AL-MAADAL-MAADHEREAFTERHEREAFTER

INTERMEDIATE RELIGIONINTERMEDIATE RELIGION

APRIL 10, 2010APRIL 10, 2010

BY: SARAH KASSIMBY: SARAH KASSIM

Presented By: Hasan Kassim & Ali YaseinPresented By: Hasan Kassim & Ali Yasein

ABOUT OUR LIFEABOUT OUR LIFE

LIFE HERE ON EARTH IS A SHORT LIFE HERE ON EARTH IS A SHORT PERIOD FOLLOWED BY ETERNITYPERIOD FOLLOWED BY ETERNITY

WE ARE HERE ON A TEST OR TRIAL WE ARE HERE ON A TEST OR TRIAL PERIOD TO SEE HOW WELL WE PERIOD TO SEE HOW WELL WE CONDUCT OUR AFFAIR WITHIN OUR CONDUCT OUR AFFAIR WITHIN OUR BOUNDS OF RELIGIONBOUNDS OF RELIGION

OUR RELIGIONOUR RELIGION

ALLAHALLAH’’S RELIGION CAME IN FULL S RELIGION CAME IN FULL DETAIL ON ITS PEOPLE IN THE DETAIL ON ITS PEOPLE IN THE FORM OF ISLAM.FORM OF ISLAM.

ALLAHALLAH’’S GUIDANCE WAS SENT S GUIDANCE WAS SENT TO MAN AS MERCY FROM ALLAH, TO MAN AS MERCY FROM ALLAH, AS A FAVOR TO MAN TO SHOW AS A FAVOR TO MAN TO SHOW WHICH WAY TO FOLLOWWHICH WAY TO FOLLOW

THE UNSEEN REGISTERTHE UNSEEN REGISTER

EACH MAN HAS AN UNSEEN EACH MAN HAS AN UNSEEN REGISTERREGISTER

ALL DEEDS ON THIS EARTHLY ALL DEEDS ON THIS EARTHLY LIFE ARE RECORDED, NO MATTER LIFE ARE RECORDED, NO MATTER HOW LARGE OR SMALL IT IS.HOW LARGE OR SMALL IT IS.

WHAT EVER HAPPENS IS WHAT EVER HAPPENS IS RECORDED FAITHFULLY AND RECORDED FAITHFULLY AND ACCURATELYACCURATELY

BY GIVING US OUR LIVES ON BY GIVING US OUR LIVES ON EARTH ALLAH (SWT) WANTS TO EARTH ALLAH (SWT) WANTS TO TEST USTEST US

ALLAH (SWT) DID THIS TO SEE ALLAH (SWT) DID THIS TO SEE WHO COULD CONDUCT HIMSELF WHO COULD CONDUCT HIMSELF OR HERSELF ALONG THE LINES OR HERSELF ALONG THE LINES OF HEAVENLY GUIDANCEOF HEAVENLY GUIDANCE

What Happens After Man What Happens After Man Dies?Dies?

Death is a transfer from ONE stage of Death is a transfer from ONE stage of life to another.life to another.

When Man dies his soul will remain When Man dies his soul will remain preserved while his body preserved while his body deteriorates.deteriorates.

Day of JudgementDay of Judgement

All bodies will be brought back to life All bodies will be brought back to life againagain

Allah (swt) The Omnipotent will once Allah (swt) The Omnipotent will once more compound the same element more compound the same element and infuse into them the souls that and infuse into them the souls that belonged to thembelonged to them

This is called Life After Death or The This is called Life After Death or The MAAD the Hereafter which also MAAD the Hereafter which also means The RETURNmeans The RETURN

More on The MAADMore on The MAAD

The time span between the death of The time span between the death of a person and the Return of the a person and the Return of the Hereafter is called BARZAKHHereafter is called BARZAKH

Upon DeathUpon Death

The soul will leave the body, but it The soul will leave the body, but it will account for the deeds and the will account for the deeds and the misdeeds during its earthly life, this misdeeds during its earthly life, this is called THE MINOR JUDGEMENT.is called THE MINOR JUDGEMENT.

Two angels are involved in this Two angels are involved in this Munkar and Nakeer.Munkar and Nakeer.

What is the BarzakhWhat is the Barzakh The soul will see all the happenings of The soul will see all the happenings of

the earthly life it went through the earthly life it went through previously, almost like a movie, and it previously, almost like a movie, and it will have a chance to evaluate it.  will have a chance to evaluate it. 

After a summary account and judgment, After a summary account and judgment, the soul is then subjected to either a the soul is then subjected to either a pleasant presence or to a wretched one, pleasant presence or to a wretched one, depending of course on the results of the depending of course on the results of the account and judgment.  account and judgment.  

In this condition, it will continue until the In this condition, it will continue until the Day of General Resurrec tion (Day of Day of General Resurrec tion (Day of Judgment)Judgment)

Meaning of BarzakhMeaning of Barzakh

This intermediate period between This intermediate period between death and General Resurrection on death and General Resurrection on the Day of Judgment is called the Day of Judgment is called Barzakh Barzakh

LIFE OF A PERSON AFTER DEATHLIFE OF A PERSON AFTER DEATH     

    Barzakh (Minor Judgment)Barzakh (Minor Judgment) Soul onlySoul only In the presence of Munkar and NakeerIn the presence of Munkar and Nakeer See his or her life almost like a movieSee his or her life almost like a movie Judge for himself or herselfJudge for himself or herself Be in ecstasy or torment until the Major Day of Be in ecstasy or torment until the Major Day of

JudgmentJudgment Eternal Life(Major Judgment)Eternal Life(Major Judgment) Body and SoulBody and Soul Day of JudgmentDay of Judgment Day of Reckoning (Yawm Al-Hisaab)Day of Reckoning (Yawm Al-Hisaab) Measure of Account (Al-Meezan)Measure of Account (Al-Meezan) The Path (Al-Siraat)The Path (Al-Siraat) Either Paradise or Hell (Al-Jannah of Al-Naar)Either Paradise or Hell (Al-Jannah of Al-Naar)

The Day of JudgementThe Day of Judgement

On the Day of Judgment, each of us will see On the Day of Judgment, each of us will see himself brought back to life, body and soul. himself brought back to life, body and soul.  This Day is extremely important and is  This Day is extremely important and is mentioned in the Holy Quran numerous mentioned in the Holy Quran numerous times.  The belief in it is fundamental, since times.  The belief in it is fundamental, since anyone who does not believe in it is not a anyone who does not believe in it is not a believer believer

Our existence would be meaningless and Our existence would be meaningless and aimless if there were no Hereafter.  aimless if there were no Hereafter.  The The Hereafter is a consequence of Allah's Adl Hereafter is a consequence of Allah's Adl (Divine Justice).(Divine Justice).

Al-JannahAl-Jannah On that Great Day, the Day of Judgment we On that Great Day, the Day of Judgment we

will all be brought to life again, body and will all be brought to life again, body and soul.  Each of us will account fully and soul.  Each of us will account fully and completely for his or her deeds, actions, completely for his or her deeds, actions, beliefs, and intentions for every minor and beliefs, and intentions for every minor and major incident of his or her earthly life.major incident of his or her earthly life.

The merits and demerits will be evaluated and The merits and demerits will be evaluated and weighed one against the other precisely.  weighed one against the other precisely.  There will be those with happy cheerful faces, There will be those with happy cheerful faces, for they will have won the prize of prizes, they for they will have won the prize of prizes, they will have achieved their aim.  These people will have achieved their aim.  These people will receive their measure in their right hands, will receive their measure in their right hands, they will have been awarded Paradise, the they will have been awarded Paradise, the Garden of Bliss, the Eternal Jannah.Garden of Bliss, the Eternal Jannah.

Al-NaarAl-Naar On the other hand, there will be On the other hand, there will be

those with gloom on their faces, those with gloom on their faces, dispirited and disgraced, with great dispirited and disgraced, with great anguish and dread in their hearts.  anguish and dread in their hearts.  They are the ones who will have lost, They are the ones who will have lost, and they are the ones who had and they are the ones who had ignored their Islamic work and duty ignored their Islamic work and duty during their earthly lives and during their earthly lives and preferred to do what they wished preferred to do what they wished and pleased.  These people will and pleased.  These people will receive their measure in their left receive their measure in their left hands, and they will be doomed to hands, and they will be doomed to the torture of eternal Hell. the torture of eternal Hell.

Yawm Al-HisaabYawm Al-Hisaab

The Day of Reckoning (Yawm Al-The Day of Reckoning (Yawm Al-Hisaab) is when every person sees Hisaab) is when every person sees his deeds exposed in their true his deeds exposed in their true perspective.  He will see them as perspective.  He will see them as they truly are, objectively,  without they truly are, objectively,  without emotions or exaggeration.  Then the emotions or exaggeration.  Then the measurement will take place, which measurement will take place, which is called the Measure of Account (Al-is called the Measure of Account (Al-Meezan)  All the above is called the Meezan)  All the above is called the MAJOR JUDGMENT. MAJOR JUDGMENT.

Jannah or Naar?Jannah or Naar?

Those who have earned Paradise will go to Those who have earned Paradise will go to it with ease by the Path (Al-Siraat) which it with ease by the Path (Al-Siraat) which will be a wide road for them, leading to the will be a wide road for them, leading to the Jannah (Garden of Bliss). Jannah (Garden of Bliss). 

As for those who were bad or evil, they will As for those who were bad or evil, they will

go to Al-Naar (Hell) by the same Path, but go to Al-Naar (Hell) by the same Path, but it will be very narrow for them and very it will be very narrow for them and very easy for them to fall from it so that Hell easy for them to fall from it so that Hell will engulf them. will engulf them.

JannahJannah ► ► Al Jannah (Paradise)Al Jannah (Paradise) will be a place of perfection, will be a place of perfection,

people will be there forever.  There will be no concerns people will be there forever.  There will be no concerns and no worry, no demands or demanding and no worry, no demands or demanding commitments.  There will be cool comfort, cheer and commitments.  There will be cool comfort, cheer and good feeling.  Whatever a person wants will be within good feeling.  Whatever a person wants will be within his reach, and whatever he demands will be at his his reach, and whatever he demands will be at his disposal.  There will be no procreation, but the person disposal.  There will be no procreation, but the person will look his or her best as he or she did during his or will look his or her best as he or she did during his or her earthly life.her earthly life.

There will be no boredom whatsoever over there, since There will be no boredom whatsoever over there, since in Paradise there will be perpetual attractions, things to in Paradise there will be perpetual attractions, things to be involved in when and if a person wants to, things to be involved in when and if a person wants to, things to do to his heart's content.  There will be a quest for do to his heart's content.  There will be a quest for knowledge, with its boundless and unlimited degree.  knowledge, with its boundless and unlimited degree.  There will be numerous surprises, many completely There will be numerous surprises, many completely undreamed of before during our earthly life.undreamed of before during our earthly life.

The Favored OnesThe Favored Ones There will be opportunities to meet There will be opportunities to meet

great people, people of goodness and great people, people of goodness and piety that history has so often told us piety that history has so often told us about.  about. 

There will be a chance to meet the There will be a chance to meet the Al-Al-Mu'qarraboon (Favored Ones), Mu'qarraboon (Favored Ones), Prophets Prophets (peace be upon them all) and Ahlul (peace be upon them all) and Ahlul Bayt, the Designated Imams, and to Bayt, the Designated Imams, and to converse with them and learn from converse with them and learn from them.  Not only will there be a chance them.  Not only will there be a chance to meet with the Favored Ones, but to meet with the Favored Ones, but those in Paradise will even be lucky those in Paradise will even be lucky enough to be in their company. enough to be in their company.

The HellThe Hell

On the other hand, Hell will be the On the other hand, Hell will be the place of torment, a perpetual place of torment, a perpetual torment, an agonizing experience.  It torment, an agonizing experience.  It will be full of those who deserve to will be full of those who deserve to be there, the hypocrites and liars, be there, the hypocrites and liars, the connivers and trespassers, the the connivers and trespassers, the indecent and obscene, the dictators indecent and obscene, the dictators and bad rulers, all of whom who did and bad rulers, all of whom who did many evil things on earth. many evil things on earth.

Hell ContinuedHell Continued

Pain and agony is only part of the Pain and agony is only part of the story in Hell because there will be story in Hell because there will be many torturous experiences many torturous experiences beyond our belief and imagination.  beyond our belief and imagination.  Hunger and thirst, anxiety and fear Hunger and thirst, anxiety and fear will be with them constantly.  As will be with them constantly.  As for those who denied Allah for those who denied Allah completely during their earthly life, completely during their earthly life, they will continue to be in Hell they will continue to be in Hell forever. forever.