In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
In the Name of Allah, Most
Gracious, Most Merciful
Belief in the Day of Judgment:
We believe in the Final
Day, which is the Day of Judgment, when people will be
resurrected and then told to remain in the abode of enjoyment or
in the abode of severe punishment.
The Resurrection:The Prophet's
Pool:
We believe in the pool of
the Prophet, peace be upon him, the water of which is whiter than
milk and sweeter than honey and better in fragrance than musk.
Each of its length and width is the distance of a month's travel.
Its glasses are as stars in beauty and number. The believers
among the Prophet's followers come to take from this great
cistern a drink after which they will never be thirsty.
The Straight Path:
We believe in the straight
path (sirat) set up over hell. People pass over it according to
their deeds: the first of them as fast as lighting, then as fast
as wind, then as fast as birds, and then as fast as a running
man. The Prophet will be standing on the path, saying:
"Lord, Save! Save!," as some people's deeds will fall
short. Some of them will come crawling. At both sides of the path
there are hooks designed to take whom Allah wills: some are saved
but bruised; others are thrown into hell. (Bukhari and Muslim).
We believe in all that is
mentioned in the Qur'an or the prophetic sayings concerning that
day and its horrors, may Allah save us from them.
We believe in the
intercession (Shafa'ah) of Prophet Muhammad 
, peace be upon him, for the
people of paradise to enter therein. This intercession is
exclusively limited to the Prophet Muhammad , peace be upon him.
Paradise and Hell:
We believe in paradise and
hell. Paradise is the abode of enjoyment which Allah, the
Exalted, prepared for the righteous. No eye has ever seen, no ear
has ever heard of, and no human being has ever thought of the
blessings that they will enjoy there: "No soul knows what
comfort is kept hidden for them, as a reward for their
deeds" (32:17). Hell is the abode of punishment that Allah
has prepared for the unbelievers and the evildoers. The torture
and horror in it cannot be imagined: "Surely, We have
prepared for the evildoers a fire, whose pavilion encompasses
them. If they call for help, they will be helped with water like
molten copper which will scald their faces. How dreadful a drink
and how evil a resting place!" (18:29).
Both paradise and hell
exist now and will never perish: "Whoever believes in Allah
and does righteousness, He will admit him to gardens beneath
which rivers flow, to dwell therein for ever. Allah had indeed
made for him an excellent provision" (65-11);
"Certainly, Allah has cursed the unbelievers and prepared
for them a blazing fire to dwell therein forever, they shall find
neither protector nor helper. On the day when their faces are
turned about in the fire they shall say: 'Would that we had
obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger!"' (33: 64-6).
We confirm paradise to whom
it is confirmed in the Qur'an or the prophetic traditions either
by name or description. Among those who are granted paradise and
mentioned by name are Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, 'All and others
who were specified by the Prophet, peace be upon him (Bukhari and
Muslim). Among those whom we confirm to enter paradise because
they fit the description are the faithful and the pious.
We likewise confirm hell to
whom it is confirmed in the Qur'an and the sayings of the
Prophet, whether in name or description. Among those who are
mentioned by name to be in hell are Abu Lahab, 'Amr Ibn Luhai
al-Khuza'i, and others (Bukhari and Muslim). Confirmation of hell
that is based on description includes every unbeliever,
polytheist, or hypocrite.
What Happens in the Grave:
We believe in the Trial of
the Grave, which involves questioning the deceased person in his
grave about his Lord, his religion, and his prophet. There
"Allah confirms those who believe with a firm saying, in the
present life and the hereafter" (14:27). The believer will
say: "Allah is my Lord, Islam is my religion, and Muhammad is my
prophet." The unbeliever or the hypocrite will say: "I
do not know. I heard the people saying something and I said
it."
We believe in the comfort
of the grave for the believers: "Those whose lives the
angels take in state of purity, saying 'peace be on you; enter
paradise for what you were doing' (16:32).
We believe in the
punishment of the grave for the transgressing unbelievers:
"If you could only see when the evildoers are in the agonies
of death and the angels are stretching out their hands, saying,
'Give up your souls! Today you shall be rewarded with the
punishment of humiliation for what you used to say untrue about
Allah, and for scornfully rejecting His signs"' (6:93). The
sayings of the Prophet are numerous and well-known in this area.
A Muslim must believe in all that is reported in the Qur'an and
the prophetic traditions concerning the unseen matters. He should
not contradict it by his worldly experience, because the affairs
of the hereafter cannot be measured by the affairs of this life.
The difference between them is very great. Allah is the source of
help.
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