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Seeing me in this state, Saleh said:
“The name of this mountain is ‘
Aaráf’
. Let us go around it. I will give
you more details about it as we go along.”
I accompanied him in silence, mesmerized by the surroundings. We
started our journey from the right side of the mountain. Having gone
only a short distance, I saw a part of the mountain with a sign, ‘The
Nation of Adam’.
I asked Saleh, “Is Adam
PBUH
He replied, “No, all prophets are presently on the higher level of the
mountain. You will see more of these signs displaying the names of
nations of various prophets as we go further. All successful people like
you, from every nation, will gather at these designated spots.”
, over here?”
“So, will I have to go to the camp for the nation of Prophet
Muhammad?” I asked eagerly.
Saleh shook his head to say no and then explained:
“Successful people will wait in these camps and at the end of the
Day of Judgement, they will be taken to Paradise from here. You, on the
other hand, have to go to the top of the mountain. Over there, the
prophets and all those people from their respective nations who were
witnesses to the truth, in support of their prophets, have assembled.
They will witness judgement of the Almighty regarding human beings
from there. They will also be called upon to give their testimony. Every
unsuccessful person will be taken towards Hell from the Plane of
Judgement whereas all the successful ones will be brought over to the
camps of their prophets on the mountain. All nations will then be taken
to Paradise from here, one after the other. One can also observe from
the top every judgement that is passed. Paradise and the Hell are also
visible from there.”
We talked and passed by the spots designated for nations of various
prophets. As only a few people were visible in these camps, I asked
Saleh:
“It looks like everyone has not reached here yet.”
He replied, “No, that is not the case. Actually, the number of
successful people from the nations of other prophets is quite low. A
large number of them belong to the Israelites and the highest number
belongs to the nation of Prophet Muhammad
PBUH
. We have not yet
reached the camps of these two nations, although at the moment,
there are not many people present even there. Their numbers will
increase soon. Come on, let’s go up. A trip around this mountain would
take too long.”
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I have always enjoyed climbing heights. However, this was perhaps
the strangest mountain I had come across. From the ground, it looked
very tall and seemed to touch the sky. But, from the top, we could see
the ground at the foot of the mountain as if it was only a little lower
than where we were. The place that looked like the summit from the
ground was in fact a plateau, which had various tall fortress-like
structures built all over it. As they did not have any surrounding walls or
doors, it was possible to see them from outside. I could see that there
were servants walking around, other luxuries befitting royalty were also
visible. Personalities of high stature, wearing crowns were seated on a
regal throne. Around them, people sat on chairs and they also appeared
to be of similar standing.
I asked Saleh about them; he replied:
“These buildings are temporary abodes of various prophets. People
sitting around them are Shuhada and Siddiqeen of their nations.
Siddiqeen are the people who supported their prophets during their
lifetimes whereas Shuhada are the ones who spread the message
onwards after they had passed away.
All of them are people who lived in the world for the sake of God
and laid their lives in his cause. This success and prestige surrounding
them today is a reward for their sacrifices.”
“Can I meet the exalted prophets?” I asked.
“We do not have time to meet all, but we can certainly meet a few
of them”, he replied and then started to introduce me, one by one, to
the great prophets of God. I was meeting the prophets who had always
been symbols of greatness for me. I met Adam, Noah
(Nuh)
, Hud, Saleh,
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