"IF YOU IGNORE ME, You'll Be Ignored And Raised Up Blind On The Day of Judgment!"

Allah’s Warning:

“If You Ignore Me,

You’ll be Ignored And

Raised Up Blind On

The Day Of Judgment!”

(M. Javed Naseem)

Here’s the gist of the Quran! Allah, the Almighty, says in very clear words and in a  straightforward way that whosoever follows His commands (guidance) will never go astray nor will he suffer. But the one who turns away from God, rejects His signs, ignores His message and disregards His warnings, he/she will have a narrow life. He/she will be raised up blind on the Day of Judgment. And eventually, will become fuel of Hellfire. These are the words of God translated into English from the Arabic Quran. The Verses 123 to 127 are from Chapter 20 (Surah Ta-Ha):

 “… But if, as is sure, there comes to you Guidance

from Me, whosoever follows My Guidance, will

not lose his way, nor fall into misery.

But whosoever turns away from My Message,

verily for him is a life narrowed down, and

We shall raise him up blind on

the Day of Judgment.

He will say: ‘O my Lord! Why have You raised

me up blind, while I had sight (before)?’

He (Allah) will say: ‘So (it must be);

Our revelations came to you but you

did forget them. In like manner,

you are forgotten this Day.’

And thus do We recompense him who

transgresses beyond bounds and believes not

in the Signs of his Lord; and the Penalty of

the Hereafter is far more grievous

and more enduring.”

(al-Quran 20:123-127)

Nobody can afford to face such a situation on the Day when we’ll be needing help the most. Allah will be the Chief Judge on that day and imagine that in His tribunal, you will be ignored as a defendant because you ignored Him in this temporary worldly life! Can you afford to displease the Chief Judge? People who ignore Allah this day, are behaving like the blind people; and in the Hereafter they will be punished for this rebellion. The will be raised up blind.

The Bible says:

(Proverbs 1:24-33)

“Because I have called and you refused to listen,

have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,

because you have ignored all my counsel and would

have none of my reproof, I also will laugh at your

calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you, when

terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity

comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish

come upon you. Then they will call upon me,

but I will not answer; they will seek me

diligently but will not find me. ...”

 (James 4:4)

“You adulterous people! Do you not know that

friendship with the world is enmity with God?

Therefore, whoever wishes to be a friend of the

world makes himself an enemy of God.”

Love of this world and its enjoyment makes us forget Allah but that could be a very costly lapse. When we fall ill or get hurt, we remember Allah. We cry and ask Him for help to get out of misery or hardship. But when He bestows His mercy and blessing upon us, we immediately revert to the old tricks, arrogance and disobedience to Him. We forget got and don’t realize that on the Day of Judgment, He can also forget us. It is tit for tat. What you sow, so shall you reap!

“And be not like those who forgot Allah;

and He made them forget their own souls!

Such are the rebellious transgressors!”

(al-Quran 59:19)

(1-John 2:17)

“The world and its desires pass away, but

whoever does the will of God lives forever.”

We are travelers on a mission and are passing through a multi-dimensional phase – this world on planet Earth. Only ‘light’ travelers will make it through easily. The more baggage we carry, the more cumbersome and difficult the journey becomes. Therefore, let’s shed our load of sins, grudges, hate, revenge, ignorance, racism and hypocrisy! Use compassion, love, caring and sharing for spiritual satisfaction and contentment. It will make our journey smooth and life in this world easier. At the same time, it will help us concentrate on our real life (the Hereafter) and do some good work needed badly. Above all, it will please our Lord, the most Merciful.

We have abandoned righteousness; we have discarded compassion. We are controlled by our greed, lust and never-ending desires. We are speeding towards Hell and there seems to be no ‘speed-breakers’ on the way. Can we still reflect and repent (and be saved)? Time is running out!

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