'Qiyamah' is coming
Islam
teaches us that every soul shall taste death. After a person’s
death, his soul will reside in a world different from ours, called
“Barzakh”
until the Day of Judgement (Qiyamah).
On that day, everyone will be gathered by Allah for the final
account. The good believer will go to heaven while the bad servant
will go to hell. To believe in this is a pillar of our faith (Iman).
Therefore, a believer must learn about this subject and have
conviction in it.
But
to be precise, you must understand that each person shall witness his
own Day of Judgement, and he will be among the group of his time, at
the moment of his death. For example, in everyday life, we often
learn of a calamity or other that has arisen and has made hundreds or
millions of deaths. So, for these people, it’s their last hour on
earth and they will face their Last Judgement after going through the
“Barzakh” and from there on they will know their final
destination.
“But
those who disbelieve say, ‘The Hour will not come to us.’ Say,
‘Yes, by my Lord, it will surely come to you’.”
(Saba, 34 : 4).
Non-believers
in general, apart from religions which were originally monotheistic,
such as Judaism and Christianity, do not believe in life after death,
in the Last Judgement because most of them believe that their life on
earth is their only life and death will mean a definite end to their
life, while others believe in reincarnation, i.e., they will be
resurrected in different bodies, be it in human or animal form, and
that they will return to earth again and again, instantly, or
centuries after their present death. These conceptions about life and
death that they hold are really wrong.
The Six Pillars of Islam
As
Muslims we need to know and understand that our faith (Iman)
rests on six pillars; Our faith in: Allah, His angels, His Books, His
Messengers / Prophets, the Last Day of Judgement and Fate/
Predestination/ Destiny – and the fact that good and evil come
through the knowledge, law and the creation of Allah, and the firm
belief in life after death (the Resurrection) which are each an
indisputable truth.