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Dr. Mohammad Humayoun Khan
Email: [email protected]
This Article is based on the concept that the expansion of the universe
(space) is the cause of the "phenomenon of time." If this is true then the
universe will "appear" to be paradoxically expanding faster as we try to
measure the distant expansion of the past with our slowing time. This
anomaly was independently discovered by two groups of astronomers in 1998.
Unaware that our time could be slowing, the physicists are now trying to
explain this surprising finding by some undiscovered property of space or
repulsive force that may make the universe expand faster.
Chapter: 50, Verse: 47
When we are dead and have become dust and bones
Shall then we indeed be raised again?
Chapter: 75, Verses: 3 & 4
Man thinks that, We shall not assemble his bones
Yes Truly! We are able to restore his very fingers!
Chapter: 22, Verse: 7
The Hour will come there is no doubt
And God will raise those who are in the graves.
THE AFTERLIFE
The belief in life after death is universal; it is reflected in the
teachings of all the major religions of the world, permeating culture and
time. Despite tremendous scientific and technological advancement of the
twentieth century, we have no answers to many questions that have plagued
the minds of people from time immemorial. What happens to us on dying? What
is soul? Does it leave the body to enter the spiritual world, which is
beyond human perception in some other dimension? Are the souls reincarnated
entering some other body to be recycled again as in the beliefs of some
eastern religions? Is the soul captured and kept somewhere until the Day of
Judgment to be reunited with the body that rises from the grave? How can a
body that had decayed and disappeared into dust, regain its original shape
and form? We can believe what we wish; however the modern world is based on
truthful pursuit of science and technology. Truth cannot be decided on
wishful thinking or majority vote, if that was the case then Columbus would
have surely fallen of the earth in 1492."
We live in a world that demands proof and is not just content with belief.
The belief or even the proof however, is only for the believer, and belief
comes from within our hearts. The greatest of proofs will not satisfy the
non-believer, while the slightest evidence can be a great source of
satisfaction for the believer. In this context let us look at the story of
Prophet Ibrahim (peace be on him) given in the Quran. (Chapter ii verse
260.) Prophet Ibrahim wanted to know how God gives life to the dead. He had
the faith of a man who was willing to sacrifice his own son for the sake of
God, yet he wanted reassurance; which then was given to him in the form of a
great miracle. Ordinary people like us are also in need of reassurance in a
world where science and technology have assumed greater importance than
religion.
There is only one version of the Quran. It is the only religious book that
even the critics of Islam admit was never altered since its revelation to
Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him: Pbuh) fourteen hundred years ago.
Scientific advancements have provided better understanding of many Quranic
verses that appeared obscure in the past. The Quran accurately describes a
variety of scientific facts that were discovered in the last one hundred
years. This is one of the reasons that the Quran stands far above other
religious books in its authority as a truly revealed book.
The Quran in many verses describes the future of the universe and The Day of
Judgment. The verses appear to depict some great final catastrophe that will
affect the whole universe. Many chapters mention the final earthquake, the
opening of gates in the sky and "a time" in which mankind will see what they
had done before so that they will become witnesses against their own selves.
In this article I explore the similarities between the Quranic description
of The Day of Judgment and some theories of cosmology that predict reversal
of time in the future with the beginning of the contraction phase of the
universe. You will be surprised to learn that the religious contention that
man will rise from the grave is not a myth or wishful thinking but is based
on real scientific principles. I would like to however caution the reader
that scientific ideas keep on changing, and my presentation here does not in
any way mean that this is the only way for mankind to come back alive. God
has absolute power and when He wishes something to happen IT IS.
IS RESURRECTION A PHYSICAL PROCESS?
Chapter: 35, Verse: 9
It is God, Who sends the winds and they raise a cloud
Then leads it to a dead land and revives
The earth after its death, Such is the Resurrection
The raising of clouds and the growth of plants following rain had appeared
miraculous in the past. Now we understand these as due to various natural
laws. In the Quran the resurrection is compared to the physical processes
such as the growth of plants after rain; this suggest that revival after
death is also based on some physical laws created by God.
Following are the main themes of the Day of Judgment described in the Quran:
(1) The final earthquake and the transformation of the earth into a hollow
sphere.
(2) Rising from the grave.
(3) A time when our hands feet and tongue will become witnesses against us.
(4) Opening of gates in the sky.
(5) Through which every one will be removed to some other higher dimensions
beyond the dying universe.
All of the above events can be explained on the basis of reversal of time
and the accompanying reversal of gravity which the physicists believe, has
to happen if the time is going to reverse. Sometimes in the future the
knowledge of the Day of Judgment that is given in the Quran might become
widely known and accepted as the truth.
Chapter 41: verse 53
We shall show them our signs on the horizons and within themselves
Until it will become apparent to them, that it is the truth
Is your Lord not sufficient since He is witness over all things?
AN INTRODUCTION TO COSMOLOGY
To understand how the future of the universe is linked to the Day of
Judgment, some knowledge of cosmology is essential. In the next few pages we
will learn, how the universe began, what it is like now and what are the
possibilities in the future.
Our solar system consists of earth and eight other planets that are orbiting
around a star that we call the sun. The sun, along with two hundred billion
other stars, comprises our galaxy "The Milky Way." The galaxies are shaped
roughly like a disc, with the stars orbiting at various distances around a
large central mass.
THE LIGHT YEAR
The universe is so vast that the distances between stars and galaxies have
to be measured in "light years." A light year is the distance traveled by
light in a year, at the speed of three hundred thousand kilometers per
second. The distance between the earth and the sun is only eight minutes at
the speed of light. Compared to this, the nearest star from the earth other
than our sun, is four light years away. The galaxy we live in, "The Milky
Way," is one hundred and fifty thousand light years across. This means that
traveling at the speed of light, it would take one hundred and fifty
thousand years to go from one side of Milky Way to the other. The galaxies
on the average are separated from each other by ten million light years.
Many hundred billion such galaxies are part of the truly gigantic universe.
Chapter: 40, Verse: 57
The creation of the heavens and the earth
Is definitely a greater thing than creation of mankind,
However, most of mankind knows not
THE RECEDING GALAXIES
The galaxies other than our "Milky Way" are moving away from us at
tremendous speeds. This can be ascertained, by analyzing the light given off
by the galaxies, by an instrument called the spectroscope. The more distant
a galaxy is the greater is its speed of recession. This motion of the
galaxies is due to the expansion of the universe. The universe began about
fifteen to twenty billion years ago with a tremendous explosion called "The
big bang" and has been expanding ever since. The universe is not just a
sphere of galaxies rushing away from each other into unending emptiness of
space. It can be compared to a balloon with many dots on it, each
representing a galaxy. However, the surface of this balloon, which is two
dimensional, represents all three dimensions of our space, and is expanding
into a higher dimension, that is beyond our imagination.
THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSE
It is not known if the universe will expand forever, or if one day it will
begin to contract. In either case, the future of all the inhabitants of the
universe could be rather bleak. If the expansion continues, after billions
of years, all the energy of the sun and stars will be exhausted and every
living thing will freeze to death. Eventually, only the expanding emptiness
will remain. Alternatively if there is enough mass in the universe, gravity
will one day stop the expansion and then contraction will begin. A
contracting universe would ultimately end in a very hot and compressed state
called "The Big Crunch." This would also destroy all life forms, as we know
them.
Besides the above two depressing and purposeless scenarios of the future,
there is an another possibility. Some physicists feel that time may reverse
when the universe begins contracting. This prospect has a striking
resemblance to the Quranic description of the Day of Judgment.
THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSE AS DESCRIBED IN THE QURAN
Now, let us turn our attention to the verses in the Quran that describe the
beginning, the expansion and eventually the contraction of the universe.
There is marked similarity between the Quranic revelation and recent
discoveries in cosmology. The Quranic verses however, go far beyond modern
cosmology in describing the future of the universe. The Quran gives us
insight into laws of the universe that are yet to be discovered, the laws of
the contracting universe.
THE BIG BANG
The universe came into existence billions of years ago with a tremendous
explosion called "The big bang." This is clearly mentioned in the Quran in
the following verses:
Chapter: 21, Verse: 30
Have not "those who disbelieve" known
That heavens and earth were of one piece,
We parted them and,
We made every living thing of water
Will they not then believe?
The discovery of "The Big Bang" and that of "The aquatic origin of life" was
made by the non-Muslims, ("those who disbelieve"). When the universe began
all matter and space (heavens) was at one point (one piece). Then everything
was separated in what the physicists describe as "The big bang." The
evidence that the universe began in the "The big bang" is so overwhelming
that it is now considered a fact and not just a theory.
THE EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE
The Universe has been expanding since its creation. Hubbell, an astronomer
made this great discovery, in the early part of this century. It was also
predicted by Einstein's theory of "General Relativity." The expansion of the
universe is clearly mentioned in the following Quranic verses:
Chapter: 51, Verse: 47
The heavens, We have built with power and, We are expanding it.
THE CONTRACTION OF THE UNIVERSE
AND THE REVERSAL OF TIME
Time is one of the most elusive mysteries of the universe. No one knows what
time really is. Albert Einstein explained time by saying that time is
something that we measure with the clock. Time passes slowly within objects
moving at speeds close to that of light and stops altogether at the speed of
light. Time also slows near massive objects like earth, sun, very dense
stars called the neutron stars, and almost stops inside the super massive
stars "the black holes." Time has a direction, it always moves towards the
future. We see rain falling from the sky, objects breaking up, people
getting older, and people dying. We do not see a glass becoming "unbroken"
or anyone returning from the dead. That could happen only if time ran
backwards. Some physicists like Michael Berry, Thomas Gold, and Steven
Hawking have proposed that time may reverse when the universe begins to
contract. Verses in the Quran suggest that one day the universe will start
contracting and this will coincide with beginning of the Day of Judgment.
Chapter: 21, Verse: 104
"The day" when, We shall roll up the heavens as a recorder rolls up a
written scroll.
As, We began the first creation We shall repeat it.
In the above verse, "The Day" means The Day of Judgment and the contraction
of the universe, is compared to the closing of a scroll. This is when time
may reverse. Reversal of time will cause man to rise from his grave and
again become alive. Every event will be replayed again as everything has
been recorded in time.
Chapter: 45, Verse: 29
This book pronounces against you with truth
We have caused (all) you did to be recorded. (In time)
Chapter: 27, Verse: 75
And there is nothing hidden in the heavens,
Or the earth, but it is a clear record. (In time)
As the history of earth runs backwards through time, nations will return one
after another. All the good and evil deeds of the individual as well as that
of the nations will become completely apparent as time reversal occurs.
Chapter: 45, Verse: 28 (time reversal)
And you will see each nation humbled, each nation called to its record.
And it will be said to them: This day you are repaid for what you used to do
The playing back of time will cause people to see what they had done
previously. They will have no control over their hands, feet, mouths, and
eyes. All the wrong and right things that were done before by them will be
repeated again. In this sense, the mouths, hands, and feet, will become
witnesses against them in front of the angels and God, and they will not be
able to deny any of their wrong doings.
Chapter: 24, Verse: 24 (time reversal)
On the day when their tongues and their hands and their feet
Testify against them as to what they used to do
Chapter: 78, Verse: 40
We warn you of doom at hand. A day when a man will look on that his own
hand has sent before, and the non-believers will cry: "Wish that we were
dust"
Chapter: 77, Verse: 11
And, the messengers are brought into their time appointed
(The prophets will be returned into their time as time runs backwards
NO FREE WILL IN THE CONTRACTING UNIVERSE
Man is given a free will to choose between right and wrong in the expanding
universe, that is, when all his deeds are recorded in time. In the
contracting universe, there will be no free will, and no one will have power
to do harm or good to others, or change anything that they have done in
their previous life.
Chapter: 82, Verse: 19
A day when no soul has power at all
Over any other soul, The absolute command on that day is God's
REVERSAL OF GRAVITY
Chapter: 99, Verse: 1
When earth is shaken with her final earthquake
One aspect of gravity is minute differences in time at different heights.
Time passes at a slightly faster rate at the top of a mountain, as compared
to the sea level. This difference in time, although imperceptible to us, is
enough to make things fall to earth, and can be measured with the aid of
atomic clocks. If time reverses in the contracting phase of the universe,
then this time difference will also reverse. This will cause gravity to
reverse so that everything will fall upwards, producing an earthquake of a
magnitude never seen before. The earth along with the mountains will be
suddenly lifted up from under our feet and subsequently come crashing down.
Chapter: 69, Verses: 13 & 14
When the trumpet is blown one blast
The earth with the mountains
Shall be lifted and crushed with one crash
The reversal of gravity will cause the earth to literally explode and turn
inside out. The mountains will fall apart. The red-hot lava will be thrown
out lighting up the sky like molten copper
Chapter 70: verse 8
When the sky will be like molten copper
And the hills will be like flakes of wool
EARTH: "EMPTY" FROM INSIDE WITH THE SKY IN ITS CENTER
Chapter: 84, Verses: 3 & 4
And when the earth is spread out
And casts out all that was in her and is "Empty."
The reversal of gravity will cause earth to expand outwards, throwing out
all of its insides. The mass of the earth however, will not disperse, as
reversal of time will be directing all the matter to return to its previous
position in time. Thus, time and gravity will become two opposing forces in
the contracting universe. A balance between these two forces will change the
earth into a large sphere, empty from inside. The position of the sky will
Trans-locate so that it will occupy the center of the hollowed earth.
Chapter: 14, Verse: 48
On the day when the earth will be changed
Other than this earth and the heavens also
And they will come forth unto God, The One The Almighty.
THE SMOOTH OUTER SURFACE OF THE EARTH
The inner surface of the hollowed earth will be the exact-replica of the
present day earth as time plays backwards. However, the outer surface of the
earth will be made from the liquid lava that is at the present time inside
the earth, thus it will become smooth without any mountains, hills, valleys
or any kind of unevenness.
Chapter 20 verses 105-107
They will ask about the mountains,
Say: My Lord will break them into scattered dust
And leave it (earth) as an empty plane,
So you see neither curve nor ruggedness.
The following verses describe the Day of Judgment in a comprehensive manner.
The Day of Judgment will start with the final earthquake as gravity
reverses. The reversal of gravity will cause the earth to throw out all that
was once inside her, thereby becoming, completely empty. The hollowed earth
will have the sky towards its center. The people will begin to rise from the
graves coming back alive, one after another, "in scattered groups". The
history of nations will be played back with the reversal of time. Nations as
well as people will be totally powerless caught in the backward flow of
time. They will helplessly reenact and witness their own deeds of the past.
This drama will continue until each one of us is removed to the beyond.
Chapter 99: Earthquake verses 1-6
When earth is shaken with her final earthquake.
And earth yields its burdens. (From within)
And man says what's wrong with her
That day she will relate her History (in time)
Because your Lord inspires her
That day mankind will issue forth
In scattered groups to be shown their deeds
WILL WE REGRESS TO NOTHINGNESS
WITH THE REVERSAL OF TIME?
To an inquiring mind, it may occur that the reversal of time can lead to the
resurrection from the grave. If this process remained unchecked then we will
continue to grow younger, pass through our childhood and regress into
nothingness in our mother's wombs. This is also what time reversal theories
say, again a purposeless exercise. Well not quite so! The thought of the
great and final earthquake may instill fear into our hearts, but the real
purpose is to make the higher dimensions accessible for escape from the
collapsing universe. God has designed the universe with great precision.
After the resurrection, arrangements have been made, to escape the
unrelenting effect of time reversal, to beyond this universe.
Chapter: 10, Verse: 45
On that Day, He shall gather them together
It will seem as if they have stayed (in the grave) for an hour,
recognizing one another.
Those who were not guided and denied the meeting with God will perish.
THE HIGHER DIMENSIONS
Mathematically there are an infinite number of dimensions. However we only
live in a three dimensional space. Every object in our daily lives has a
length, width, and height. The concept that there are more than three
dimensions is impossible to imagine. However, higher dimensions do exist as
intense gravity near the sun causes the space to curve in an extra higher
dimension. Einstein considered this for the first time and was able to
accurately calculate the orbit of the inner planet Mercury. Einstein's
theory of general relativity is based on the concept of higher dimensions.
We may gain some insight into the concept of higher dimensions by studying
the problems faced by people in the past. There was a time when people
believed that the earth is flat. They were afraid of the possibility of
falling off the earth if they traveled too far. This cannot happen because
the surface of the earth is curved and continuous like that of a sphere. To
get off the earth we just need to move in a dimension (direction) that is
perpendicular to the surface. That is straight up, from anywhere we are. We
face a similar conceptual problem in understanding the higher dimensions. We
may imagine that we can leave the universe only by traveling very far, but
that is also not true. Even if we traveled billions of miles, we will remain
within the confines of our three dimensional space.
Chapter: 72, Verse: 12
We know that we cannot escape from God
In the earth, nor can we escape by flight
The only way to go beyond the universe is by moving into a higher dimension
in a direction that is perpendicular to our three dimensional space, right
from where we are. In the present expanding universe this is not possible,
as our space is not continuous with the higher dimensions. For that to
happen, our space will have to literally be torn apart first and then be
connected to the higher dimensions. Can this happen in the center of the
black holes?
THE BLACK HOLES:
"THE BLOCKED GATEWAYS" TO THE HIGHER DIMENSIONS
Chapter: 78, Verse: 19
And heaven is opened and becomes as gates
The opening of gates in the sky is a concept similar to that of black holes.
Such openings can be the gateways to beyond the universe through the higher
dimensions. Massive stars, which collapse inward under their own weight, can
form black holes. Gravity in such objects is so strong that even light
cannot escape and they become invisible. Hence, the name black holes. Some
physicists believe that space-time may be ripped apart in the black holes,
producing gateways to beyond this universe. The curvature producing mass of
the black hole however also blocks the opening, thus preventing anything
from escaping to the higher dimensions.
In the contracting universe, this problem should not exist. The reversal of
gravity in the contracting phase will change all the heavenly bodies into
massive hollow structures just as described in the Quran. These hollow
structures will have empty skies in their center where even the reversed
gravity of relatively lighter objects like earth, will have a run away
effect. This will cause the fabric of space-time to be torn apart, forming
portals or gateways to the higher dimensions
Chapter: 69, Verse: 16
The heavens will split asunder,
For that day, it will be frail.
Mankind will see many strange things in the contracting universe that may
cause confusion, (When sight is confounded.) One of these is the rising of
sun from the west, mentioned in an authentic hadith. This phenomenon due to
the reversal of time will be visible briefly as the Day of Judgment begins
followed by the final earthquake. The earth will change into a hollow
structure, from within which both the sun and the moon will not be visible.
(The moon is eclipsed.) The gateways to beyond the universe will form in the
center-sky, and may appear as a bright light constantly shining from
straight above. This may cause us to wonder weather the sun and the moon
have become one: (The sun and moon are united). This dilemma is probably
mentioned in the following verses.
Chapter 75, verses 7, 8, 9
When sight is confounded,
And the moon is eclipsed (hidden from view)
And sun and moon are united. (Appear as one light)
The stars will stop shining as the light moves back with reversal of time.
They will also be hidden from view from within the hollowed earth.
Chapter: 77, Verse: 8
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
ANGELS DESCEND THROUGH THE GATES IN THE SKY
Chapter: 25, Verse: 25
A day when the heavens and the clouds will be rent
Asunder and the angels will be sent down "A grand descent."
The reversed gravity in the contracting universe will open gates in the
center-sky of the earth. A spectacular site will be thousands of angels
descending down to accomplish the task assigned to them on the Day of
Judgment.
Chapter: 18, Verse: 47
Think of the day when, We remove the hills,
And you see the earth emerging and We gather them together,
As to leave not one of them behind.
The collapsing universe will ultimately be destroyed in a fireball which
physicists call the "Big Crunch." Everyone will be gathered much before that
time comes and no one will be left behind. The angels of "The grand descent"
may accomplish the gathering and removal of humans to "The beyond". Anyone
remaining behind could regress to nothingness, as time will be running
backwards.
Chapter: 84, Verse: 19
That you shall "ride" on from plane to plane
In our final journey through the gates that will open in the center sky, we
may cross many planes or dimensions. The word "ride" is used in the Quran,
as if this journey will be accomplished by riding on "something."
As we leave this universe we may be collected together on some vast plane in
an another dimension, every one will come from all times and places in
history to face the judgment of their deeds and heaven and hell
WHEN WILL THE DAY OF JUDGMENT ARRIVE?
Chapter: 33, Verse: 63
Men ask you of the Hour. Say the knowledge of it is with God only.
What can convey to you that may be the Hour is near.
Chapter: 29, Verse: 53
They bid you to hasten on the doom.
And if a term had not been appointed,
The doom would have definitely come on them.
And it will come upon them suddenly
When they perceive not.
Superficially, it seems that if we knew the rate at which the expansion of
the universe is slowing, then we should be able to predict when the Day of
Judgment will begin. However, if time is related to the expansion of space,
we cannot observe the slowing of the expansion. This would be like
attempting to measure the speed of a car with a clock that is connected to
its wheels, so that the speed of time would depend on the speed of the car.
If the car slowed-down the time will also slowdown and speed of the car
would always appear the same. Similarly as the expansion of the universe
slows time and motion will also slowdown, the rate of expansion, will appear
the same.
Chapter: 53, Verses: 57, 58, 59
The threatened hour is near.
None beside God can disclose it
Are you surprised then at this statement?
Even the most advanced civilization in the universe would always observe
that the universe is expanding at the same steady rate with which it
started. Paradoxically the far-reaches of space may even seem to expand
faster when measurements are made with our local slowing time. The nature of
time is such that slowing of time also cannot be perceived. This of course
means that the beginning of the Day of Judgment cannot be predicted and may
come at any time. Only God, who is independent of time, knows of the real
timing of the Day of Judgment.
WAITING IN THE GRAVE FOR
DAY OF JUDGMENT TO ARRIVE?
In the Quran, the soul is compared to consciousness and death is compared to
sleep. Once death overcomes us there is no perception of the passage of time
and the next thing we see will be the Day of Judgment.
Chapter: 30, Verses: 55 & 56
And on The Day when the Hour arrives the guilty will swear that they
Remained (dead) but for an hour, thus they were ever deceived
But to those to whom knowledge and faith are given will say:
"The truth is that you have remained (dead) until the Day of Resurrection By
God's decree. This is the Day of Resurrection, but you used not to know."
On The Day of Judgment, the reality of afterlife and the true religion Islam
will become clear to everyone. Those who had indulged in evil deeds and
followed false beliefs will wish that they had never existed; but they will
have to face the final justice. May God have mercy on all of us.
Chapter: 45 Verse: 27
To God belongs the Sovereignty of heavens and the earth
On the Day when the Hour rises,
Who follow falsehood will be lost.
SUMMARY
With the tremendous scientific advancements of the twentieth century, we
have placed our trust in science and technology to solve all our problems.
Dazzled by the ability of technology to produce quick results, our faith in
God has become weak. Our actions are for worldly goals, although a stronger
belief in God and fear of accountability in the afterlife could make us
better people. We can see the consequences of lacking these in the moral
decay that is afflicting many societies all over the world.
God has sent guidance to human beings according to the conditions existing
at that moment in history. When the Pharaohs ruled, magic was a very popular
pastime. Then Moses (Peace be on him: Pbuh) came with miracles from God and
defeated the magicians of the Pharaoh's court. The people at the time of
Jesus (Pbuh) were similarly deep into miracles, and we can see that the life
of Jesus (Pbuh) is full of miracles. When Mohammad (Pbuh) came, the Arabic
language and poetry was at the height of its development. The Quran with its
clear message was revealed in the most eloquent poetry with a style unique
and unmatched.
Many verses in the Quran describe the Day of Judgment. We live in a universe
that has been expanding since its creation billions of years ago. Both the
birth of the universe with the "Big Bang" and its expansion are described in
the Quran. Scientists do not know if the expansion will continue forever, or
if one day the universe will begin to contract. However, the Quranic verses
suggest that the universe will not expand forever and that the Day of
Judgment will begin with the contraction of the universe. It appears that
time and gravity will reverse when the universe begins to contract. Reversal
of time will bring about the resurrection from the grave. In this time
reversed world we will come across all the good and evil that we did in our
lives. Reversal of gravity will be the cause of the final earthquake,
mentioned in the Quran. This will change the earth so that it will be turned
inside out and be transformed into a giant hollow sphere with the sky
towards its center. The reversed gravity focused towards the "earth's
center-sky" will have a runaway effect on space. The space in the center-sky
will be literally torn apart to produce openings or gates to the higher
dimensions that are beyond our universe. Through these openings, we will be
removed from the collapsing universe.
Everyone will be taken away to escape the unrelenting effect of time
reversal that could regress us to nothingness in our mother's wombs. In some
higher dimension or plane mankind will be brought together from all times
and places in history, to face the judgment for their deeds and hell or
heaven.
From the Quran, it appears that the timing of the Day of Judgment will never
be known and it may come at any time. We should be aware that The Day of
Judgment is very near to every one of us as there is no perception of
passage of time after death.
Chapter 50 Verse 19 & 20
The agony of death comes in truth; this is what you wished to avoid,
And the trumpet is blown; this is the threatened Day.
As we go through our daily life we should keep in mind that everything big
and small that we do is being recorded in time. If we do not take steps to
protect ourselves from evil, in addition to the threat of severe punishment,
we stand the chance of great embarrassment on the Day of Judgment. The
reversal of time will expose all our secrets.
I hope this article will serve as a source of warning as well as
encouragement to the believers. They will realize that, The Day of Judgment
is a religious, scientific and mathematical truth, which every one will have
to face; and our deeds in this world will determine our fate in the eternal
life. There is no doubt however, that the real knowledge of the Day of
Judgment is with God only.
The non-Muslims hopefully, will appreciate that the religion of Islam is
more than just another belief and they will be stimulated to further
investigate the world of Islam.
Dr. Mohammad Humayoun Khan
Illinois, USA
Email: [email protected]
A book by this author titled, "Resurrection of Mankind Through the Reversal
of Time,"
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