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The Day of Accountability and
Judicial Verdict - Reward and Punishment
This phrase introduces one of the
most important and discussed at length concepts of the Divine Discourse. It is the concept
of eschatology. This is an important frame of
reference for the classification of human beings. The general word
for describing the concept of eschatology in Arabic is: the
life in the Hereafter contrasted with:
 
the life of the lowest world.
This phrase occurs in association
with another possessive phrase and in association with prepositional
phrase:
 :
(1) 1:04=1
  :
(1)15:35(2)38:78=2
Prefixed with
preposition this phrase occurs
three times in (1)70:26(2)74:46(3)83:11=3
In nominative
state
for four times in (1)37:20(2)51:12(3)82:17(4)82:18=4.
 In
accusative case
occurs three times in (1)26:82(2)56:56(3)82:15=3; reproduced in the end.
:
It is also described by these phrases:
  ;
2:08
 ;
2:85
  11:103
 ;
42:07
 11:103
  ;
19:39
 ;
30:56
 ;
37:21
 ;
The Day of Accountability
 ;
40:15
the Day which is ever approaching
nearer and nearer
[to terminus moment of deadline] 40:18;
 50:20;
50:34;
50:42
 ;
 85:02
The most conspicuous and striking difference between the
word-choice in the opening Chapter and other 113 Chapters is that in the
first Chapter the sentences of declarative and prayer structures do not
begin with command verb:
"you say, pronounce", while it is inevitably included whenever a
declarative statement is made in the later chapters by anyone. Whenever
a person makes a statement, it is referred as his expression ( )
but when it is preceded by command verb:
this clarifies that the content-
in the statement is not of his origin but he is quoting-saying-writing the
words in compliance to the command of Allah the Exalted. All the
five sentences of First chapter seem our utterances. It is understood
that:
a unique statement, proposition,
emergence of an affair-matter-incident-information for the first time
always precedes the:
a relay for the auditory and visual faculty of a recipient. Praise is
for Allah the Exalted Who compiled those words for our narration in
the
language of our guide lord
Muhammad
Sal'lallaa'hoalaih'wa'salam, the
great amongst all that is created, and communicated also through him.
The word in the phrase:
is definite by construct specifying "the Day" meaning that it is
very well known to us. The possessive noun:
is definite by prefixed definite article:
 .
We the believers recite these phrases quite frequently, but majority
of us has seldom given a thought as to why we are using definite
article when this word is neither mentioned earlier nor are
we experiencing the day just now before our eyes?
The definite
article is:
1. الْعَهْدِيَّةُ: Definite article is referential. It
means reference, previous knowledge, acquaintance; it refers to a thing
already known to the speaker - author and the listener -reader. The
source of knowledge could be either:
(a) الْعَهْدُ الْحُضُورِىُّ : The
thing is right in front of you, presence. Thereby, the speaker and
listener know it.
(b) الْعَهْدُ الذِّكْرِيُّ: The
object or the person has been mentioned before either by the speaker or
the listener. It is knowledge gained by its having been mentioned
earlier.
(c) الْعَهْدُ الذِّهْنِيُّ : In
this the common knowledge is based on context.
Thus it is evident that the
definite article here is of type: الْعَهْدُ الذِّهْنِيُّ the knowledge based on context;
having studied the text of Grand Qur'aan. It means that our belief about
the Day of Judgment is not merely hereditary, but is based on well
thought conviction.
The phrase:
finds mention next time in the episode of very early history of
human being while he was still in extra terrestrial domain - space:
 
 
-
He the Exalted said, "Then you get out of it whereby indeed you are permanently
discarded one;
[15:34; replica 38:77]
-
And indeed
curse and condemnation will hover upon you to the Day of Judgment." [15:35]
 
 
 
 
-
Allah the Exalted said, "your request is indeed acceded,
you are reprieved; [15:37; replica 38:80]
-
Unto the Day of
the appointed- determined Time and Date." [15:38; replica
38:81]
We have thus this equation:
=
 =
—The
Day of Judgment and Requital = the day they will be revived to life
- resurrected = the day of the appointed - determined Time and Date.
The verbal sentence:
can be put as possessive phrase:
The Day of Resurrection - Revival to Life. The
Root of verb and verbal noun is:
ب ع ث. It signifies the removing of that thing which restrains one from free
action. The restraining of free action makes things dormant, static,
heedless, negligent, unmindful, captivated; deep unconsciousness and in
its extreme meanings death, which converts the living into matter that
is fond of inertia [unwillingness to move or act, property of matter to
hate and resist to change from outside disturbing its rest or continuous
moving in one manner]. Removing of the restraint implies and results in
the revival, which is the basic concept folded in this Arabic Root.
Therefore all the words taking birth from this Root will share this basic concept in whatever manner they are shaped and employed
in a sentence. And its words must have a relation with the restraint
that restrained the free action.
We will, Allah
the Exalted so willing, study the phrase as a separate grammatical unit:
On resurrection, the people will
recognize and describe it as the the Day of Accountability and
Judicial Verdict:
 
 
-
Thereat that would only be one
Big/Mighty Bang;
-
Whereupon they
would be revived to life; they watching and waiting; [37:19]
-
And they said, "O! Woe is for us,
this is the Day of Judgment." [37:20]
 
-
[it will be affirmed, yes]
"This is the Day of Separation/Compartmentalization;
-
The Day which you people kept
contradicting publicly." [37:21]
Immediately on resurrection, people
by their own perception have named the day as day of judgment. A man
can make a statement only when he is already aware of it and it is
saved in his memory. It means they were aware of the day in their
worldly life but kept contradicting it. And: is
declared:
:
The Day of Judgment and Requital = the day Day of
Separation/ Compartmentalization of the people,
into three groups; two will be escorted to Paradise; and third group dragged to
Hell-Prison.
The possessive noun of the Day:
is
the verbal noun stemming from Root:
ف ص ل
. The basic perception infolded in the Root is that of a barrier
or a
demarcation in between two things or concepts that causes the indication
of the end of the limit of one thing and the beginning of the limits of
another thing. It thus reflects the act of setting apart, separating,
distancing and distinguishing two things in a manner that each is
manifested as distinct and exclusive from the other; thus leaving absolutely
no possibility of illusion in seeing and perceiving the
point, information, fact, data, concept, and knowledge stated verbally. It alienates and isolates the
individual unit from the whole-group-species to manifest its
individuality and uniqueness enabling its storage and saving in and
conveniently recalling from the memory.
We will,
Allah the Exalted so willing, study the phrase as a separate
grammatical unit:
And further information about this Day is that the people will be
gathered for their segregation into groups:
 
 
-
Indeed the news about the past civilizations
have certainly an indication-lesson for him who feared the punishment in the
Hereafter.
-
That is the day, its
feature is that people will be
gathered together;
-
And that is the Day,
its feature is that presence of everyone is ensured. [11:103]
-
Beware, We are
postponing it but for the terminating moment of a determined duration. [11:104]
 
-
And likewise We have
verbally communicated [ Parlance-Book]
to you the Messenger
[Sal'lallaa'hoalaih'wa'salam]
Qur'aan: a compilation in Arabic:
perspicuous, eloquent, distinctive
and precisely expressive language;
the language of the sons of soil of Arabian peninsula.
-
The intended objective of it is that you the Messenger [Sal'lallaa'hoalaih'wa'salam, with it]
might admonish and awaken the inhabitants of the
Mother of cities [Mecca-the Sanctified
City]; and all those who
inhabit
around it.
[the whole world]
-
Moreover, you might cause
cautiousness-awareness-alarmed of the Day of the Gathering.
The Day about which there is absolutely no confusion/uncertainty.
-
On that Day,
a group will be escorted into the
Paradise, and a group will be dragged into the
Scorching Hell-Prison. [42:07]
Thus the:
the Day of
Separation/Compartmentalization is:
the Day of the Gathering which is termed as the Day of
exposition of mutual deceits:
 
-
The Day He will collect you
people for the Day of the Gathering,
-
That is the Day of the
exposition of mutual deceits.
-
And whoever consciously
inclines to believe in Allah the Exalted and conducts righteously;
-
He will delete/remove/hide from him his misdoings.
-
And He will
enter him into gardens
with streams of water flowing beneath/side by. They shall reside
therein perpetually,
-
This [approval and appreciation of Allah]
is the greatest/grand
achievement/success.
[64:09]
 
-
Know about those who deliberately refused to
accept and
publicly contradicted Our Aa'ya'at: Verbal passages of revealed
book: Grand Qur'aan:
-
They are the people who will be the
residents-companions of the Hell-Prison.
-
They will be the permanent residents therein.
-
Beware; it is an evil abode/destination to land in. [64:10]
We will,
Allah the Exalted so willing, study the phrase as a separate
grammatical unit:
Such people who believe not in the
verbal passages of Divine Discourse have this
jesting irrational attitude in their worldly life:
 
 
-
They ask people, "When is to
come the Day of the Accountability/Judgment?" [51:12]
-
That is the Day they will be
subjected to experience liquefaction process upon fire. [51:13]
The
Spokesperson of Allah the Exalted has pointedly clarified that there
are no pointers - indicators - signs that could provide a clue to
assess or predict the date and era of the day of resurrection. It is
emphasized:
 
 
-
And what is the indicator that could
have led you to the perception when is the Day of Judgment? [82:17]
-
Afterwards, even
later in time what is that
which could give you the perception when is the Day of Judgment? [82:18]
-
Just be mindful of this Day when
a
person will have no possession-authority of any sort for another person.
-
Mind it that the Command and
Judgment - Dispensation of Justice is the exclusive domain for Allah the
Exalted the Day when people are resurrected. [82:19]
We have noticed in the scenes of the
Day of Resurrection that people were aware of the Day of Judgment.
Let us further listen to their confessional statement about it:
 
 
Today people are warned:
 
 
When Our Aa'yaat:
verbal passages of
the Book were recited to him, he said, "Tales of the ancients."
[83:13]
Nay, on the contrary the fact is—what they
were earning has caused a coating of rust upon
their hearts. [83:14]
And about those who
will be the resident of Paradise, it is told:
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
Afterwards, indeed you, "O you the neglectful Wanderers, the publicly contradicting ones,
[56:51]
-
you will certainly be the eaters
of the meal
made from part of the trees of species Zaquem.
[56:52]
-
Thereby, you will be filling
the
bellies with that. [56:53]
-
Thereupon, you will drink
from the scalding water; [56:54]
-
For reason you will drink
like the drink of a diseased thirsty camel.".[56:55]
-
This is their hospitality on
the Day of Resurrection - Judgment and Requital. [56:56]
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