Many a man, at least 80% of the mankind, have a stellar and untainted belief in the truism that “to Allah belongs everything; both the earths and the heavens inclusive, but many of them do not live by this truth!
In actuality, their knowledge of God and what He is capable of doing is awesome but the application of the knowledge and the certainty that He will one day gather everything for accountability are lost among them.
Friends and foes here, there is God, and there is resurrection and accountability. For those who actually have souls and do reflect, the belief about death, resurrection and judgement is certain! And the belief in the day of resurrection is part of the articles of faith in Islam.
The glorious Quran mentioning of the day of accountability, the ‘films’ and the judgement of Allah on that Day are awesome, mind blowing and rigorous.
For example, Allah says in Q83 vs 4 to 16 thus:
“Do they not think that
That Day
They will be raised up
On a Mighty Day,
A day when all mankind will stand before
The Lord of the worlds!
Nay! Surely the record of the Wicked is
Preserved in Sijjin.
And what will explain
To thee what Sijjin is?
It is a Register fully inscribed
Woe, that Day, to those
That deny_
Those that deny
The Day of judgement.
But none can deny it
But the transgressor beyond bounds
The sinner!
When our signs are rehearsed
To him, he says,
“Tales of the ancients”
By no means!
But on their hearts
Is the stain of the ill
Which they do!
Verily, from their Lord,that Day,
They will be veiled
Further, they will enter
The fire of Hell!
Further, it will be said
To them: “This is
The reality which ye
Rejected as false!
The above illustrates a token of the happenings on the Day of resurrection for those that deny it!
O you whose hearts are denying God, be quick and reform your souls
For resurrection is as certain as the rain that comes every season!
O you who believe, fear God and be wary of the Day of accountability! Know that,this Day is a day which is equivalent to a thousand years of this earth!
On this day, all the hidden things will be apparent, open and glaring while Ar-Rahman will be the exposer of evils and the owners of evils! It is a day when men would blame those people that prodded them to partake in untoward actions and unedifying jobs!
The Day Of Accountability As The Day Of Greatest Catastrophe
O you the discern, the Day of accountability is the greater day of responsibility! Therein, all sons of Adam will be judged according to how they have been responding to the rights of God with them and in what manner they have behaved towards the rights of other men when living together on earth!
According to the glorious Quran, the Day of resurrection is described as the day of the greatest catastrophe!
The Quran says:
” then when the Greatest catastrophe comes
on the day when man shall call to mind what he has done,
when Hell is brought in sight of all who are looking on;
then who tyrannized and transgressed and chose this present life
will have Hell for his dwelling place.”
On the day of judgement too,the life of those that fear God and who behave well to others here on the surface of the earth ; will be bliss upon bliss!
Allah says:
“But he who feared to stand before his Lord
and forbade his soul its caprice
will dwell in paradise” Qur’an 89 41- 42
As for the questioners who constantly ask about the exact time of resurrection, the Lord of resurrection has this to say in the Quran concerning your questions:
“They questioned you about the Hour of Doom,when will it come?
But why should you be concerned with its exact timing!
The final word concerning it belongs to your Lord.”
In Qur’an 7: 187 , Allah addresses Prophet Muhammad salla-llahu alehi wasalam,on the question he would soon be probed upon by the dwellers of his Town, Makkah, as follows;
” They ask you about the Hour, when will be it’s taking place? Say: the knowledge of it is only with my Lord; none but He shall manifest it at its time; it will be momentous in the heavens and the earth; it will come on you but of a sudden. They ask you as if you were solicitous about it. Say: its knowledge is only with Allah, but most people do not know!”
The dwellers would not relent in their questioning about the Hour of accountability, Allah as usual took it upon Himself to inform His prophet ahead of their questioning as follows in another instance;
” Men ask you ( Muhammad salla-llahu alehi wasalam) about the Hour ,say: The knowledge of it is only with Allah, and what will make you comprehend that the hour may be nigh!” _ Qur’an 33:63
Insisting in their recalcitrance, the probing about the exact time of the day of accountability continued by the pagans during the days of the prophet and Allah said:
” They ask you about the Hour, when it will come. About what you are to remind of it. To your Lord is the goal ot it. You are only a warner to him who would fear it!” _Qur’an 79,42-45.
That Immortality Is No Gift To Anybody Is A Certainty
And that immortality is no gift to anybody is a certainty.And that we are to die no matter how poor or wealthy we are ,in our present life, is not a fact to be doubted. Then if the above fact is incontrovertible,do we not need to prepare for this inescapable fate? Since death is not the end of man _ after death is resurrection, and after this is judgement proper_ then man will need all the good he is capable and all the good he can dish out to his family members, neighbors, town’s folks, country men and humanity at large.
It is on this that man must use his wealth as commodity for others to enjoy and not for himself alone.He must endeavor to share his goodness and kindness to others and help those at the lowest rung of the social ladder.
The Metaphor Of MKO Abiola’s Large heartedness And His Realization Of The Reality Of The Day Of Accountability
At this juncture, I remember a column I read which was written by veteran columnist, Kola Animashaun on Mko Abiola’s overt generosity to everybody and especially Abiola’s donation of 33 million naira to the Nigeria universities in 1990.
When Abiola was asked the reason behind this huge amount at that period,he quipped that “what I have done is not a selfless action. I’m providing insurance for myself, my immediate family and extended arm”
This was the same Abiola that digged wells across the desert and arid northern areas of the country free of charge when people were in dire need of water then. Besides, it was this same blessed soul that bought thousands of books for the country’s higher citadels of knowledge when the government like today’s government was not serious and did not provide the books needed for the university education in the 80s
Mko Abiola of the blessed memory, from the above, was wise to have known that Kola, Deji, Wuraola and his children were not going to live in another Nigeria that is peopled only by beings of their father’s pecuniary muscle,and above all, he knew that he would die, be raised up and be quizzed about his deeds when on adamic sojourn here in the world.
And for realizing this reality, he spent his money and time for the benefits of others and humanity as a whole! (May the good Lord increase His mercy on Him forever).
My good people, who may be fortunate to read this piece, please , by all means good; try to be kind, generous and humane to others for your own good and for the day when wealth will be separated from its owner!And remember the Day of Noise and Clamour.
On that Day, Allah says:
“Then when one blast is sounded on the trumpet,
and the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed at one stroke,
On that Day shall the (Great) event come to pass
And the sky will be rent asunder,for it will that Day be flimsy!_ Q69 vs13-16!
Friends, what are the essence of money and property except spending in the right course; in the course of Allah,for the poor on the day of wants,for the needy for their wants,for the near and far kins on the day of mess!
Friends, death is a reality which knows no class nor wealth! It is a leveller that equates all and discriminates between the high and low of men not! Only the good, the kindhearted and the considerate of us will be gentled with on the day of the death and accountability.
Allah says:
” And for those who say, ‘Our Lord is Allah” and, further, stand straight and steadfast, the angels will descend on them:and say fear not,nor grieve (for the earth you are departing).But receive glad tidings of the Garden (of Bliss),the you are promised!