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Chapter 10: Accountability
& Inmates of Hell
I had felt quite dejected after seeing the treatment meted out to
those who had indulged in bringing about alterations and innovations in
their religion. My misery had compounded as I had also found quite a
few acquaintances amongst them.
Saleh took me back to the pond of Kauthar to soothe my nerves. I
felt better after I had spent some time in that pleasant environment all
by myself. Thereafter, Saleh brought me back to the Plane of
Judgement.
On our way back, he informed me that testimony of the remaining
messengers of God had been completed in our absence and the general
accountability stage had commenced. This stage had also begun with
the followers of the last Prophet. Most people of this group had already
heard Almighty’s verdict after having gone through the process.
“It means that I missed a very important part of the accountability
process.” I said.
“Yes you did, but don’t worry. In the Paradise, you will be able to
watch its audio-video recording whenever you wish to do so”. He
laughingly responded to my question.
“But that would be no match for watching it in real time!” I
responded with a smile.
“Let me tell you something very interesting, though. When those
followers of the last Prophet who had indulged in Shirk were taken to
task, a large number denied that they ever participated in these heinous
practices. Interestingly, they included people not only from the later
eras but also those idol worshippers of Mecca who had directly
benefited from the presence of the last Prophet.”
“And what was the reason for their denial?” I asked.
“The reason was that everyone has realised that today nobody has
any power except the Almighty. Initially, these idol worshippers tried to
find and call their gods, goddesses, and idols. Obviously, nobody
answered their prayers. Even the angels and pious human beings they
used to call for help instead of God denied having anything to do with
their actions. Hence, they had no option but to deny their doings.
Obviously, it was of no use and they were sentenced to a lifetime in
Hell.”
“Who is going through the accountability process now?” I asked.
“Right now, it is the people from your era. It is for this reason that I
have brought you here. As you can see, one by one, people are being
presented before the Almighty for accountability. Two angels
accompany each person. One walks behind him, escorting him to the
Throne while the other walks along with him, carrying his Book of
Deeds.
The angel who is behind is called ‘
Saiq’
and the one who has the
Book of Deeds is known as ‘
Shaheed’
. Saiq is responsible for escorting a
person from the Plane of Judgement to the Throne whereas Shaheed
testifies about his deeds as written in the record. In fact, they are the
same angels who were present with every human being in the previous
life. The one on the right had the job of noting down good deeds
whereas the one on the left documented the bad deeds. They were
referred to as ‘the honourable recorders’ in the Qur’an.”
“But over here, who gets the role of Saiq and who has the
responsibility of the Shaheed?” I enquired.
“Only God knows it. He assigns their responsibilities just before an
individual is to be presented before him.”
When we reached there, we saw a civil servant who was in the
dock.
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