Islamic Eschatology - Day of Resurrection (Qiyamah)

Day of Resurrection (Qiyamah)

A fundamental tenet of Islam is belief in the Day of Resurrection, Qiyāmah. The trials and tribulations of Qiyāmah are explained in both the Qur'an and the Hadith, as well as in the commentaries of Islamic scholars such as al-Ghazali, Ibn Kathir, and Muhammad al-Bukhari.

Muslims believe that Allah (God) will hold every human, Muslim and non-Muslim, accountable for his or her deeds at a preordained time unknown to man. The angel Israfil, is waiting for Allah to give him the command to sound the horn which will signal the beginning of the Judgment Day. Traditions say Muhammad will be the first to be brought back to life.

Muslims also believe in "the punishment of the grave," which supposedly takes place between death and the resurrection.

The punishments in hell includes adhab, "pain or torment inflicted by way of chastisement; punishment", a very painful punishment (see, ); khizy, "shame, disgrace, ignominy" (, ). The descriptions in the Qur'an of hell are very descriptive (see, etc.).

The punishments in the Qur'an are contrasted not with release but with mercy (, etc.). Islam views paradise as a place of joy and bliss.