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They were so gigantic that the sparks coming out of them were as big
as huge palaces. The dancing flames and sparks created such a scene as
if yellow camels were dancing in the sky. Don’t ask me about the
condition of those people when they saw that scene. They realised that
the hardships they had faced in the Plane of Judgement were nothing as
compared to what they had just seen.”
“How did the accountability commence?”
“Adam
PBUH
Almighty said, ‘Separate the dwellers of Hell from amongst your
children, Adam’.
, father of mankind and the first Prophet, was asked to
testify first of all. He stated, ‘I present myself to you, O the only one
worthy of praise. I am present and ready to serve you with all my
energy; all goodness is in your hands.’
‘How many should I separate?’ He inquired.
‘Nine hundred and ninety nine out of every thousand’, The Almighty
replied. Abdullah, you cannot imagine the mayhem that followed when
people heard that.”
“But why did the Almighty decide to send such a large number of
people to Hell?” I inquired.
“It was not a judgement. It was only to demonstrate that out of all
the people present in the Plane of Judgement, only one out of a
thousand deserved to go to Paradise. In fact, the humanity as a whole
has miserably failed the test of faith and morality, Abdullah. Therefore,
purely based on Almighty’s justice, such large number of people
deserves to go to Hell on merit.
You may remember, the last Prophet had said that if one were to
divide God’s compassion into a hundred parts, only one part had been
manifested in the world while the remaining ninety-nine parts had been
reserved for the Day of Judgement. Thus, he displayed his mercy and
instead of deciding the fate of those people first who were destined for
the Hell, he decided to start accountability of those first who had the
most chance of success and deliverance.”
“You mean people who were generally good?”
“Yes, those people from every nation were called first whose
accountability and success was only a formality. This process started
with the nation of the last Prophet. Other nations will also have their
turn soon as from amongst the entire population of humans, successful
people are only one per cent.
He will pass judgement on the fate of the rest of the humanity later
on. The advantage of this would be that if hardships in the Plane of
Judgement could recompense for sins of some, then that could
happen.”
Saleh paused for a moment and then said with regret:
“However, I do not hold much hope for the rest of the people.”
“Why?” I asked.
“It is due to
Shirk
. God is very sensitive about polytheism. You are
aware that it is one of the foremost issues that plagued the humanity
throughout its entire history. It will be the main reason for the doom of
most people today. It is so as there is little hope that this sin will be
forgiven. Yes, if someone's circumstances and environment could be
accepted as an excuse, perhaps then. Otherwise anyone who has
knowingly indulged in Shirk does not have even the slightest hope of
being forgiven today.”
“Even if he is a Muslim”? I asked.
“Yes” Saleh replied.
“Shirk was a flame from the fire of Hell. Today, it will definitely burn
every person who knowingly ascribed partners to God, whether it was
in his being, in his attributes or in his obligations and powers. If
someone worshipped a deity other than God, or prayed to that deity or
prostrated in front of it, considering it to be a partner of God and having
a share in any of his attributes and powers, he would get burnt by that
flame today.”
“God is great! There is no god but the one God!” I said
spontaneously.
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