THREE CLASSES: Which Class Do You Belong To?

On The Day Of Judgment

You’ll Be Sorted Out In

Three Classes

1. The Foremost in Faith

2. Companions of the Right

3. Companions of the Left

Do You Know

Which Class You Belong To?

(M. Javed Naseem)

وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِى هَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْآنِ لِلنَّاسِ مِن

كُلِّ مَثَلٍ وَكَانَ ٱلإِنْسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَيْءٍ جَدَلاً

“We have explained in detail in this Quran, for

the benefit of mankind, every kind of similitude

but man is, in most things, contentious.”

(al-Quran 18:54)

In the Book (the Quran), Allah has made things very clear, straight and easy for us to understand and to follow in our daily life. Unfortunately, man has become crooked and always looks for excuses to not follow the Book. In today’s world, all the information, guidance and awareness is at your finger tips. So, there is no excuse for not doing your homework or research on any subject to dig out the truth.

When Allah is not happy with us, He sends us signals and warning signs so that we change our ways and get back to the right path. But if we continue to defy the nature and show our arrogance by spreading corruption and injustice in the world, Allah punishes us collectively, as a nation, by appointing a corrupt and unjust ruler upon us. Today, if we look around, we only see corrupt and unjust rulers. The solution does not lie in changing the corrupt or evil ruler. The real solution lies in changing ourselves for the better and getting back to the right path detailed for us by God.

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى أَنْزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ ٱلْكِتَابَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُ عِوَجَا

قَيِّماً لِّيُنْذِرَ بَأْساً شَدِيداً مِّن لَّدُنْهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْراً حَسَنا مَّاكِثِينَ فِيهِ أَبَداً
“Praise be to Allah, Who has sent to His servant

the Book, and has allowed therein no crookedness.
(He has made it) straight (and clear) in order that

He may warn (the godless) of a terrible punishment

from Him, and that He may give Glad Tidings to

the believers who work righteous deeds, that

they shall have a goodly reward (Paradise),
wherein they shall remain for ever.”

(al-Quran 18:1-3)

Today, everybody knows (or claims to know) what is Right and what is Wrong. If people want, they can separate the Truth from the Lies. The Divine Truth in the form of the Quran is available to everybody for guidance. The only condition is the honesty, sincerity and the will to seek the guidance (the Truth). We make our own choices in life and we should be held responsible for those choices too. Similarly, we reap the rewards of these choices in this world and in the Hereafter. On the Day of Judgment, we would be answering to our Lord Creator for making these choices. It’s entirely up to us to accept or reject the message of Truth.

وَقُلِ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فَمَن شَآءَ فَلْيُؤْمِن وَمَن شَآءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْ إِنَّا

أَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ نَاراً أَحَاطَ بِهِمْ سُرَادِقُهَا وَإِن يَسْتَغِيثُواْ يُغَاثُواْ

بِمَآءٍ كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَشْوِى ٱلْوجُوهَ بِئْسَ ٱلشَّرَابُ وَسَآءَتْ مُرْتَفَقاً
“Say: ‘The truth is from your Lord’. Let him who

will believe, and let him who will, reject (it). For

the wrong-doers We have prepared a Fire whose

(smoke and flames), like the walls and roof of a

tent, will hem them in. If they implore relief they

will be granted water like melted brass, that will

scald their faces, how dreadful the drink!

How uncomfortable a couch to recline on!”

(al-Quran 18:29)

Good or Bad, Right or Wrong is the only measure on which our fate hangs on. Our actions speak for themselves and it should be very easy for us (and everybody else too) to ascertain where we are going and what class we belong to. Our good or bad actions will decide where we land after this worldly voyage. When the ‘Book of Guidance’ is freely and readily available to everybody, nobody can say: ‘I didn’t know’. It all depends on whether we are ‘willing’ to do good.

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Don’t follow and compete with those who are

corrupt, live in huge mansions and palaces, and

don’t care about the poor and needy. They are

competing for Hell. Do not accompany them!

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Eventually, it is the righteousness that will secure a place for you in Paradise. Nothing else matters. And righteousness includes everything the Almighty has commanded us to do and has forbidden us to do. In other words, it means His obedience.

The Premier Class: Those who try to please Allah the best possible way, by obeying all His commands, no matter what, they are in the special class. They have sacrificed most and have suffered most for His cause in this world. They are labeled the ‘Foremost in Faith’. They are the front-runners and they would be enjoying the best seats on the Day of Judgment. Allah is pleased with them and they would be treated like VIPs. Most of them would be early Muslims who suffered most and sacrificed their lives for the sake of establishing Islam and Allah’s way. They stayed away from sins and submit to the Will of God unconditionally. They are rightly called the ‘first and the foremost’.

وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَاجاً ثَلاَثَةً فَأَصْحَابُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَابُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

وَأَصْحَابُ ٱلْمَشْأَمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَابُ ٱلْمَشْأَمَةِ وَٱلسَّابِقُونَ ٱلسَّابِقُونَ

أُوْلَـٰئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ فِى جَنَّاتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلأَوَّلِينَ وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلآخِرِينَ
“And you shall be sorted out into three classes.
Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right

Hand; What will be the Companions of the Right
Hand? And the Companions of the Left Hand;

what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?

And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in

the Hereafter). These will be those nearest to Allah,

in the Garden of Bliss; a number of people from

those of old, and a few from those of later times.”

(al-Quran 56:7-14)

The Regular Class: Most people in Paradise would be from the ‘regular’ class or as in the aviation industry ‘economy/passenger’ class. These are the people (hopefully) like you and me who got lucky with the Mercy and Grace of Allah; whose millions of sins were wiped off by Merciful Allah as a reward of one or more good deeds. We know that on the basis of our good deeds we don’t merit Paradise. We don’t qualify but still hope that our repentance (Istaghfaar) would win the Grace and Mercy of Allah, and His forgiveness will save us from the Hellfire. This group is labeled as ‘Companions of the Right’ – the people who tried to please Allah with all their limitations (sins). 

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّالِحَاتِ إِنَّا لاَ نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلاً

أُوْلَـٰئِكَ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهِمُ ٱلأَنْهَارُ يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا

مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَيَلْبَسُونَ ثِيَاباً خُضْراً مِّن سُنْدُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ

مُّتَّكِئِينَ فِيهَا عَلَى ٱلأَرَآئِكِ نِعْمَ ٱلثَّوَابُ وَحَسُنَتْ مُرْتَفَقاً

“As to those who believe and work righteousness,

verily We shall not suffer to perish the reward of

any who do a (single) righteous deed. For them
will be Gardens of Eternity; beneath them rivers

will flow; they will be adorned therein with

bracelets of gold, and they will wear green garments

of fine silk and heavy brocade: They will recline

therein on raised thrones. How good the recompense!

How beautiful a couch to recline on!”

(al-Quran 18:30-31)

The Condemned Class: The last group is called the ‘Companions of the Left’. They are the cursed ones, the rejected ones and those who did not believe in Allah, His dominion and the Day of Judgment. This group contains those who rejected or ignored Allah’s commands and preferred sinful life despite all warnings. This is going to be the biggest group of people and would also include tyrants, unjust rulers, kings, corrupt presidents & prime ministers along with their corrupt cronies and officials who took oath to serve mankind but ended up serving their own interests only. They ignored God in this world and God will ignore them in the Hereafter. People who disobeyed Allah, ridiculed His commands, enjoyed corruption, profited from injustice and never repented, would be in this class. They’ll burn in the Hellfire.

وَأَصْحَابُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَابُ ٱلشِّمَالِ فِى سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ

وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ لاَّ بَارِدٍ وَلاَ كَرِيمٍ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُواْ قَبْلَ ذٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ

وَكَانُواْ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلْحِنثِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

“The Companions of the Left Hand: What will be

the Companions of the Left Hand? (They will be)

in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in boiling

water, and in the shades of Black Smoke. Nothing

(will there be) to refresh, nor to please. For that

they were wont to be indulged, before that, in

wealth (and luxury), and persisted obstinately

in wickedness supreme!”

(al-Quran 56:41-46)

 We still have time to strive for a better class. It is now or never! With repentance we can win His forgiveness, and with sincere efforts to perform good deeds we can win His Mercy and Grace. And that’s the only shield of protection for us! Good luck!

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