Living in God's Glory

ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT grams which had been restored to him from his house by government officials. such events frequently occur on earth to remind man of the day of Judgment. The great flood heralding the world’s end will overtake us suddenly. The destruction will be such that people’s tongues will fail them. They will be dazed. Those who will realize their eternal doom will be struck dumb. however, there will also be those who will be given the good tidings that the encompassing flood of death and destruction will leave them unscathed. not only will God restore to them what is theirs but will shower them with even more incredible blessings. The flash flood of that day will condemn some to hellfire while it will usher others to the gates of eternal happiness. Before the “flood”, man can easily find eloquent excuses to justify his cruel ways. however, on seeing the “flood of destruction”, all his strength will desert him, and he will have no words to justify the unjust actions he perpetrated in the world he has left behind him. ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT On the Day of Judgment, every person will come forth in his or her natural state. What a tough day that will be! If people were to realize this now, nothing in this world would give them true joy. imam Bukhari, a noted early Muslim scholar, has cited a narration attributed to abdullah ibn Masud, according