Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Raheem Death is Definite Event Introduction: Death of persons is the 3 rd of five stages 1 of the cycle of all human souls. This discussion article about Death is Definite Event is about life after death and it is best understood: provided the readers accept two fundamental facts. (1) First fact is the comprehensive acceptance of the absolute uniqueness of Almighty God as the One God and only to Whom all souls are accountable to on the great Day of Judgement. Almighty God will be the sole Judge, without panel of jury and without provision for any Appeal forum against His Judgement, which shall be once and the Final Decision. (2) The second fact is that there is detailed and continuous cumulative recording of each and every misdeed and deed of all peoples in the world since creation of Adam and Eve. Before Judgement, each person so judged shall be required to read own Book recording of every misdeed and deed. There is no exception or escape clause. Discussions on Life after Death of Humans: 1) There must be recognition of experiences of life before death, to be able to follow on to consequences of life after death. The Holy Qur an reminds humanity in such subtle and exacting words, of the life of all people, who will live their lives in a mix of variable ages. There are many quotations in the Holy Qur an; however the following quote is suitable in understanding scope of life: HQ40:67-68 He it is Who created you from dust, then from a small life-germ, then from a clot, then He brings you forth as a child, then that you may attain your maturity, then that you may be old; and of you are some who die before and that you may reach an appointed term, and that you may understand. He it is Who gives life and causes death, so when He decrees an affair, He only says to it, Be, and it is. 2) Death of the material human body causes separation of the soul from the material body and at the same time, opens the door for the soul 1 The five stages are as follows: First stage constitutes conception and insertion of soul into the zygote. Second stage constitutes birth into this world and rest of that person s life until death. Third stage is death of the material human body and separation of the living soul from the dead body and as a definite point of no return to that dead body, which will decompose. Fourth stage is timeless transit stop of soul, awaiting the deaths of each and every human being since creation of humanity. The Fifth and final stage is Judgement by Almighty God, based on accumulated material evidence as Book of misdeeds and deeds of each regathered soul and the circumstantial final destination to Hell or to Heaven.
into the timeless transit stop in Barzak 2, in interim readiness before the final processing of life after death. Barzak is a timeless barrier, before commencement of the judgement process. The ultimate transition is to the great Day of Judgement 3, where Almighty God will be the Judge and the final outcome of His Judgement: as either reprimand or reward in the main 4. This aspect is expanded below. 3) There will be a Decision by Almighty God for each person; and His Judgement Order will be carried out spontaneously. 4) Peoples life on Earth is actually a period of performance compliance test. Life after death is the promised penultimate destination for mankind, after living through the physical life, whilst they were materially on Earth. This penultimate stage is a deemed event, before Judgements and stated in the Holy Qur an, in so many places, as repetitive reminders. 5) The Holy Qur an gives humanity options; to recognise their misdeeds and then most sincerely plead for forgiveness. HQ2:281 as And guard yourselves against a day in which you will be returned to Allah. Then every soul will be paid in full what it has earned, and they will not be wronged. 6) For every accountable moment of life, Almighty God records all peoples thoughts and actions. This is the build-up of material evidences. The Holy Qur an clarifies with utmost simplicity that for every person is a Book 5, which shall be wide open on the great Day of Judgement, recording their affairs on Earth; with no shortage of angels as witnesses. Almighty God alone shall be in full control of all affairs on the great Day of Judgement, as He has always been in control. Life after death commences after Barzak stage, with a replay of the entire history of all peoples compliances in physical life, as they were whilst materially performing on Earth. The replay from the Book shall 2 The timeless transit stop at Barzak is given at HQ23:99-100 as Until when death catches up with one of them, he says: My Lord, send me back, that I may do good in that which I have left. By no means! It is only a word that he speaks. And before them is a barrier, until the day they are raised. 3 Called the great Day of Judgement, because that is where all persons aspire their souls on positive note to be rewarded an everlasting place in Heaven. 4 Persons may have some mix of misdeeds and deeds. In the event persons are both most heavily weighted in misdeeds and have not sought sincere forgiveness from Almighty God, they will first experience reprimand according to His set tariff. Upon completion of reprimand they will be given the opportunity to enjoy bliss in Heaven at one of seven levels, which will also be according to His set tariff. The Holy Qur an states there are seven levels each of Hell and Heaven. 5 The term Book has been used as common medium of material evidence so established, as universal reference to record keeping of all types of events in all cultures, for historical referrals. Not necessarily a paper book.
become: (a) undisputed material evidence against each person s misdeeds and sins; and (b) undisputed material evidence favouring each person s deeds and blessings. Consequently, the replay of each person s performance in compliance prepares in readiness for reprimands or rewards, according to His set tariffs. Each person will view one s own book and become witness against own self s performance. 7) Judgement delivered on the great Day of Judgement shall be swift, just and final. This expected outcome should become a point of fundamental consciousness in all peoples minds, regardless of gender or ethnicity in their everyday affairs. A most explicit warning is given in the Holy Qur an at HQ17:13-14 as And We have made every human being s actions to cling to his neck, and We shall bring forth to him on the day of Resurrection a book which he will find wide open. Read your book. Your own soul is sufficient as a reckoner against you this day. 8) Souls are not material substances, such as human bodies and do not occupy storage space. It must be noted that contrary to what some other religions preach, there is no cross-transfers of human souls into animals and vice-versa. Human souls are spirit, whereas animals do not have souls as spirit, although they all live in their own communities. This is stated in the Holy Qur an at HQ6:38 And there is no animal in the earth, nor a bird that flies on its two wings, but (they are) communities like yourselves. We have not neglected anything in the Book. Then to their Lord will they be gathered. 9) There will be countless billions of souls in Barzak. After thousands of years of inexorable deaths of all human beings, and after passage through Barzak and before commencement of the trial and judgement, every soul shall be answering for oneself independently. In Barzak, each soul waits timelessly 6 and will not be able to know how long it waited until it is summonsed by a very loud trumpet throughout the universe for the Final Judgement. Barzak remains their journey s end until the great Day of Judgement, when all souls will be judged and paid their just rewards or reprimands accordingly. The Holy Qur an explains this most definitely in the next paragraph. 10) Relationships of whatsoever description, whether family, relatives, friends, employment, animals or otherwise, shall be all severed. There 6 Souls are not material and do not age. Only material ages over time. There are countless billions of souls in Barzak all awaiting an awakening, when the loud trumpet will be sounded to indicate the resurrection stage. The partitioning doors of Barzak will then open, leading to the determination of Judgement, which is irreversible and not subject to any Appeal.
is no escape or biased favouritism. This aspect is stratified in the Holy Qur an at HQ23:101-103 as So when the trumpet is blown, there will be no ties of relationship among them that day, nor will they ask of one another. Then those whose good deeds are heavy, those are the successful. And those whose good deeds are light, those are they who have lost their souls, abiding in hell. 11) Pleading and begging to Almighty God for forgiveness after death of person is absolutely a non-event. Islam also teaches with warning about late regrets; that no soul can return to the material body on Earth after death, even when the soul wishes to return to make atonements for the past misdeeds and sins done. That becomes too late. Whereas sincere and intense forgiveness should have been pleaded directly with Almighty God, before death of the person s material body on Earth, notwithstanding that no person knows the exact moment of death. The Holy Qur an states succinctly at HQ23:99-100 as Until when death catches up with one of them, he says: My Lord, send me back, that I may do good in that which I have left. By no means! It is only a word that he speaks. And before them is a barrier, until the day they are raised. 12) The Holy Qur an is also composed of principles of balances, by giving humanity slight glimpses of what will happen in Hell and Heaven. This is stated in the Holy Qur an at HQ66:6-7 (for Hell), as O you who believe, save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones; over it are angels, stern and strong. They do not disobey Allah in what He commands them, but do as they are commanded. O you who disbelieve, make no excuses this day. You are rewarded only as you did. 13) The Holy Qur an also makes exemplary quotations, giving assurances that some will definitely qualify to enter and reside in the bliss of Heaven. This quotation is given at HQ89:27-30 (for Heaven), O souls that are at rest, return to your Lord, well-pleased (with Him), wellpleasing (Him). So enter among My servants, and enter My Garden! 14) Should mankind be given provisions to seek forgiveness in life before death? Yes by all means: The Holy Qur an gives humanity options to plead for forgiveness at HQ66:6-7 as O you who believe, turn to Allah with sincere repentance. It may be your Lord will remove from you your evil and make you enter Gardens in which rivers flow, on the day on which Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who believe with him. Their light will gleam before them and on their right
hands they will say: Our Lord, make perfect for us our light, and grant us protection; surely You are Powerful over all things. 15) Mankind has been continuously warned of doing the right things and not doing the wrong things through many past Prophets 7 ; and their scriptures were delivered to mankind. 16) Reprimand in Hell is not forever and after swift and just judgement for the period sentenced to reprimand (as final), the soul shall be transferred to Heaven according to the stage 8 qualified. 17) Life afterwards, in Heaven, shall be one of bliss and everlasting. The Holy Qur'an gives this assurance at HQ64:9 as The day when He will gather you for the day of Gathering, which is the day of the Manifestation of losses. And whoever believes in Allah and does good, He will remove from him his evil and cause him to enter Gardens wherein rivers flow, to abide therein forever. That is the great achievement. 18) Another apt quotation is at HQ45:30 Then as to those who believed and did good, their Lord will admit them to His mercy. That is the manifest achievement. Conclusions on Life after Death in Holy Qur an: a) All people must always be fully compliant with Scripture and seek forgiveness from Almighty God at earliest opportunity. The trumpet will be blown universe-wide signifying End of World. b) Forgiveness should be sought from Almighty God in this life and before death of persons and not after death. c) There is no forgiveness after death, except His Decision as the Judgement Order. d) Death is 3 rd stage of five stages of life: 1 st stage is conception. 2 nd stage is birth and compliance in this world. 4 th stage is indefinite waiting for End of World and Judgement Day. e) The Holy Qur an stipulates that Barzak is in 4 th stage as interim barrier, which cannot be breached until the Day of Judgement. There is no coming 7 A total of 124,000 Prophets were ordained by Divine revelations, but directly delivered to them by Archangel Gabriel. All of these 124,000 prophets were regular human beings (and not gods), who must eat food, drink water, breath air and need atmospheric pressure to stay alive. The figure of 124,000 prophets is quoted in Hadith No 21257 of Musnad ibn Hanbal. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was the Last and Final Prophet and after his death in 632AD, that sealed off all prophets of any description whatsoever being ordained by Divine revelations, to serve humanity on earth. This is stated in the Holy Qur an at HQ33:40 Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the prophets. And Allah is ever Knower of all things. 8 Both Hell and Heaven have seven different stages each, according to sinfulness or perfection of compliance.
Fiji back in the present material life after death as second chance before Judgement Day. f) Human souls are spirit and after death of humans their souls cannot be transferred into animals and vice-versa. Animal souls are not human spirit. g) No soul can enter Heaven or Hell until the Day of Resurrection, and after the great Day of Judgment. -End of Document-