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The Horn (Soor) of Israfeel
Source: Ain-al-Hayat, By: Allama Muhammad Baqir Majlisi
‘Ali bin Ibrahim narrates from Taweer bin abi Fakhta? that people asked Imam Zain-ul-’Abidin (as), “What is the Horn of Israfeel?”
The Imam (as) replied, “The Horn of Israfeel has two branches. There is so much distance between the two branches that it is equal to the distance between the earth and the sky! With the orders from Allah Israfeel will first appear at the Bayt Allah, the Ka’ba. Then the angels would know that the time for the perishing of the inhabitants of the earth and the rest of the universe has come. Israfeel would then turn towards the Ka’ba and blow his Horn. Hearing the sound from the branch of the Horn towards the earth, all its inhabitants would die instantly. The inhabitants towards the branch on the side of the sky too would perish hearing the sound. Then, with Allah’s Orders, Israfeel too will die. The skies and the mountains would blow into smithereens and would fly around like the dust. Then Allah will create a new earth that would be devoid of sin. There wouldn’t be any mountains, trees, buildings or grass on the new earth. Allah’s Firmament would be standing on water. Then the Herald would proclaim,
áöãóäú Çáúãõáúßõ Çáúíóæúãó
\"Who is the monarch this day?” (40:16)
Then Allah will himself announce,
﴿áöáøóåö ÇáúæóÇÍöÏö ÇáúÞóåøóÇÑö.﴾
“Allah; the One and the Wrathful!” (40:16)
I have destroyed all the creation. There is no god but Me. I have no equal or partner. I created with My Absolute Power and so have I destroyed everything. I shall create again with My Own Wish!
“At that time the Horn will be sounded again when the inhabitants of the earth and the universe will come back to life. Mekaeel would then sound the Soor. Hearing the Soor the inhabitants of the earth would assemble, the angels of the Heaven and the Hell too would assemble and the entire Creation would get ready to account for the deeds they perpetrated.”
Telling this the Imam (as) started crying inconsolably for some time!
It is narrated from the Prophet of Islam (as) that on the Doomsday Allah will tell the Angel of Death (Malak al Maut): “O Malak al Maut! As you have given a taste of death to everyone I shall give you the same taste today!”
Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (as) narrates that Allah will resurrect His creations again after death. The sky will be under orders to rain continuously for forty days. Then Allah will gather the particles of every living creature and put them back to shape and life as they were earlier.
In the Commentary on the Verse “Haada yaumu yanfaussadqeena sidquhum?”, Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (as) says, “On the Doomsday when people will be gathered for rendering account of their deeds, they will reach the place passing through very hazardous way. The hardships of the ground of assemblage on the Day of Resurrection will be extreme because people will be jostled against one another. Then a Herald will announce the Orders of Allah that everyone will hear, ‘Where is Muhammad of Arabia (as)? He should come forward!’ The Prophet (S) would then come forward. Allah will give him a station on the right side of the Arsh (the Firmament).
Then Amir’ul-Mu’mineen ‘Ali (as) and his Successors, the Imams (as), would be called and placed on the left side of the Prophet (S). The people of the Prophet (S)’s ummah(the followers) would be called and asked to station themselves to their left. Then every Prophet (S) and his followers would be called and asked to arrange themselves into formations on the left side of the Firmament. Then the Qalam (the Pen), in the form of a human, will be stationed at Muqam-ul-Hisab (the Place of Audit) in front of the Firmament.
At that juncture Allah will ask the Qalam, ‘Have you recorded all that We had asked you to record on the Lauh (the Tablet)!’ The Pen would say, ‘O Sustainer! You are the Aalam (the Omniscient) Your secrets knows none other than You Yourself!’ Allah would rejoin ‘Then, you have completed the Hujjat (the Objective)! Then the Lauh (the Tablet) will come in human form. Allah will ask him, ‘Whatever We had asked the Qalam to record, is it recorded on you?’ Lauh would reply, ‘Definitely, whatever the Qalam has recorded on me, I have communicated to Israfeel.’
Then Israfeel, who will be present in human form, will be asked, ‘Has Lauh informed you of all that has been recorded by the Qalam on it?’ Then Jibrael will come and stand in front of Israfeel. Allah will ask him if he has been advised by Israfeel of Allah\'s Wahei (the Revelation)? Jibrael will affirm that whenever he received the Wahee, he communicated to the Prophets (S) of the time. In the end he carried the Revelations to His last Messenger, Muhammad bin Abd Allah (S)!
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