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this time, as at any other time before, human beings were concerned
about every worry under the sun except for the worry for the Hereafter;
they had every fear except for the fear of God.
The sky witnessed the fact that the human race, which had spread
injustice and chaos all over God’s Earth, had now become an
unbearable burden for the planet. Therefore, it was given repeated
shocks, as reminders. The predictions of the final Prophet began to
come true. The bare-footed, goat herders of Arabia managed to build
the tallest skyscrapers, but the humanity did not take heed. The
descendants of Noah’s third son Japheth that is, the race of Gog and
Magog, became the gatekeepers of the world. They started to attack
the dwellers of Earth from the ultimate heights of greatness. Great
Britain, Russia, America, and China... one after the other, took the
throne of ruler of the world. All predictions of the divine scriptures
came true, but humanity still did not come to its senses. Then followed
tsunamis, floods and earthquakes, but the humanity remained in
negligence. God created the information age, his non-Arab believers
took the message of their Arabic Prophet and clarified the truth in its
ultimate form in front of the whole humanity, so that, no reason was
left to deny it. However, humanity still did not pay heed. Before the Day
of Judgement arrived, the picture of the Day of Judgement was painted
in its ultimate form to awaken the humanity but there was no change in
the attitude of people. At last, the event that was bound to happen
eventually did happen! Archangel Raphael heard the orders of his Lord
and picked up the trumpet in his hand. Within moments, the end of the
world was here.
The checkerboard of the Sun was folded back; stars began to lose
their shine. Mountains as big as the Himalayas began to fly in the wind
like balls of cotton wool... peaks turned into deserts. Seas gave rise to
waves as tall as mountains and soon, the planes of this world became
oceans. Earth emptied the bellies of its volcanoes onto its surface…
rivers of fire started to flow through valleys. The planet off-loaded all its
earthquakes... Earth was turned upside down. Cities became ruins while
buildings turned to dust. Soon, habitations started to look like
graveyards.
What worth did the frail human beings have in front of these
upheavals? Only a while ago, people were busy making plans… for a
new home, or a new shop and business venture… harbouring hopes for
an upcoming wedding… busy searching for a new car or new clothes…
planning for a bright future for their children… suddenly, those plans
and schemes vanished from their minds. Mothers busy in feeding their
babies ran for their lives, leaving the children behind. Pregnant women
miscarried; the ones who were physically strong ran while trampling the
weak whereas youngsters fled leaving the elderly behind.
Now, gold and silver lie on the side of roads, currency notes fly in
the wind and precious goods lie scattered… but there is no one to take
them, no one to gather them together. Home... business... relatives...
relations and assets... all have been rendered irrelevant. Every soul is
concerned only for itself. Today, man has forgotten everything and is
only calling one God, but there is no response. Atheists and non-
believers are also repeating God’s name but no one can find a place of
sanctity. The shadows of destruction are difficult to escape from; death
is on the hunt everywhere. Hardships have surrounded people from all
directions.
Finally, life surrendered, to death.
Life was over... but only because, life was about to begin, in earnest.
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I could hear the wind buzzing in my ears. A few raindrops landed on
my face. I began to regain consciousness. I kept trying to get up for a
long time, but my senses were not working fully. I remained in this state
for a very protracted period. Then, I heard a familiar voice in my ears.
“Abdullah! Get up, quickly!” This was the voice of my long-standing,
dear, and beloved friend Saleh. His voice worked like magic and I stood
up quickly.
“Where am I?” was my instinctive first question.
He replied while tapping my shoulder, “You have forgotten, what I
told you. The Day of Judgement has begun. Raphael is blowing the
trumpet the second time. At the moment, its volume is quite low. Its
sound is waking up only those people presently who were obedient to
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