Judgement Day & The Resurrection
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As-Salaam Alaikum,
I'd like to know everyone's views concerning Judgement Day and the Resurrection. Are they suppose to be something that happens at the end of time? Is the physical body resurrected?
My personal beliefs on the matter is that the Resurrection is something that happens at the moment your physical body perishes. Your physical body dies but your spirit is resurrected in the astral (spirit) realm. You are then judged based on your deeds and then you are either given paradise, or the hellfire (what exactly those two are is a different discussion). So basically, I believe the Resurrection and Judgement Day to happen at the moment of ones death, rather than at a point in history i.e. the end of time. This is from my belief that there is no end of time, that life and existence is eternal.
Not sure if my belief is supported by the Qur'an or not, so I'd like to hear peoples views on the matter.
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My personal beliefs once life ends that's it as far as I am concerned. Judgement and Resurrection happen here while we are alive. So we learn as we go. This may fly in the face of traditional belief system, of this being Allah's waiting room(what they call Florida for old people rotfl),where we all sit and wait to die.We as a whole spend to much time of wondering what is coming around the corner instead of being in the present moment. Does Allah really want us to walk around on egg shells?
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I believe in an end of time in the physical/material realm.
Whether it be on earth at a certain time (I.e. Meteor, Black Hole, Super Nova, etc.) or with the universe simultaneously, or starting from the edge of the universe, progressively toward earth then beyond that toward/from the point of creation, I do not know. I really never studied into "...On that day..." (Judgement Day) area of the Qur'an, I have read a few verses concerning it, but not recently.
I believe that time as well as materialism is created synonymously with the big bang of course. In my opinion before/behind the big bang and the universe as of now, there is eternity, in my opinion time does not exist before creation hence eternity is. For an analogy, lets pretend that grass is eternity, and I have a sheet of cloth with many designs representing creation/universe and I spread out the sheet upon the grass, what if I tore small holes in the sheet breaking through to the grass (eternity), what if I say those holes represent our modern discovery of Black Holes in the universe, what if the holes are a gateway to eternity? Just my imagination on the subject.
But according to common Near Death Experiences (NDE's) Not the propaganda NDE's of falsehood, but the legitimate experiences by many peoples from around the world of many different nationalities, and backgrounds, which they seem to have a recall/flash of their life, and experience their deeds, through feeling (I.e. Feeling the wrong that person dealt to an individual, feeling the individual's suffering/pain). Seems like a judgement is taking place, maybe it's a warning toward those certain people before Allah gives life back from death, or it could be a glimpse of what judgement is after death? I can not say.
I have little knowledge of Judgement Day, but from what you said I see nothing wrong with your idea of judgement upon death before "...That Day" arrives when all fall dead then rise through a resurrection (Possibly spiritually, rather than physically? Not sure).
"And say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah "They are dead." Nay, they are living, though ye perceive (it) not."-Qur'an 2154.
But what about the verse in the Qur'an relating to a new creation?
"And (remember) the Day when We shall roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled up for books, as We began the first creation, We shall repeat it, (it is) a promise binding upon Us. Truly, We shall do it."-Qur'an 21104
Maybe it will be repeated but the creatures judged previously will not take part, but new creatures undergo a judgement also? Plus what about paradise and hell, in my opinion what if paradise or possibly even hell can not be describe in mere words/language because of it's complexity, what if these are metaphors for peoples/creatures to understand according to their own physical understandings? For example paradise described in the Qur'an talking of gardens, relaxing, to streams/rivers because water being scarce, and enjoyments being described contemporary of that time, thus would be a paradise to them, what if paradise is indescribable for mere words, especially when the revelations were set at a certain time in history.
I'm sure there are other creations in the universe(s?), quite different from ours, what if in paradise we could experience these unknowable enjoyments in our afterlife also, eternally? I but a human with curiosity, and a mind that races, I claim to be no expert of the unknown, but like all humans and I are with imagination and intelligence, I claim no superiority of others nor a definite view on life, I am an ignorant creature like us all.
Interpretations would be welcomed, I would love to know what others think on Judgement day also.
Allah knows.
Peace to you all.