Approaching the West — Page 183
A pproaching the West—183 And they say, ‘There is nothing except this our present life, and we shall not be raised again. ’ And if you could only see when they are made to stand before their Lord! He will say: ‘Is not this (the second life) the truth?’ They will say. ‘Yes, by our Lord. ’ He will say, ‘Then taste the punishment because you disbelieved. ’ (6:30-31) But those who are gifted with understanding and firmly grounded in knowledge, say, ‘Our Lord! Thou will certainly assemble mankind on the Day about which there is no doubt; surely, All ā h breaks not His promise. ’ (3:9-10. ) And when it was said, ‘The promise of All ā h is certainly true, and so is the Hour, there is no doubt about its coming;’ you said, ‘We know not what the Hour is; we think it to be nothing but conjecture, and we are not convinced. ’ (45:33) The Hour is Sure to Come Belief in the reality of the Last Day is an article of faith for Muslims. To have faith in the reality of the Hour is very strongly counseled by All ā h Himself in the S ū rah ‘Al- Qiy ā mah,’ The Resurrection: Nay! I call to witness the Day of Resurrection. And [in support thereof] I call to