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Sūrah Al-Zilzāl (Warnings and Counsel)
speak. It will say who did what actions upon it.[1] The Earth is lifeless and has no tongue, so how will it speak? Allah Almighty explains this in the fifth verse:
بِاَنَّ رَبَّکَ اَوۡحٰی لَہَا ؕ(۵)
Because your Lord sent a command to it.[2]
To help us understand this easily, let us take the following into consideration. Our beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was granted great ability and status by Allah Almighty. With a gesture, he could split the moon or make a rock recite the kalimah. By his blessings, life can enter the lifeless. Trees and stones presented their salaam to him. When he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was granted all this by Allah Almighty, what can be said regarding the limitless power of Allah Almighty Himself? Although the Earth does not speak or have eyes or ears, with the power given to it by Allah Almighty, it sees our deeds and will give news of them on the Day of Judgement when ordered.
The Earth as a witness on the Day of Judgement
Sayyidunā Abū Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ narrates:
The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم recited یَوۡمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ اَخۡبَارَہَا ۙ(۴) and asked, “Do you know what its news is?” The Companions عَلَیْہِمُ الرِّضْوَان replied, “Allah Almighty and His Messenger know best.” He then declared, “Certainly, its news is that it shall testify regarding the deeds performed upon it by every male and female. It will
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- The excellence of reciting ṣalāt upon the Prophet
- Sūrah al-Zilzāl (Warnings and Counsel)
- The virtue of Sūrah al-Zilzāl
- Intentions for the speech
- Lifelong lessons
- The central topics of this sūrah
- The first verse
- The Day of Judgement’s zalzalah
- Explaining with an example
- The terrors of this catastrophic event
- The second verse
- The third verse
- The fourth and fifth verses
- The Earth as a witness on the Day of Judgement
- Making the path a witness to performing the dhikr of Allah
- When hills become mountains
- The sixth verse
- The seventh and eighth verses
- It does not befit a Muslim to waste time
- Do not await tomorrow
- Fearing standing before Allah Almighty
- Pious deed number 42
- Madrassah al-Madina Online
- Announcement
- Sunan and etiquettes of siwāk
- The 6 Duroods and 2 Du’as that are recited in the Sunnah-inspiring weekly Ijtima’ (congregation) of Dawat-e-Islami
- 1. The Durood for the night preceding Friday
- 2. All sins forgiven
- 3. 70 Portals of mercy
- 4. The reward of 600,000 Duroods
- 5. Nearness to the Distinguished Rasool صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 6. Durood-e-Shafa’at
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- Halqa schedule for weekly Ijtima’ - overseas – 16th May 2024
- Remaining sunan and etiquettes of siwāk
- Method of collective Fikr-e-Madinah (72 Pious Deed)
- How to do collective accountability – 72 Pious Deeds
- The 56 daily Pious Deeds
- Record of Qufl-i-Madina
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- Monthly 3 Pious Deeds
- Yearly 1 Pious Deed
- Lifelong 2 Pious Deeds
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