Belief in the Last Day
Sister Salikah reviews the lessons learned over the weekend at a series of lectures she attended, on the topic of the beliefs in the questioning of the grave, resurrection, the Last Day, the reckoning, the bridge, Heaven and Hell:
“Imam Ghazali (may Allah have mercy on him), who wrote so much on the topic of death, said that “the Reality of death, is the Reality of Life”. Our physical death is simply entry into the third stage of our existence — the stage called barzakh (an intermediary between our worldly existence and the Day of Judgement).”
And helpful tips to achieve success in the next life:
“Standing in prayer before Fajr when the angels and Mercy descend from the Heavens. Doing wudu and praying some rakats of salah. Some of the scholars say this is better than praying in the haram itself. Imam Junayd the great sufi (Allah have mercy on him) was seen in a dream after his death, saying that all that benefited him of his works in this world were the two rakats he always made before fajr.
Surah Tabarak (I believe after Isha). “
Read more at Salikah’s blog.
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