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The Day Having Duration of Fifty Thousand Years
By: Ayatullah Shaheed Sayyid Abdul Husain Dastghaib
Kaa Na…Sanah (Surah Maarij: 70, V: 5.
There will be a halt of one thousand years at every station as per your counting of days Mim Maa Tauddoon (solar or lunar).
Why Qiyamat Is Called A ‘Day’?
There arises a question that when, in the realm of Qiyamat, there will be no day or night, in the absence of the sun and the moon, then what is the meaning of 'The Day of Qiyamat'? Why is it called a Day? The answer is: Since we call that part of time a Day in which things become bright because of the light of the sun and thereby human eyes can see those things which are not visible to them during night. Likewise, in the world, those things which were hidden from people such as their inner condition, their right or wrong beliefs, their good or bad deeds and their consequences. But in Qiyamat, people will come to know all these things and their consequences too.
Yaw Ma Tub Las Saraair.
Qiyamat is the Day on which all hidden secrets of people become open and known to all.
Wa Badaa…Yahtasibeen (Surah Zumar: 39, V: 47) meaning: For them, by the Command of God, all those things will become known of which they did not have even an imagination.
Sun Of Truth Will Shine In Qiyamat
This world is a night, a darkness. No one knows about others. Rather man is unaware of even his own self (inner self). People's deeds are hidden from one another. But Qiyamat is a Day which is a day in its real meaning with which there is no night. The Day will be of a duration of fifty thousand years when the sun of truth will shine in Qiyamat we will realize what are we and what are others.
The Station Of Fear In Qiyamat
We have mentioned above that there will be several stations in Qiyamat. The station (Muaqif) of Hairat (astonishment) has been described earlier. Another station is that of Khauf (fear) which causes silence and stillness as is mentioned in the Holy Quran: Wa Kha Sha At…Hamsaa (Surah Taha: 20, V: 108). Meaning: No voice except humming will be heard.
Izil Quloobu…Kaazimeen (Surah Momin: 40, V: 18) meaning: People will want to raise their voice but, due to fear and fright, voices will be stuck up in throats.
Third station is that of talks and conversation, of questions and answers between people: Wa Aq Ba La…Yatasaa Aloon (Surah Saffaat: 37, V: 27) meaning: All will ask one another about their good and bad deeds.
Flying Away One Another Like Locusts
One of the stations will be that of fleeing and running away wherein all will run to avoid one another. Father will run away from son, wife and husband from one another, brother from brother. All will try to avoid one another. All will try to hide their faces. The Holy Quran has likened it with scattered butterflies (Farraashum Mabsoos): Yaw Ma…Mabsoos (Surah Quaariah: 101, V: 3).
In Surah Qamar God says: Fear will show out of the eyes of the Kuffar (deniers). When they will come out of their grave, they will scatter like locusts in the field of Mahshar V: 7.
Khush Sha An…Muntashir. You must have observed that when an army of locusts arrives how every one of them flies in different direction, some upward, some downward, some in the right, some in the left. They remain scattered in an unorganized manner. Husband and wife, father and son etc will also, in the field of Mahshar, on the Day of Resurrection, remain scattered likewise for avoiding one another. But this fleeing of theirs will be uselss.
Their Fleeing Will Be Of No Use
As has been mentioned in the explanation of Surah Rahman that on that day, God will command that angels on the first sky should come down to earth and take the entire mankind in their control. The angels of the second sky will stand encircling the angles of the first sky. Similarly angels of all the seven skies will line up. These will be the Divine Armies which will encircle and the Grand Field of Gathering (Mahshar): Yaa Maashar…Fanfuzoo (Surah Rahman: 55, V: 33) meaning: O Groups of Jinn and men! If you can run away, then run away, but fleeing is impossible. On that Day men will ask: Ain Al Mafarr (Where should I run away? There is no place or room for escaping except toward the Lord. This also is only for the one who had some connection with God. Otherwise, for others, there is no escape.
They Will Beg Even For A Single Good On The Day Of Judgement
One more station will be that of asking and begging. Every one will request his acquaintance to offer one of his goods (reward fetching deeds) but no one will oblige because he himself is also in dire need of it. A father will say to his one: How many hardships did I suffer for you sake in the world. How much trouble did I take for training you. Now, you please give me one of your good deeds. The son will reply: At this time, I myself am in a dire need of the good and I am more needy than you. Similarly a brother will tell his brother. But no one will be able to help others. All will be in terrible anxiety and will not care for others.
Flying Of Records Of Deeds
Fa Ammaa…Aaliyah (Surah Haaqqah: 69, V: 19-20).
Translation: So who will be given his sheet of deeds (record of deeds) in his right hand will tell (people): Lo, read my record. I believed that my record will be given to me. Then he will live in the luxuries of his choice, in a grand granden.
One of the things in which we believe is the recoding of our deeds. This has mentioned at a number of places in the Holy Quran. It is mentioned that Kiraaman Kaatibeen are writing our deeds: Kiraaman…Taf Aloon (Surah Infitaar: 82, V: 11-12).
Translation: The writers (Kiraaman Kaatibeen) know all what you do.
At one place in the book, these two angels are mentioned as Raquebun Ateed who note down even the most trifling ad little thing: Maa Yalfizu…Ateed (Surah Quaaf: 50, V: 18).
Translation: No word comes to his tongue, but there is (ever ready) an angel near him (to note it down).
Of course we do not know anything about the style of their recording, that is, whether they use paper and ink or have any other way. Only the eye of the Messenger can see it.
In short, Even the slightest step which you take is being noted down by the angels. They record even the intention of doing a good deed. Of course no evil (sin) is noted until it is committed.
The Fragrance Of Good Intention Alerts The Angels
The narrator asked the Imam (a.s.) how do angels know good intention of a faithful person? The Hazrat replied: As soon as a servant thinks of doing a good deed his body emanates a pleasing fragrance. So the angels understand it and they record that good intention.
When a fellow thinks of committing an evil, the bad smell of it hurts the angels. If a man thinks of doing good, a good is at once noted in his record of deeds. Then, if he carries out that good deed, ten goods are noted in his record.
Man Jaa a…Yuzlamoon (Surah Anaam: 6, V: 160).
Translation: Just see His generosity. The one who will do a good deed will get ten-fold reward of it. But if a man commits an evil he will be punished only for that one crime or offense or sin and he will not be dealt with unfairly.
Respite In Recording Good And Evil
One of the Mercies and Generocities of the Most Merciful One is also this kindness that when a servant intends to do an evil the angel named Ateed wants to note it down. But the angel Raqueeb tells him: Just wait. Give him some respite. Perhaps he may feel ashamed at his intention and may repent over it. So that person is given a respite of about five to seven hours and no evil is entered in his work sheet. It is okay if he repents during thus time. Otherwise, the angels say: How shameless is this servant. Then they enter his crime.
They Note Even The Blowing In Fire
Narrations show that there are two records for every person. One is the record of Hasanaat (good) and another of Saiyiaat (evils). Each and every deed done by man is recorded in one of the two records. So much so that if a man blows in furnace or fire that action too is noted down. It is mentioned in the Holy Quran: Wa Kullu…Mustaatarr. (Surah Qamar 54:52-53).
Translation: And whatever these persons have done has been noted in their records, that is, every big or small action has been noted in it.
The Master Of The Universe Ali (a.s.) Addresses Indecent Youth Talkers
Shaykh Sadooq (a.r.) has mentioned in his book Aqaaid that one day, Amirul Momineen (a.s.) was passing by a place where he saw a group of youths who were busy in senseless talking and joking. The Hazrat said: Are you darkening your records of deeds by such foolish deeds? They replied: O Amirul Momineen! Do you angels note even such gossips? The Imam (a.s.) replied: Yes, they record even a blow in fire.
Yes, even if you pick up and throw away a little thorn from a thoroughfare, your eyes will be bright and cool tomorrow in Qiyamat, because you saved the servants of God from a harm. If you find a peel of banana or any other fruit on a road and if you remove it with an intention of saving God's servants from falling down, then remember, even this small and insignificant deed will also not go unrewarded.
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