
THE PHYSICS OF THE DAY OF JUDGMENT
By Dr. Mohammad Humayoun Khan
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.

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