BALANCE YOUR BOOK OF DEEDS Before The Big Audit On The Day of Judgment!

Those Who Reflect:

Balance Your Book of Deeds

Before The Big Audit On

The Day of Judgment!

(M. Javed Naseem)

“Then shall We question those to

whom Our Message was sent and

those by whom We sent it.”

(al-Quran 7:6)

We are responsible for our actions. Whatever we do here in this world, we would be asked about it in the Hereafter. On the Day of Judgment, we’ll be questioned about our life on this earth. We are all answerable to our Lord Creator for every small thing we do here (in this world) during our lifetime. God has commanded us to enjoin good and forbid evil. It is our duty to maintain a healthy, peaceful and caring society based on social justice and compassion. How can we ignore it when we are enjoying life and having good time but thousands of people are suffering and starving at the same time. Allah will not ignore it!

“Then, shall you be questioned that Day

about the joy (you indulged in!).”

(al-Quran 102:8)

Profit & Loss Account

When you appear in the Divine court, you’ll be all alone. Nobody would help you. The only thing that could help you would be your good deeds and charity. Everybody has to bear his own burden and carry the load of his sins! No exceptions there! But those who spread evil and misguide others, they’ll be carrying the burden of others’ deeds too because those deeds were the result of their own evil acts and misguidance.

“They will bear their own burdens, and (other)

burdens along with their own, and on the Day

of Judgments they will be called to account

for their falsehoods.”

(al-Quran 29:13)

The Holy Quran is full of commands of Allah that determine our path in this world – what we should DO, and what we should NOT do. We choose the path we want to follow, and that will lead us to Heaven or Hell. We’ll be held accountable for our choices and the actions that follow.

“This (Quran) is indeed a Reminder

for you and your people; and you shall

soon be questioned.”

(al-Quran 43:44)

When we die, the door on the life of this world is closed and we pass on to another world – the Hereafter. We stay in the transit lounge of the graves, in a world called “Aalam-al-Barzakh” – the ‘World of Barzakh’. Barzakh is an Arabic/Persian word and it means ‘barrier’ or ‘obstacle’ or ‘hindrance’ or ‘separation’ or ‘a dividing curtain’. Therefore, from Islamic point of view, the World of Barzakh means the barrier between the physical and the spiritual worlds. I call it the ‘Transit Lounge’ of our final journey. We’ll leave that Barzakh world when the Trumpet will be blown and we will be resurrected on the Day of Judgment for accountability.

All injustice will be punished; all aggression, all evil and all hypocrisy will be chastised; and all good deeds, no matter how small, will be rewarded. At that point, we won’t be able to change anything or correct a misdeed. The Time to change the outcome is NOW! It’s possible only through repentance; asking Allah for forgiveness; and doing good things for other human beings. When we look into the mirror, we see only “beautiful Me”. But the mirror shows us only the shell – the outer side – of our personality. It is the inner side of our personality that will determine our final destination – Heaven or Hell; it is our character and conduct.

This is the last page of the Yearbook 2018, so reflect upon it. The examination paper is in your hands and you have a limited time. We better ponder over it seriously and prepare some good answers. The painful and the longest Day of Accountability is fast approaching. Let’s correct our ways and seek forgiveness and mercy of the Most Merciful now!

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