Saturday, November 6, 2010

Surah 'Al Waqiyaa' , The (Final) Event.....

Salam to all readers!

You must have read this Surah (Chapter) in Quran, it is in 27th 'Paara' (Part) and comes after Surah 'Ar Rehman'..... Somehow I have developed a love to this beautiful chapter furnished with divine words of God.

While going thru it, we come to know that Allah has distributed the mankind in three distinct groups:

  • First group, 'As-Sabiquoon'- the early people or those who are ahead of commoners....... these are the pious followers of Islam who acted completely on the teachings and instructions provided by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in true letter and spirit. Always tried to compete within each others in nearing themselves to God.. They are called 'Sabiquoon' and were given the good news of eternal Heavens, variety of delicious foods and other unmatched bounties. They were praised by God Himself as  "How happy and filled those will be in Heavens, They will not hear any bad word there, just SALAM.. SALAM (Peace and peace to everyone)....... these people will be very closed to ALLAH on the final day.... so are called as 'Muquarrabeen' (The near and dear ones) they are more in numbers within early Muslims and lesser in Following eras....... 
  • Second group, 'Ashaab al Yameen' - The Right siders....... the people who will be on the Right side in the ground during the day of judgement (Maidaan e Hashr)  OR the people who will be given their 'final report card' (Naama e Aimaal ) in their right hands....... They are the people though committed some Sins in the world but always returned to God, kept asking His forgiveness and remained away from those Sins till death.... OR may be those who were able to get Allah's forgiveness before they died... they will also live in eternal Heavens and will enjoy the ultimate bounties of God.... The Good news is given that this category will be more in all the eras ............ 'Sullatum min al Awwaleen wa Sullatum min al Aakhireen........' (More in numbers during early era of Islam as well as more in following durations)...........
  • The Third category is composed of  'Ashaab ash Shimaal' (The left siders) as the term denotes these people will be either on  the left side in ground of judgement or be given their final report in their left hands..... these are the people who throughout their lives remain committed in their activities against Islam, the Sinners who negated Allah, His last Prophet (PBUH) and Islam's teachings kept doing heinous crimes and without begging the forgiveness kept involved in Sins including the SHIRK (To share someone else with Allah and in His divine powers) the biggest sin of all times which remains unforgivable......   These people are given the bad news of being sent to Jahannum  (The Hell), and what bad place is that to be in ! ............ Says Allah in this chapter.. these people of Hell will remain be subjected to various punishments forever....  
I heard that reciting this Surah after Maghrib prayers opens new doors of prosperity and bounties of God.. however, I opine that Quran has been sent to us through Holy Prophet (PBUH) for being followed, to be taught and to be implemented in our lives........ Allah's words are undoubtedly powerful and may be recited for acquiring His blessings however, considering these as a 'prescription for an ailment' or a 'Talisman' for good luck may not be a right idea as, followers of other religions as well have numerous of such 'items' within their respective believes....   

I request you please, inculcate the habit of reciting Quran with translation on regular basis, this would help us a lot to learn the message of God direct in His own words.....

May God bless us all..............