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Today they had achieved a success that would never end, a
happiness that would never diminish, and pleasures that would never
lessen. They now had a life that would never cease and comforts that
would never be taken back. They had achieved such a huge reward with
such little effort! As they celebrated their success, their laughter could
be heard far and wide. The smiles on their faces enlivened the
atmosphere.
That reminded me of my family. Saleh looked at me and read my
thoughts straight away: “While we are here, let me take you to your
family; they have also been moved here.”
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Leila saw me first. She was sitting by the pond along with the rest of
my family, but perhaps her eyes were searching for me. She saw me
from a distance, got up from the chair, and came running to embrace
me. She just wept, unable to say anything. I patted her for a long time.
Then I separated her from me to look at her face.
When I had seen her last in the Plane of Judgement, she was in bad
shape. But now, my daughter was looking as beautiful as a fairy. Seeing
her in this good condition, I involuntarily thanked the Almighty for his
blessings due to which she was back with me again. I said to her:
“Leila, the sufferings and hardships are now over for good; you will
only experience happiness and comfort from here onwards.”
By now, the rest of the family had also reached us. My other
daughters, Arifa and Aaliya, were looking as pretty as ever. My younger
son Anwar was holding his mother’s hand. I hugged all of them. Then I
said:
“My children, I am proud of you! You preferred to wait for your
Lord’s promise instead of being dazzled by the worldly life. You did not
infatuate yourselves with the benefits of a temporary world; rather, you
chose this eternal life. This is the day of your eternal success. Let’s
celebrate this success with a drink from the Kauthar!”
We sat down on the chairs nearby. I said to Leila:
“Leila, I want to hear your story, but before that, Anwar, Aaliya, and
Arifa tell me, did you have any difficulty in joining your Mama?”
All of them responded that they were quite safe right from the
beginning of the Day of Judgement. Various angels had escorted them
to the area in the shadow of the Throne.
Then Leila narrated her story:
“Papa, I have been through some very tough times. When I
emerged from the grave after hearing the sound of the trumpet, it was
chaos and horror everywhere. Everybody was running in the same
direction. Nobody was wearing any clothes at that time but everyone
was in such a state of fear, terror, and worry that no one looked at
anyone else nor did they care about their own bareness. I tried to find
all of you but could not locate anyone. Finally, I also started running in
the same direction as everyone else.
I don’t know for how long I kept running. Everyone seemed
obsessed with reaching the same destination. People were terrified and
worried but felt compelled to continue to run.”
I interrupted her:
“It was the effect of the trumpet blown by Archangel Rafael that
forced everyone to run towards the Plane of Judgement. No matter
where people were in the world, they were all forced to head in that
direction.”
“You are right, Papa. Everyone was running in the same direction. I
got blisters on my feet. They started to bleed. My body felt like breaking
down with exhaustion but there was something deep inside me that did
not let me stop. I was dying of thirst but water was nowhere to be
found. It was extremely hot but there was no tree or shade anywhere.
Papa, all along the way there was nothing but a huge flat plane. There
were no mountains, rivers, seas, trees or even ditches; in short, there
were no heights or depressions anywhere. I cannot tell you in words
how terrible that journey was! If it had happened in the previous world,
I would have literally fallen down and died of exhaustion. But over
there, no one was lucky enough to have relief from falling or dyeing!
Thus I was forced to continue running endlessly!”
“What happened next”? Anwar asked woefully.
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