d:1':aramse has a '~ase~,8. ,Eime']]. Id ,8 talk .... ,. 31 7 . m

Cha.pter

13:iJ·;Iiow par~se

has p\laiD~ Its; :plant is'glj]\i'y to AUah' and '~p'aiSiebe to AThlah'.." _ _ 319 , ..;
,.
"11

(~ba.pteI;' 134:.1;1'1e! share D,jfpE.LiJplle 'a:f'ths lowest and bi.ghoo,t ranks ill paTQ·dlise " ", .. ,

32;()

.chapter

13a::!Good pleilS,lilf'i9 of A·R1.aJJ. :glory to Him, ts ·bette·!' than pw:'adise,.; ",;, •.. 3,22 Chapter' 18!(i:Seeing' AUan, glorI'Y to Hien, is more loveable and. deHgnt.ful tOI tbe dwellers (If paeadise
j
e •••• e e •• , •••.••••••

than otheii' cliJelign'b',; ..;.r,.".,".,

.,.,._,.,_,.,.,., ,.,

e,

., _ , .. , •.

, ~"

,. _.

,3:2~3

ehapt0I" .1~,'7:Sum~ sehelars' comments

t

prn 't]:llI.~d]lt;'I5r.pE'i~taa ,"".

tim. af words and. verses regal'dil1g paradise in W Q;m:~mlJ!... " ,.,.,.,. u u •••.• , ' .•.• 11'.••. ~ •. " r.,""'" • . '.11" 32'·6 C.haptttm.~ 13:8,:Thfii .mlw~n of Mllslim,s and" .p:[l.lylthei~.ts.,._.,·:3;8:5 c
IChapter. lS9~1'be ~e.w ard fur
.9.

:person whose child. dies .. 3,36

II

ICbapter 140:T.he residence r(d' the dwellers of plm;,adise and. the gifts ~ve:n. to 'r,h am. thm"e~n""., ~ Ch'.'.'"... ;. 11. 4"1~'l""r': '~L".~•.'tf ~ paradise ...apr..er . ~.1L.!Ii.'1.e .it'li.If!,1' .. ~,.la,Wi:!'!!::! f'i!< I...i!i:l ·t·-,c,ji!'!ib1'"m,r"i;'lfilJ!' ~11.o lI.o ! .'I:iii::!"' .... V,.!all th Q'f . «Thre:re is .no [god[ but.AJll£Ihlol< tOiget'Mt' wi1i'l ;p.:r'a:ye:r,._""" .. ~ "", , " ....••....•. " ,..,..,
anu •• "..

••

3,3.'9

~;o;1

.~.':I....'j£j;

nur ••• ,""

341

rCkapo'te,F' t4:2:AbatMDil],g' from kiUing those whn testify that 'there is .00 god but .Allah., 342 IC'Rap,ter· l43dJ\9cl1aring .~ 'UlJlslim's]:if<il P!f.!Jp~t"ty and hcner inviolable, .,,.,;.....__ ,_ ,,,,,..;.'. , _.,., _. _ _ 3~·:~
1 ur ••• ;. ;., •• , ; ••• ,.,.,.;., ••• ,"

j,

12

Chapter l44c::Kili]ill;g
~

ft.

b~liev~~' ~·a!i.l:i;!i:stilLiLg someene

,,''.""'"'';" .• ,'••• , •••• , .,",.."""" .. " ,3.44

·to ,00 so""", ,,,"''''',',,.,,

C'harp"te.r :t45::Theemer,g·ence 'of se.djJ.tiOlfiS·: 'Th€l];r places, causes, .an,d.the 'W'"tl,ytiQ avoid them .. "" , "".. ... 345 Cba:pte:r ,]L 4t"ii::VVhBnwiU the mill of Islam ,s.'i;.llrt 'teo grind?. 349 C.hapter· 11.41:'Ev e.ry era to came will be mQUo·wed[ by ' ,8 '''!.!I!,ror:se ne""" o ''''''''''" " ....•• " .•• ,'",~~,,-,- . -, _.. " 351 _ (~ha.pter l48:H·~w to escape fromseditions and abanden weapons (~Vho will be forced to en.gag e'
ill

them)

,"""" "" ",

"'

__ ", , .,',,',",.. ,a,fi.3 ,__ .

'c'ha.p'te-r. 149:01~der.s 'tiQ the effect dTh~t AH~h~~ook must B

be Iearned and its, teachings be foHo:wed. and Umma of MUJ~lim~be ~~be'red to at th,e emergenee of turmcdl (Description of late preachers - Db edienee @.f the Cali ph even. if he whips men's backs and ta.kes hold of 't.h~eif mon__ey), ... ,,'; . '" . , , . , , , . , .. , . , ..... ",," ,3,5 7
L
uu
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Chapter

15(bAllah ardatned 'that people of this nation would GXBrcis~ their POW€'T' .~,mong themselves e~He nUlYcoveryouwith confusioe ill. p:arty strife, gl.ving yen.l. a taste of mutual
vengeance::; eaeh from the ether."), ". , ", .. """,." 361 ,

Chapter 151::Se:ditiion8 and Prophet's comment on 'them .. 36,4 Chapter. 1..52kP.ropheers .Had.iths' about the kiUi.n,g of Hussein, 'ma.y Allah be pJ!,eats.ed with hlm~
and d:isp],eased with his murderer
T;

..... ".,,"""". Sf)1

, , , , , ••• , ; ; •• ;.

euo,pter' 15'3 :Man 'is ~rl19F~d to adhere ,to pre pare himaelf fur death at time of sedi t:iJons .; 36'9
j

j,
~

],54riAllah 'made ]].it'st generations D:f'tlhis Umma powerful while He ained that last g'e.]Jlel:'.lThtiCU1S -wiU ba .~rfflic1ted'Wi'thealamities 37'4 . liCit" Ll:C5-!TIII. '11· t C" J . 1\.... ·lk.d· PJL1) Ch 8i:p ...~. 1 .:iii :::.1. ne ,[,as·;,a 'JJi'~ name. d .ii."iU.~"['!fla.l.li-l (Signs of his rule) ,.. "."... ..........."",.,.... """"" .,. :3 7'7 ",,, ,", ,,', ." ," Chapter

am

.11.]

1
!

ChHfpter

1156~.Th·e ap:peara[l,c~ ofAl-M(thdlr.~i 'fillle rebellion (jfAl-Su:fiani}:~ 'the d.,efe',at ·ofhl~ ,~my """', .... 378 .

ChapOOT 157:T.hosiG who will s€'!ttUeA.l~Mal~di's' Kill,gdo,m" " ,381 Chapter ] 58:Comrnenton ,Al~Mo.hde:s name, deseription, genero~itYl' lifespan, and hi!9 support to J@sus in lJUiog Al·,D(WoJ" ", , '" , '" , '"' ' """., " ,'" 3S1
Cba,p'te'r 1159~Hoi\v ,Al-Muhai will 'rule Dattarn, M'(fUn'&j C anstantieople, Rome,! ,md. Golden Church. 384

Cba,pte'r ]['60;Th~ conq ue~t of Consia.nMnople- (as a sign 'of the, ,eroHtrgence of and, asaaasinatirm by At·, D a,ij,Cl. I.', and the a"plil:1JIrta:o,ce of' Je~'U~ Ch~i.st).384

Chap,ter. 1,'~,1::S:i~.lis 'ofJudgIlllent Day

;."." "

---.;"" 387

'Cba.p,tci" 1.6~::.co,nc~rmn_:g the F\-:o'})het'~ Hadith. (The

'b@,gjrming ,of my prcphethoad and ,JudgTlIlent. D.ay are' I~'S close .'31f.5 11O.y two fingers), """"","..." 387

ChiQ,pte'r-163:E'v~nts

,tha't win happen on J'u.dgIuen.t Day" 388 Chap:ter 164;DefH;:ripti.on of 'the rulers before the end of
the wOlr'li,G ,,"'" """ ,,"..";"'''''' ;,;'.';; ,; 392 Cha.ptsr 165:}l~w virtues and, faith will be take]}, away ... 3'93
.++; •• ;;,,;;" ,.,

Ch.a,pt;e:r 186:The ten signs of Deomsda

Cha,pte'rl67:The
GlQs,s8lQf: ""
e e e •• ; • ; ,',' " ; ; , , • ,,',,' ,',' ••• ""• " ••• " •••••••••••

n ••

".

,J95
39'7'

pl,3l!ce~Al~ ajj(J,i will be denied to enter. 396 D

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14

Preamble
lu. iIt.e 'name of Anmb, the 'M'os:t G·raCiO!Ds:,.

·th,eMost C,ompa'ssionate

M11.Jfammau·lbn Ahn'l1aii lb'nfj'akr Ibn, Farah A,l·~Ansari Al·I{}~azroji At~Alida,lus,[, known as imam. Qzu"iob'i·,. may Allah IDlhwve: bJm and. his parents a;n.d. aU M.us lim,s, s a;.ys in.

the or1ginal 'bo@:k:

Praise be to Allah, the, m~~t High Who cl"·ea.·ted. the 'u:niverse and 0 rdained His 'c1' e,a'We:$ to perish! die, be
l

resurreetedto their 'final judgment and final~yjudged ~s He says: "'E aeh .sl~ndwiU fiDd. t·he· r;eeOlnptlnse. of what i·tbas e,p;,rned ."1 He ala 0 i!!ua:y-sin His Gl,o.:riollS B Ilok:: '"V:e,I".U.y he 'wbo comes ·to lti.s 'Lord as la, srilUler ,at ;jud:guilJent·, .100t!, him is bell: theredn shall hi ne.,i.ther' me DO'r U've~ 'Bo'l1; s::a;c-h as Icom.e ·t@ Dim. ,as tu~]iGv~rs who have wo~'ked ]f·igll.teo:us, deeds, ·fQ:[,· them. ue :r.anks exalted, gar-,doo;s, of 'Illit'e\l'nity:, beneathjw:bicb fJJ..o,w ri V@ir5!11They
dwell ·the:r:'0i.D.jf~n~ ~;ye= suoh is the r,eward of' tholse:

who purity th.emsel.ves: from levii1.~' S~!I! inten(led ·tOI 'VI'.rjt,~·a. concise book that wouldbenefit I :people after my dleat:h and remind me ~n 'this worldly life rOof the p,a;in;s of cleatbj,th,',e a,ff'o;!i.irs '(g,f the d.ying f~{Jp:te and tha
details of! [\efiiUnr€U~tion~he ~ven.~hell, .S:adit.iODB;, tc •. I cilp.i'ed e "

the: :Prophetic .flaili~h vihie:h are 'V'!linined and documented8:from fhebo ol~~.of t]'l.egreat scholars and, ~ut.horitie~ of this nation aecording to my own vision. I 'titled. tb~ bIlO,k.~In Reqp.ej)];PLan~g! f the' .Affairs ,0:[ th.e ,Dead ,and DI~o,m.sda:I. I o dlivided. 'it into m.any nhapters, each. 0:[ 'whim is :foUowadJ by a rnlat~d seetien 'W hieh elueidates ~Onte of th~ pro blem_a.'~ll,C is s~es dtseussed in. the chapter and mentioned in the Hadiths orf the Prophet, may the' ·pe a,ce.B.nd blessings of
1

Allah be

'1,1 PQIl!.

'him, This is doo ,to 'the fact tbt

this book as

...,

-=

a;hrn~,a:Jt!"IE!,,aamng 1001, no.de:};',~tanding oJ£'he PrnP:he't\~ t JJcu1U1is'w h:ill,cb. i~'the 'bes,if; \~p'rk a Muslim, can ever Hc]:]j,e'V'I9:,
May Allah, g,r,ant us' His m!e~y' ,8.11d1 accept t'his efi:'Ort which I exerted, £01: only, JJ.e is 'the Hn1V God W'OE!"~11Y of"
wI(J,rshfp;,pr'aise bE!~ rUm" til

a, 'whole

mm

_,

All 'p,r:a1s e' is due to Allah "\Who haspow,ar (JV'Il,I' e,v'erything" ,M,s,y Hia bles~i!,!g 'be! UpO<D. the ho:lliy Prophet Mu:b,a.mmad~ hie; falnny~ his. fai,thfptl, compam,ons 'who strove tu see tha ttbe religion 'Ilf Islam tri um:ph.ed. Given the materiafistie charaetee :o{lue that people lead in this age, OD.~ run gJh,t wonder: \fh.a'~ :pulls us in 'the direction ,g,r ~vi1,? '\\V"hat causes 'UlS 'iJo commoJ'c sins? UsuaUY:i it i~ the eharm aad glam.o~ (1:[ thie! world "tha,t malces US ro:rget, Allah and his commandments, W,e fot'ge,t t.bfllt 'W~ are sler~·vaj_l'ts One God aud that He 'is fuUy' aware of om of a.ctiO:lls and d.eeds~, ani! that We wiU 'he held accountable ene day bMot'!3 Him" W@ be,corn,e headless tOI ,th~,,cruili of '~Ul·' Creator, and go 8ls.tTay,.
i

of' Anal~, is: the solution, 'b~(:.itlttse it rainf-ore'88, OUf' eon~eious alignmeat \vlt'h the r.ealit.':y' that Allah is our Cl"e:~rtof'and tha,t ourposition in. the natural Older 16 that .of ths created, and tba,t, we are, dependent Rem,em1brSlll.ce,
ill

pon, ,Allah,'s ,M,eJ,"cy fOl' ear very imst~nc;e.

Ibn, T:adnllYfW-

once wrote, ~.e:mel'1,'Lbr'WlCe of ,Allah is tc the h!3!~Ui'tWM t watE!t is to &h..VVha,t happens 'to a fish when i\1t; is "tak\an

out ~fwaterr Remembranee of AUah drives away Sa:tan.~ au.ppl'l83sing him, and bf\eakrug' hill'll.; it. is pleeaing 1[;(1 £lttt God jdi~pe1s: wurr.y and :melWlc'hollr fromthe heart, ,ad'@rn$ it wi tJb; deligh t and joy, fills the heart and face with light,j: and eloaks the, one who remembers AUa'h. 'witb clignit.y ~[gentlenes:s, and, f-rlleshllesa", ] t Instills m[Jv'>e' for AUah~ fear of Him.! and, relating all mati@lrS to Him, It also enhances ,Allah's ramembranee of His, servant, i'h:r M, ..4l1ah says: ~membe!r Me and. I win remember 'YfJUI1.~s We 'ma.y wonder, 'how' mnela should we remembes ,Aj,hm,? The QIU"'an responds fn

Siir~h Al-Jummah:

~~Re_eb1ber AlIah.S:'\VT unuih peT'-

17

b;a.ps you ..may aebi·eve I;uocess ... Ftl':rth,sJ", in Sural-! a].. ~' · .DtJrr~,J..\J1ah &~ys: "Re1l1iember ·!kheNam.·e 01' your Lord. at . ·mo.rning aod. in the evenjng .and P'81't of thenigbt.·
jj •

Th.er·e am many other verses besfdes these in which 'it. hag. been enjoined to kee:p ·l·emembering .AJ]Rha1:wa.y~· and. • ........ .::JI"J:.~. ·Ib .. ~. .., ';h '1Ik Q In every COiiiUlw.onoo'Oa.use It IS 'I.. ..e ,V',~F'y rememorance 0 I; Allah w:hreh k,e·e.pstbe aJifair:H of man in. propershape and :sustains rum. on. tbe r.igl'l.~path, '~ene've{1" he becomes ·heEldle\$.$ ,ofHisremembeance, eorporeal U-TgeS and inB;·tiga.~ t:iOJlJL ef evil fo:rtii~s ,ov,e'rpow'9:l' him. Its mevitable crnl~Squenee is ·tha.tstraying' from. t_be· :riigh:t·pa.th .. he will go }}ey,on·dIimits in tbe affairs of his Iife,

.How to performZihr?
TGdE\Y, M.tl.slims :bave employed ll):any diff'ersint methods -to perf'trrm Zi1t:r. But 'we must 'be careful beOOU_i9 .some, ·or
them ~·I!e·sim.p1.y ti1liiOVaticn, Our. ~Qpl':tei~ pe'ace ,and bleS'sing~ b e upon. him, taught us how to perfor.m Z;mr and 'we! must :mly on :thfJse te~cl:ling 'owy tfjl· achieve tlris

nearer

,AliM., ·Eve.ry single verse of Qutan will ilJvl~B. you to

cheese and 'CO!Dlmit~1) Ana'!1l.

to rug LOiI\~LFto:m regnlar recit~ti(i'n 10£ .ALlM'S mess age wi til understanding, y'Ou. 'will ~c~iv~ a 'ralJdliant ligh.t '~@ iW],umine th.e deep~r :r~aclI.e8iof ,Yo'Ul'" ~'01!Jilll. Sincese Jltudy win gener'a te :pro.found. em.otio:ns,~ w,arlU tho '00 ~me! ~ yOrllll" heart andbr.ing; 'teiars l~unnin;g (flown :1QUI' el].eeK::s.To read the QUlJ'a.n. is nothmg :lless. ,tban 'to live' the Qur!.a,n wilHngJiyj sUloe:rely~ d~v'OtecUy~ .and totaUy. Tb!e 'Q:utcome of 1Qm em.trre lif~ depends O'D how ,yoUl heed 'th@ can givea by

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It, Ji~ imp~'raMve en us to establish such :~rti1.ld'y AI,,· ~i 'Qttt~ilUl at indlivid:ttru and, coJ!.lt!lctive! levels, W,e,: m.1I!1~1I:; ,~tu:dY' the 'Message of Alhili at Otli1~' homes, and est:a,bUsh Qur~,rnl&c study c1Ll:'>cie'S. In our· 19JaDlLlc: enters. e

The who,le prnceas of prayer &om ebluiio n to 'prayer ij.1tsellf emiads us about our Creator, 'We start it by pror claiming that Allah is Great. The variotrs recitals through ou t the prayer remind. us. ef our cnmmi tments tc QiJUIl£ Lord" We seek His gmdance and" ask HUn again and again to bl ".],H''" th =,1 ,r;> ~~1 'I ena,e us to avoid _.'~sw:rat. ,auu "1l'(lJ'IlVOW' H'·"lS:'.C·'· ,.10iSe:Il P ,3;.th , ~ ..
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We read {Jut from, the Q'U'r:~ Bud, expre.ss witness to ~p, 'thetrllth of' the Prophet ~ndl also refresh our belief "n the Day of Jndgm€lnt and. stimulate in our memory the fact that 'Wt1, have to appeM1T before Allah BWT and gtv,e an ~CCO'l1nt of O'1!1l1~ entire life. ",0, ye wbo beUev,e! See,k h,elp m,th 'pa,t.ien t perseverance and praye:r; for Allah jis wi t'b those who. p.a.ti,eutly peesevere,"

~.£: ,j[" "~ " li ,speemc supp I· t'· .ica .IOllS :LOrspeC1!1L1c OCCaS1lOi'lS,. S suppuea ti,j ens for I~"t,snts from start to the end ofthe day have been ,given to us . What 00' B~ 'When 'we g·at u'p1En ter or 'exit balli~ room? Start or finish eating? \Vll.Qt 'to, supplica.te bs,:fore, starting a j Durney or tra.oJsSlctiQn:? 'How to ask A[lah. :~br help i~, the times of" need.'?' "Vha.,twO'rdi.s 110 OS,9 to thank Allah? supplies; tion :£01" smaller actions S l1J'ch as sneezing have been specifi,ed a.s-welt

SUlPpllilcations extracted tt,mn the Qur'an and Su1tlJ.na etre an effective tool of remembrauce. 'We· have been given

W~ should memorize these a uthentie s upplioa tions and

recite them appropriately, Thifus, practice win develop special relationship between our Creator and us,

Th~ough[)u.t the Qu:r)a:n., e are encouraged til' observer w our surroundingsw hich are full of the: signi9, of AIla1l. 'Every single one of t-hem can fac~liate our goml to remember t Allab mueh, It is, incu:robent CJtu us. that we ~e'fl.ect on the events in enr dadly live to s1lxellgthe~ our bQn,d wtth our Lord,

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rlghteotts:/ and 'Let Bo't ,the unbeIUev,e:rs ,think 'that Our' ,l'esl,pi te to. ,the!. IS g,oGd, :ib(l"' tlu~mselve'su 'WE!: .Bra:u:t them 'r(!h~pil,te't:h}~Tt. they 'may ,grow 'jj:n, heir 'i'neqtd,ty, t
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wish to die, but wished, ,to rue as a 'Muslim Le., he wished to :r-,~ma:illl at Muslbn l.UJttU, he moment .d.e~th overwhelms t him. Thi~ is the e.x,ege;te s' sJ81ectm,terpT'eb1tti.a]l, of the V,er81!" And ,Allah. ,AJ1:~;ldgh,tykI}CF"iV,S: best, (An. ;fl.u:tJlen.tie ~jJ;CO[Jun:t)
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Miriazn,! peace be '11pon her, heer wish to dil~~ can

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'I'he Urst is ~hat sl1ie·feared to be, s uspectod and dishonered which 'might phll1,ge her ill.to turmeil or dis belief ..

Tbe seeond $s U:1La she :feared that S IJmepeople mjght t be ruined by 'm.e eondemna tion ,of aspersion and vthe disgrace of infide litybecause of her,
Allah, gl·ory 'to Him, says about thosew 110 libeled Lady A 'ish«, may He be p'l~ased withl her; {~To h.hn 'w'h.o took. 011:1 bjj.ms,elf' tbe lead am.oog 'tbelu" win be D, :penaJ,ty

grievous" and also saysi "You, tJ.lol.1g:ht it '00 be a light m.att.e~["'i while i,t was: most se:l~i,ous in the ~dgh.t of Allah, Regarding Miriam, peacJeb~ upon he ... ,EMJ'1l1e ~ scholars consjdered hew' a truthful woman, ba!s~d.on '~h,e veraa that reads: "His m(irU~;e't' was a 'W'om3,'D. of tJ:'ut"h,,~ 'whi.~.Ie others :re!'gar,ded he~' as a. female p,~o~l'letbased en the verse~ that read: t~We sent to her Our angel," a:nd ~1I:Behold,tTlteangels ~ulild,:' ,Mary! Allah hath 'ChO!H~'n ' 0 thee." Therefore db] recting a false accusaden to her is graver andm.,of."!E;! severely prohibited, Thus explained, ,it was permiasible £~),rher to hope for death. And A]lial] A~.migh.ty lr:.]'10WS, best, As jl'egaI'ldJjs: thelicu:lft.h! :it is ~11ti[CCO:ilint of the s,e.vel']ty of the eircumstences the.t wtl], be prevalen t during that time, This is, because of the corruption of the people, the vulnerability of religious faith and the fear of losing it" rather than thephy,sjiJl;;:,al orr:financial calamities w hieh
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wishes. Ek~~, 'halve YIYl:!!m descendant of Adam thougbt of.the cl.ay of yo:ur d.etllth?' H~!ve you een sidered 'h~w Jf10U win move

from the wide earth to the :oo~~ll'iieted. rave, a.ft~r being g be,trtlJ.y.e.d by y~,'ur :tr:ren,dLs and des I!:rrtie d. by your brothers? Have you tb:ought of' fhe day YOH \c~.illbe rlh~priv~d,of y\OUI ' bed and cov"Eiirl!etst,o U~: .fiLJakie,d[ cl~T the sand? 0 yo:~,who, un eollect m!lney and striv'e to, <llevelop your pro:perty~ I swear bY' Allah you will OW,l1 ne mere thM a. coffin 'y~)lUI!X money will :p~':Dr'ish and your body will rum ,to' duat, mere tb'E!<[} wil] U~J.;e~ JfnOll'le:;r' you have eolleeted ,go? Canit save "OU! from tlJl,esehorrors? N o,l'Yo u have le,ft;it to ethers who .migh t not be grateful to you;: Y01ilha ve eoma laden wi til :y!J~!, sins to Him who will not excuse you ~ny mere, He has done a, good jo'b ".,v explained tbe 'Q~low.ingv~r,5e~ (1)ut seek, wi th ho t.he wealth ·w'h~ie·h ..Alla'h has 'beswwed, on. thee, the hOJD.e of'th.e lI:ereafter" as fullQlv>s:r truebeliever should a see.kparadi"H~' i:o. .e·ve:ry ·b~.~ssin!ghe: is 'granted In this 'wcrd.dly- Iife, He is 'en titled, to spend his life' in w'ha'te!ver 'will bm:n"efithim in 'th.e Hereafter ra.ther dian, in wro.ng]ng ethers and t,y:r,annizing them, It was said: «no not ever f01rge,t H:~a y~u \1Vill le~a yDll" 'w hole fo,rtu.l1:e except for t \fe· YI)Ul' due SMr.'€l, i.e.. the ctrEfln_. ,
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'may the peace and blessings of Allah be UIponhim. said; ~~J have previously prohibited YOl.] of visitin:g graves, but now :] B!.sk you to do ~O~ ;&~ ,they remind '1IOU. of the hereafter" (Hutlit& Saki.h)~ .A,l~Nascl.e~e1J~JO reported th~:t Bureida ~ narrated tha t ith~ pru]JIJ1.et said: 4He whoever wants to wiEl.i:t a gra V~ is allowed t~)do so, And[ never 'refer to graves as ~,cll~s,ell'ood ortuaries' Indieatina a negative effect" m 'Hi' ...1 "{1' "ait!r./~.· \,l_:Q.~z,:_ fl. S·' 1:"l)
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28.. Alu:luUah saii.d'~ ~~E~e:ryeliever has already com~ b m'l.tt®cl some ~i~lS thfJj~ still ac~(]mpany him" So, :h,e is pt']ni$ll~d folF' them ,at the moment of dl,eatb~ w'hich ,coll~equel1,tly l"es.ul ts in his sWi~~~rting.S ome s·ch[k].aI',sal~Q tl! ie(Kpla:iineid.:]:t s ay'ing:, '''A believer tSwe: Q ts out of his great

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pa.ss away '~~,d:th. treuble and die easily and ~,mo(J'th],:y',,, no Therefore, th,ey 'wou~d i'hink th;j[I;t, dea til. is J;Mrin],eSrS and

that the dying person does, not :s;uffe,f'. So, :highli,ghting how prQiphets and, :meSseJlgerr,s, put 'iill,P 'with. the s'e'veri.'ty 'lye death's agonies, ,a~.tho~gbth.~y are Allah's f~VO'"ri'tGS and that Hie fa!cilita.tes these ,agomes :fol:S'0111'f: I®fth@!ID!, confirms the harelmeee Qf ,tIlls experience to' ,t11/Erp~ople This :ap]J,l].'®s .. to a~~ people except far the: 'war-tj'l" w'hQ W',a.-~ ldUed"by nnb elieV'E:r,s ~s wiUbe ekpi!1;]Iled. la t~1"' O'Wl,.
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c01J)Jd Al~a]J:J prophets and messengers whom He loves be eMposed to ~~j'ucll honifi,[l turmoil, altheugh Hs ·0an make it easy 1-01"them as He did to Abmham? The answer 'is provided by .PI'pphetM:i'th~.mmEld" :m,ay t.he. pea.ce and blessings of Allah. be upon h.im, ils be' sial.d.: "iTb.,e peopls 'who endure 'the harshestexperieueee in. 1I::hi8~r01'ld,[y life. are fhe ptoph.e.ts folloi\V'eu by th'e ~nost pious 'Pe~SCJn..s; descending to the 1~8.sand ths least, "(RGPort~cl.. by B2;tlr..hari and. othel"S;) .Allah makes th(~lll,fl;u_ffe. ~ like th,a·t~O' perl®,c;~, their m.ent-s. and hejgbte·n the:]r' statuses .. Th1JS can nev,eJ!" be' considered a blemish on their pa ·t (u:'a torture; i'~is rather a per:r.fe'cH'crn. of fheir' elevated positiOlU5 as tbey feel contented with their ralte,ij~'Iherefore AU ah, glOilY 'to Him, ,chW}8BS to 0,ud 'their .lives 'W:l1th.auch illiiffi eulfies, des.pilte His ability to ,aUeviate 'their pains, '~O eleva te their ranks and
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She- asked ID'e about Ul@Jav atory, l I wok her hometo start a. Iova 8'&-00'1.
The scholar, Abu,-.Bakr Ahmad Ib,t Sulaiman Ibn AlH asa.~l, Ai··N q_ilad commented: "~Thja W'aS a Elan. 'Who was t standing in. the :Si'b-eet when a. woman asked him about die w ayto at 'public lava to'r-y,. ]nstead.~ h·e led her to his house andsaid these lines of'vers e at lris de~.tih !.7J found am.o:ng 4,1.. QUll.u '.lie peop].e· 'W 'ho ,co.:nceiI1l themselves ~!!']mari]y witb tha affairs of this vi.'or·~.dJ.y l[fe so much :B@ that I was teld thatwhen a brokerw'S!rs on his deathbed, he w as asked '[;0' utter 'the, S'h(JJ'ladah, (to t~·s.tify tll~batth,e'lF'e is rUJ' god but Alla}lJ. Howv:r . ul h, .·If" . e. ei ~ 111 ~p!.o... saymg: ,"<t-1!~ ... anc '-I ~~"t' !Ol!LI.' .81.J[l, riarr, e t ~'e1_~ "'JlJIl::"€'!5' .. ~. d' aau, ,f:'~. tc.... RIS· hm was overw helm,edby his love of" brokerage. I ha v~ alse seen an. acco'un'Lan t on the verge' of death holding his d '" .:111 '" ". dvi fi.nge(f.·s an.:'C. counting 'YJgll.'ts;. Anotb er c ymg' person. was '.' ot·. aske OJ to u tter the' S ha.luui(1.h, but he k.erpt s;ayin.g~ "Repair :50· and so l in my flat and so and so in ·th,e ga.m,a:]], ~ A. third also kept saying: "'T1lke'care of the, don·key~. go and tie the d;o-n'lt,e'Y'~. And a fourtb k~.p.;tt'@;pea.'ti:ng; "Talce care of ·t·lle yeUow CO'W'I as he was 't(Jtally preoeeupiod with "it. 'We' ask Am ah to grant us His mercy and h~lp' U~·,t~8tffy tha·t the·re is d 'iL. t H" .. ~. ''iL-. ..-. .,_ d'" ]):Q gCl.~UUI i 11m.wu'en we aresome. 60.
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g~ hea "1ts~so please l~ee,pUly heart unwavering in ~;:be-ying Y:m.:~'rorders." 8Q[~I ,saId::~~O pJ'lllphet 'Of Allm~tYoufreq~uen~' tly pray Iike this: what Idoyou :felal~?'Hie rnpmi~d,:"How can I iE~H~[ secure, ,A'~ishrLj a.D,[l'the he,atm [ofthe p~~[p[l~ 1,0 eated are between twofingers of All.all.is?If :fIe chooses to chang[®' a man'sheart, 'He 'liIlJ,s.t8lln.tan,eotloly dOIH;,:'~ (Hadi,tl'$ Sa.hth) asaert that "because guidance to 't]l"e s:tra1i:g[ht P a th is COIl,iUDUea: GinRy by Allah.;, observance of I is orders relies 011. HiB, win, msn's de 6 tiIll_Y 'i~ 'lll:rUillJ(f!N:OJ. and his will is miml,t~d" so beware of' g'e'tting' complaeent witb yOUJ' fai til; pr,~y'err) fasrtin1g' and all 'the ~ctigns 'jjl1lat j'IQU take '~O sati:sify .AIlM.. Al th.[Q.1U]gh, you have d@fliLe rill t]1J~\Sle tml:lg,~ ~ tll'ey' fttT,e still Allah's el~~'Don andblis~, from. Him. 1.Nllen youbO<aJs;t of sueh rna tters, you, 'will he, like eI:,U1Q:I.l W DO shows off by' mloth,er'~s!pcr'OIl'ert.y, Tlds might also Iead 'y'O'U bJI be diapcsseased [O'f. 'tIie'll'! so that your 11,eQ'rt wiU be utte:r~'y void of goodness, Man.y ,8; ill] ow'er~ ],a01e1), :ga:r:dell.Oly]e[d,
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of Allah might 19o to sleep ,atrugThl.'twith a heart pregnant with obmd-i~~Il1~:~' D[]the Lord, o.nlY'to g,@,tup in 'Il;'b@ morning 'wIth a sich, heart, hle ak wi'th dlsi@bi3.d.1@of.iLC':lL This can only 'be carried out 'by Allah"" the All,~K.nowil1g~and the All ~ 'V.ise.
66.. .AI-,Nasflft ~e n.al~·~,ted, 'that ,o.tl1,m;a~1'~may Allah 'be pleased with him, s aid: i~lep Bllw,a'Y nom, '\\rine~ UlE~E1rpex, n·f all evils, It 1:5 narrated 'that [a. devO'U'f~,m~n of' olden times

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burled ye:fl, The Prophet sat down and we eneireled him" in. complete silence. Then, he ke·pt looking u p and down a.t the shy and 'tIl€! earth and then. he s aid; "I su~)e:k :~fug,e in. Allah from the torture of the grave." :He said it l11BLJay times an.d. added: "Wh@l!L a. belisver approaches the ,~ttild his l~fe of and is abou t to die, an angel S1.'tS. next to hils head. and sa.ys to' hin)].: "C 01l1!E:' out, you virtuous soul, 00 enJoy .A11aJb/s :~or·~ giveness and S.21'~i8fact].(~lJl" and iN') it srn.O'Q,thly comes out Iike a drop of water eoming out, from a. j ug. l~e said: An1,r mentioned tile following' part vin his narration of the HadJ.t:h~ hl1l.t Ab u Uw~na did not" lIe oS aid: '{You might not ~,ee that ..Buf.:~ white:gf'aced. a:ngels, whose faces are! as bright as the sun. come down from paradise car1tjrin.g shrouds and scent. 'They sit fa:r a w ay from him urrtil the an:geJ. of de ath takes the soul. \V]UH1 he does, 'tl1ey immediately t81ke it as Allah, glory to Him, says: "Our ,ang'@,lstak6 his $i(iJ,ulan:d ,theJr never faU in tbeil" duty .. 'nl.. his soul Ieaves the en, body lilt,e 'tlhe a we~e,teat jperfu.m.e ever, The angels take it to heaven, Whenever they p ass by ,a.ny creature between the earth and the 5]~Y 'he asks them; ~'Whose sou i is this?" and ~ they answer: ~][ is 19(1),,11 of so-end -so (calling him. with the t best name he bke:s).n Then, 'ili,ey reach. the gf.l:tes, ofworldly sky, w hieh open for him, The beat Inhebitants of e ~LC h. sky lJd.d. him farewell until they reaeh tho seventh s,ky.. 'Than, it is said: "W'ri t~ his record in lUi:yin (the .h~gh.place: ·W here the l'\~gisters of the righteous are kept) as .AHaJ.]sal's. in the g10r1.(n,,1S verse: ·'~.An.dw:h"a.t will explaln '(:;0 'tb06 what .,?, ~ ·t "b d II .r;.'l:"rt rsr Th ere 1I.S; a :reg:nsel"', A~1I1"y In:iBc.T.I.e::~ot 1 •. .lllU w·hi.cb be:l1Irwiitu.ess th.ose, n.earest to Allah,1'l' And. ,so'it is written, Then, it, is said a.g,~in:·"Take him back to the earth. ill pn.xH:ilised 'them1t'il.at'L as ill cJrea~ed them :firollll the, earth], so I wiU return them a·d!.then.take them out once
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