الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على خاتم الأنبياء والمرسلين وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين أما بعد : فأعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

All Praise is due to Allah, the Creator-Sustainer of all the worlds. Blessings and salutations of peace be upon the Seal of all Prophets and Messengers and upon his descendants and every one among his companions.

I seek Allāh’s refuge from the devil, the eternally damned.

Allāh’s name to begin with, the Compassionate, the Most Merciful

Pray for blessings of Allāh and send greetings of peace upon our Master, our intercessor on the Day of Judgement.

allāhumma şalli wa sallim wa bārik álā sayyidinā wa mawlānā wa ĥabibinā Muĥammad wa álā ālihi wa şaĥbihi ajmaýīn.

The meaning of: The Hereafter

Brothers in Islām! The belief in ākhirah or the Hereafter means that a  Muslim has a firm belief (with utmost conviction) in the following:[1]

• Resurrection: That the dead will be brought back to life.
• Reckoning: Every person will be held to account and their good and bad deeds will be accounted for (and given a just recompense) on the Day of Judgement
• Paradise or Hell: will be the reward or punishment.

This is a fundamental article of a Muslim’s faith[2]

The Hereafter is Real and True

For a Muslim, it is necessary to have firm belief and with utmost conviction that there will be life after death and the description of events conveyed to us by the Messenger of Allāh g are all real[3] and true and in accordance with the Divine Command of Allāh who has said:

وَبِالْاٰخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوْقِنُوْنَ

They have firm belief [yaqīn]in the Hereafter.[4]

Belief in the Hereafter is a necessary component of faith and the attribute of a Muslim, as Allāh táālā has said:

وَلٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنْ اٰمَنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ وَالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِ وَالْكِتٰبِ وَالنَّبِيّٖنَ

However, fundamental goodness is that one bears faith in Allāh,
the Final Day, the Angels, the Book and the Prophets.[5]

Mawlānā Naýīmuddīn Murādābādī in his commentary[6] of the above verse says: The explanation of ‘faith’ or īymān is as follows:

1. Have faith in Allāh and that He is Ever-Living, Sustainer, All-Knowing, All-Wise, All-Hearing, All-Seeing, Absolutely Independent, All-Powerful, Eternal without a beginning and Everlasting without an end, Absolutely Alone without any partner unto him.[7]
2. Belief in Judgement Day [qiyāmah] and that it will certainly come to pass. The good and bad deeds of humans[8] will be accounted for and recompense (reward or punishment) given accordingly; the beloved slaves of Allāh will intercede for them [beseeching Allāh to forgive them]; the Master of Creation g will give water from the Pond of Kawthar; everyone will have to pass over the Bridge of Şirāţ; and all the descriptions of that day mentioned in the Qur’ān or in the Ĥadīth of RasūlAllāh g are all true and real.
3. Belief in Angels and that they are created by Allāh and are His obedient slaves.
4. Belief in Divine Books – and that all the Books given by Allāh are True.
5. Belief in all Prophets sent by Allāh and that they were indeed sent by Him.[9]

Those Who Believe in the Hereafter

Respected and dear brothers! One who has firm belief in the Hereafter, will strive earnestly to respect the rights of others[10] as the Prophet g himself has said:

Whoever bears faith in Allāh and the Final Day [of Judgement], then let him be courteous with his guest and honour him; whosoever bears faith in Allāh and in the Final Day, then let him foster good relations with his kin; whosoever has believed in Allāh and the Final Day, then let him speak good[11] or keep quiet.[12]

The Rank of Those Who Believe in the Hereafter

Esteemed audience! Allāh táālā will grant piety and scruplousness to a person who has firm belief in the Hereafter and these are attributes of a believer. Allāh will guide him to do good deeds and protect him from bad deeds such as show-off and love of fame as mentioned in the verse:

«مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ ضَيْفَهُ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَصِلْ رَحِمَهُ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْراً أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ»

Indeed masjids for Allāh will be built by only those who bear faith in Allāh, the Final Day and those who establish prayer and pay zakāt and do not fear anyone except Allāh. So mayhap they are the ones who will be among the guided.[13]

اِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسٰجِدَ اللّٰهِ مَنْ اٰمَنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ وَاَقَامَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتَى الزَّكٰوةَ وَلَمْ يَخْشَ اِلَّا اللّٰهَ فَعَسٰۤى اُولٰٓىِٕكَ اَنْ يَّكُوْنُوْا مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِيْنَ

And those who believe in the Hereafter and bear faith in Him [i.e. Allāh]  and they safeguard their prayers.[14]

The Islamic Belief concerning Resurrection and Judgement Day

My dear brothers! It is certain and true that every one among us will be raised from the dead on the Day of Judgement. Allāh táālā has said:

وَالَّذِيْنَ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِهٖ وَهُمْ عَلٰى صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُوْنَ

Then, indeed you will all die after this. Then, indeed, on the Day of Judgement you will be sent forth.[15]

ثُمَّ اِنَّكُمْ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ لَمَيِّتُوْنَؕ ثُمَّ اِنَّكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ تُبْعَثُوْنَ

Death is certain. After the time of a human being on this earth ends, he/she has to die. And on the Day of Judgement, you will be raised from your graves and sent forth[16] and will be given reward or punishment.

Allāh táālā says about those who reject or refuse to believe in the Day of Judgement or that they will be raised from the dead:

قُلِ اللّٰهُ يُحْيِيْكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيْتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يَجْمَعُكُمْ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيْهِ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

Say: Allāh táālā has given you life – then He will give you death; and then He will gather you on the Day of Judgement – in which, there is no doubt. However, many humans do not know.[17]

Allāh táālā has the Power to resurrect the dead – and the reason the disbelievers do not know is because they have not pondered on this matter and have not examined the arguments for it being true.

Arguments for Life after Death

Esteemed audience! Disbelievers[18] – atheists and polytheists – say: “Humans are buried[19] after their death and their bodies decompose and they are wasted away; nothing else remains other than a few bones. Then how is it possible that they can be brought to life and raised again physically, with their skin and flesh, and in bodies similar to those when they had lived in this world?” Allāh táālā has answered them thus:

كَمَا بَدَاْنَاۤ اَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ نُّعِيْدُهٗ١ؕ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَا١ؕ اِنَّا كُنَّا فٰعِلِيْنَ

Just as we created them in the beginning [from nothing], so also we will recreate him; and this is Our Promise. Indeed We will certainly do it.[20]

وَيَقُوْلُ الْاِنْسَانُ ءَاِذَا مَا مِتُّ لَسَوْفَ اُخْرَجُ حَيًّا اَوَ لَا يَذْكُرُ الْاِنْسَانُ اَنَّا خَلَقْنٰهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَكُ شَيْـًٔا

All humans were non-existent and were created from nothing. And after they are dead and destroyed, we will recreate them just as they were before [their death]. Another meaning of the above āyah is that: ‘You will be raised from the dead just as you were born – naked and uncircumcised.’[21]

Disbelievers have denied and rejected belief in the Hereafter from ancient times. Even in the time of the Prophet g, disbelievers like Ubayy ibn Khalaf and Walīd ibn Mughayrah rejected this and Allāh táālā refuted them:

مِنْهَا خَلَقْنٰكُمْ وَفِيْهَا نُعِيْدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً اُخْرٰى

The human says: Will I be brought back [to life] after I have died? Does he not recall that We created him before [from nothing] and he was non-existent![22]

Elsewhere, He has said:

مِنْهَا خَلَقْنٰكُمْ وَفِيْهَا نُعِيْدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً اُخْرٰى

We created you from this [i.e. the earth] – and We shall return you to it and We shall bring you out [resurrect] from it once again.[23]

After Annihilation Comes Resurrection

My brothers in Islam! Those who disbelieve in the Hereafter are skeptical about belief in resurrection and ask[24] how can the Creator resurrect the dead – and they do not reflect on the fact that He who created everything ex-nihilo[25] can certainly resurrect and revive that, which was destroyed after creation. Allāh táālā says:

اَيَحْسَبُ الْاِنْسَانُ اَلَّنْ نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهٗؕ۰۰۳ بَلٰى قٰدِرِيْنَ عَلٰۤى اَنْ نُّسَوِّيَ بَنَانَهٗ

Does [the disbelieving] man suppose that We will not gather his bones? Why not! Indeed, We have the power to recreate his very fingertips.[26]

Allāh táālā has said that He will recreate the very fingers of humans – and these are small bones; certainly, it is easier for Him to recreate the bigger ones and the entire human body itself.

The Accounting of Good and Bad Deeds

Esteemed audience! Allāh táālā has sent us in this world – and it is a test for us. After we die, we will be called to account on the day of the Great Assembly [ĥashr] and we will be asked about our  good and bad deeds. Allāh táālā says:

اَيَحْسَبُ الْاِنْسَانُ اَنْ يُّتْرَكَ سُدًى

Is the human deluded that he will be let scot-free?[27]

Does the human suppose that he will not be asked about the commandments and prohibitions? Or that he will not be raised after death – so he does not have to answer for his deeds? Certainly not.[28]

The Scales of Justice

My esteemed brothers! It is necessary for every one of us to prepare for the reckoning on the day of Judgement. Allāh táālā says:

وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِيْنَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْـًٔا١ؕ وَاِنْ كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ اَتَيْنَا بِهَا١ؕ وَكَفٰى بِنَا حٰسِبِيْنَ

And We will place the Scales of Justice on the Day of Judgement. No soul shall be oppressed. And if there is goodness even as little as a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. We are sufficient to account.[29]

The Great Assembly on the Plains of Gathering [ĥashr]

Dear brother! On the Day of Judgement, Allāh táālā will resurrect all men and jinn and gather them on the plains of the Great Assembly. Our chaste and virtuous mother Sayyidah Áayishah Siddīqah i has narrated from the Prophet g that he said:

«يُحْشَرُ النَّاسُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حُفَاةً عُرَاةً غُرْلاً»

Men will be gathered on the Day of Judgement, bare-feet, naked and uncircumcised.[30]

In another narration:

يُجْمَعُ النَّاسُ الأَوَّلِينَ وَالآخِرِيْنَ فِيْ صَعِيْدٍ وَاحِدٍ، يُسْمِعُهُمُ الدَّاعِيْ، وَيَنْفُذُهُمُ الْبَصَرُ، وَتَدْنُو الشَّمْسُ فَيَبْلُغُ النَّاسَ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَالْكَرْبِ، مَا لَا يُطِيْقُونَ وَلَا يَحْتَمِلُوْنَ

The first and the last of humans will be gathered on a single plain – and they will be able to hear anyone who may call and see everyone [clearly]. The sun would have come closer and men will be in agony and distress –of such intensity that they cannot bear, and pain they cannot endure.[31]

Reward and Punishment on the Day of Judgement

Dear friends! The accounting on the Day of Judgement is true and certain. Allāh táālā has said about it thus:

وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّوْرِ فَصَعِقَ مَنْ فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْاَرْضِ اِلَّا مَنْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ١ؕ ثُمَّ نُفِخَ فِيْهِ اُخْرٰى فَاِذَا هُمْ قِيَامٌ يَّنْظُرُوْنَ۰۰۶۸ وَاَشْرَقَتِ الْاَرْضُ بِنُوْرِ رَبِّهَا وَوُضِعَ الْكِتٰبُ وَجِايْٓءَ بِالنَّبِيّٖنَ وَالشُّهَدَآءِ وَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُوْنَ۰۰۶۹ وَوُفِّيَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ وَهُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَفْعَلُوْنَ

And the Trumpet is sounded, all those in the heavens and the earth will fall down dead[32] – except those whom Allāh wills [to be spared]. And then the Trumpet will be blown the second time, and then they will all stand [rising from the dead] looking [hither and thither]. And the earth will be illuminated by the light [created by] the Lord Almighty; and the Book[33] will be placed, and Prophets and witnesses will be brought – and judgement amongst them will be done with truth and justice, and they will not be wronged. Every soul will be given the recompense of its deeds; and Allāh [already] knows well, what they do.[34]

In another verse, Allāh has said:

اَفَحَسِبْتُمْ اَنَّمَا خَلَقْنٰكُمْ عَبَثًا وَّاَنَّكُمْ اِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُوْنَ

Do you suppose that We have created for no reason, and that you will not return to Us?[35]

Those Who Deny Judgement Day

Esteemed audience! Every individual among human beings and jinns, both Muslims and disbelievers, will be held to account for their deeds. The only exceptions will be those who will enter paradise without any accounting as foretold by RasūlAllāh g.[36]

Any person who denies accounting of deeds [ĥisāb] is a disbeliever.

Some people claim that they believe in Accounting [ĥisāb] but they try to explain it in a manner not approved by the sharīáh; such falsification of meaning is also kufr. Imām Aĥmad Riđā Khān says:

The meanings of the terms: Judgement Day [qiyāmah], Resurrection [baáth], the Gathering [ĥashr] and the Assembly [nashr], the Accounting and Record of Deeds [ĥisāb-kitāb], Reward and Punishment [thawāb, ádhāb], Paradise and Hell [jannah, jahannam/dozakh] are as they are famously known among Muslims. The meanings of these words and belief in them is held thus and professed as one of the fundamental article of belief by all Muslims from the early days of Islām until today [1400+ years].

Those who accept this as true, and affirm belief in these words, but ascribe novel meanings such as the example below are indeed disbelievers. For example, if one says:

• “Paradise & Hell, Assembly & Gathering, Reward & Punishment are not literal and should not be taken on their apparent meaning. ‘Reward’ means the happiness one feels upon one’s good deeds and ‘Punishment’ is the sadness one feels upon one’s bad deeds.”
• Or if one says: “These are pleasures felt by the soul and have a subtle meaning [unlike what is commonly believed]”[37]

Such a person becomes a kāfir as these things are mentioned in explicit verses of the Qur’ān and clearly mentioned in the Ĥadīth.[38]

Seventy Thousand Will Enter Paradise Without Accounting

Respected audience! On that day, when all nations [people from all the ages] will be in agony about their sins and worried about account – many will be drowning in their own sweat, 70,000 fortunate Muslims among the followers of our Master g will be allowed into Paradise without any accounting. Sayyidunā Abū Hurayrah h has reported that the Messenger of Allāh said:

«يَدْخُلُ الجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي زُمْرَةٌ هِيَ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفاً، تُضِيءُ وُجُوهُهُمْ إِضَاءَةَ القَمَرِ»

And these are seventy thousand in their forefront,[39] there is no accounting for them nor any punishment.[40]

Warning to Those Who Neglect the Hereafter

My dear friends, brothers and elders! Do not be heedless about the Hereafter; prepare for it and expend your energies to attain success in the Hereafter. Abstain from all sins, especially sins such as drinking wine, adultery, making money from usury, gambling, unfair business practices and deceiving customers, adulteration, selling inferior goods in the garb of quality material, profanity, shamelessness.

Do not sacrifice your Hereafter for the sake of worldly wealth – because the life in this world is temporary and will come to an end; the wealth and luxury in this world is ordinary and fleeting; death will snatch everything from you and you will leave this world empty handed. Whereas, the Hereafter is everlasting, the comforts and luxuries in the Hereafter are numerous, exquisite and never ending. Therefore give precedence to the Hereafter.

The chain of my sins keeps increasing

A new crime I commit every moment

The heart is bent upon following the lower-self [nafs] and the Devil

Alas! My Allāh! Its inclination towards those two is immense.

I am not worthy of being tested, O My beloved Allāh

You do not lose anything if You forgive me without any reason

O My Master! Conceal my flaws in the Grand Assembly

As my flaws are being opened in public.[41]

Believe in the Hereafter and the Day of Judgement with certainty and conviction. Do not be deceived by the words of disbelievers, polytheists and atheists. They spew anti-Muslim propaganda in print media and social media with the sole intention to make you lose your faith. Do not harbour doubts about the belief in Hereafter due to propaganda and strive to be successful in the Hereafter, by not neglecting or being heedless about it. Allāh táālā has warned believers from being heedless about the Hereafter:

اَرَضِيْتُمْ بِالْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَا مِنَ الْاٰخِرَةِ١ۚ فَمَا مَتَاعُ الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَا فِي الْاٰخِرَةِ اِلَّا قَلِيْلٌ

Are you pleased with the life in this world compared to the Hereafter? The comforts of the life in this world to the Hereafter are not, but little.[42]

The Prophet  has said:

«اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنَّ الْعَيْشَ عَيْشُ الْآخِرَةِ!

O Allāh! Indeed (the only) luxury is the luxury in the Hereafter.[43]

PRAYER

O Allāh! Give us firm conviction in the belief of the Hereafter. Keep us steadfast in our beliefs about Resurrection, Gathering, Accounting-Record of Deeds, Paradise and Hell, Reward and Punishment – and grant us the guidance to believe in them as they have been conveyed to us by the scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah.

Protect us from the strategem and propaganda of polytheists and other disbelievers. Grant us the zeal to strive hard to make our lives in the Hereafter better; guide us to do good deeds and protect us from evil company and bad deeds.

O Allāh! Cleanse our outward appearance and innermost inclinations from foulness and evil. Grant us the good fortune to obey the commandments of Your Beloved Prophet g, and guide us to live a pious life in accordance with Qur’ān and Sunnah; and that we love Your Prophet g, his companions and do all our deeds sincerely.

O Allāh! Keep us faithful and steadfast upon the religion of Islām. Make us among those who truly and sincerely love the Prophet g. Grant us unity in our ranks and make us such Muslims who regularly offer the five obligatory prayers in congregation; and protect us from being lazy and procrastinating. Give us sincerity in all our deeds. Give us the good fortune of fulfilling all our obligatory deeds. Protect us from being stingy, parsimonious and greedy – make us among those who are kind and helpful towards the poor and needy.

O Allāh grant us the good fortune of serving our community and our nation – grant unity in our ranks – grant us the good sense to love one another – give us the providence to obey the sharīáh appropriately – accept all our prayers.

We ask You to shower Your Mercies upon us; we ask You to forgive us our sins; we ask You to protect us from committing sins; we beseech You to bestow upon us every good thing. We beseech You to end our miseries and troubles, to release us from our debts, to cure the sick amongst us and fulfill all our needs.

O our Lord Almighty, the Most Merciful! Give us ĥalāl sustenance and increase our fortune and grant munificence. Protect us from being beholden to anyone among Your creation. Grant us the providence to love You and to serve You and to be Your obedient slaves. Open our bosoms (for kindness and love) and make our hearts soft (in kindness and compassion).

O Allāh! Give us the good fortune of being those with good character and adorn every action of ours (with goodness). Accept our good deeds. Protect us from every sin. Deliver our bretheren in Kashmir and Palestine from their tribulations and from the oppression of kafir tyrants and ruthless governments; give them freedom and liberty.

O Allāh protect the lives, wealth, property and honour of every Muslim anywhere in the world – and relieve them of any distress and give them succour.  Āmīn, O Allāh, the Lord-Sustainer of all the worlds.

وصلى الله تعالى خير خلقه ونور عرشه سيدنا ونبينا وحبيبنا
وقرة أعيننا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين وبارك وسلم
والحمد لله رب العالمين

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[1] Bahār e Sharīát, 1/151.

[2] Al-Fatāwā al-Ridawiyyah, 20/78; extracted from the monograph: Sall al-Suyūf al-Hindiyyah álā Kufriyyāti Bābā al-Najdiyyah.

[3] It is imperative to believe that torment in Hell and the luxuries in Paradise are real, tangible and physical. Deviants claim that these are all metaphorical and there is no such thing as a physical garden or a fire; nor torment in Hell or comfort in Paradise.

[4] Sūrah al-Baqarah, 2:4.

[5] Sūrah al-Baqarah, 2:177.

[6] Khazāyin al-Írfān.

[7] Ĥayy, Qayyūm, Álīm, Ĥakīm, Başīr, Ghanīy, Qadīr, Azalīy, Abadiy, Wāĥid,
lā sharika lahu.

[8] Also other creatures such as Jinn, but for brevity we shall mention them as humans.

[9] Prophets named in the Qur’ān and the ĥadīth. It should be noted that “all” does not include false prophets or claimants of prophethood; specifically, after the coming of our Master, Muĥammad g, the seal of all Prophets, any claim of being a prophet is absolutely invalid and unacceptable. One such example is Mirzā Ghulām Qādiyānī. Some ignoramuses strutting as scholars claim that Buddha or Guru Nanak or Rama or Krisna are prophets. This is incorrect and it is kufr to elevate someone as a prophet without any proof – especially in the case of Nanak, who is a historical figure and was born centuries after the time of our Prophet g.

[10] Ĥuqūq al-íbād: ‘rights of slaves’, predominantly means humans, it may also include other creatures.

[11] Khayran: i.e. to speak the truth and speak that which is good in form and content; that which is righteous, which doesn’t hurt another soul, that which is remembrance of Allāh and prayers [şalawāt] and praise of His Prophet g, prayers and good wishes to others and the like. Anything that may count as a good deed – words of consolation to one aggrieved, words of comfort to the anxious, words of support to the needy and oppressed. If there is nothing good or beneficial in one’s speech, it is better to remain silent as it is the mark of the wise, protection from sins and conceals one’s ignorance.

[12] Şaĥīĥ al-Bukhārī, #6138.

[13] Sūrah Al-Tawbah, 9:18

[14] Sūrah Al-Anáām, 6:92

[15] Sūrah Al-Mu’minūn, 23:15-16.

[16] Baáth: literally to send forth; i.e. to raise from the dead (resurrection) and sent forth to stand. Qiyāmah or Day of Judgement is named so because every one ‘stands’ (qiyām) waiting for judgement. Yawm al-Aākhir: The Final Day; i.e. Day of Judgement.

[17] Sūrah Al-Jāthiyah, 45:26.

[18] Atheists and polytheists are referred to as disbelievers here; Christians and Jews are also disbelievers but they do believe in life after death and in the Hereafter.

[19] Or in case of polytheists like Hindus and Buddhists, their bodies are cremated.

[20] Sūrah Al-Anbiyā’a, 21:104.

[21] Khazā’in al-Írfān.

[22] Sūrah Maryam, 19:66-67.

[23] Sūrah Tā-hā, 20:55.

[24] Atheists do not even believe that the world was created. According to them, everything came into existence on its own and after death there is absolute annihilation.

[25] From nothing.

[26] Sūrah Al-Qiyamah, 3-4. It should be noted that fingertips are very delicate sensory organs. In a latest research, it has been discovered that even a single ridge on the fingertip can sense and feel. See: https://www.jneurosci.org/content/41/16/3622. The verse then means: ‘Do you ask about bones? Allāh can create the very ridges of your fingerprints.’ Another point to note is that the fingerprints of no two humans are alike. Allāh táālā says that you will be recreated, resurrected to the last detail.

[27] Sūrah Al-Qiyamah, 75:36.

[28] Khazāyin al-Írfān.

[29] Sūrah Al-Anbiya, 21:47.

[30] Şaĥīĥ Muslim, #7198.

[31] Şaĥīĥ Bukhārī, #4712.

[32] Şaýiqā, lit. fall down unconscious; but according to exegetes everyone who has not died hitherto will fall down dead- except those whom Allāh has willed to be spared.

[33] That is the Book of Deeds.

[34] Sūrah Al-Zumar, 39:68-70.

[35] Sūrah Al-Mu’minūn, 23:115.

[36] Bahar e Sharīát, 1/141.

[37] There are some heretical sects such as the followers of Syed Aĥmad Khān of Aligarh who are naturalists – who do not believe in angels and jinns and try to explain these things according to the limited observation of humans.

[38] Iýtiqād al-Aĥbāb, vide Fatāwā Ridawiyyah, 18/257.

[39] In other narrations it is said: ‘along with them’.

[40] Bukhārī, #6541, #6542, #5811.

[41] Wasā’il e Bakhshish, p.432.

[42] Sūrah Tawbah, 9:38.

[43] Şaĥīĥ Bukhārī, #2834.