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Inside this issue Sirah part 1 ............................ 4 Sinéad O’Connor .................... 8 Tauhid and Christianity ............ 9 Christchurch mosque appeal . 15 Voice of Islam ........................ 16 RRoocckkeett SScciieennccee Prayer timetable .................... 17 December 2018 Rabi al-Awal / Rabi al-Akhir 1440 The Day of Judgement Picture the most beloved people in times by many people about when your life, your parents, spouses, this day would arrive. Even though children, siblings, and friends. Now we have made remarkable In the name of Allah, imagine them trying to avoid you, advances in all forms of and running away from you, and knowledge, particularly technology most Gracious, most Merciful you trying to do the same when and science, the answer still you see them. As Allah (swt) remains the same and that is that explains in the Quran, this is Allah (swt) alone knows when the exactly what every soul will be Day of Judgement will be. When wishing for him or herself. “On the the angel Jibril came to the Prophet Day a man will flee from his (saw), one of the questions he brother, and his mother and his asked was about the Hour. He father, and his wife and his (saw) answered by saying, “The children, for every man, that Day, one questioned about it knows no will be a matter sufficient for him” better than the questioner.” (Surah Abasa, 34-37). “Men ask you of the Hour. Say the Our journey of the soul continues knowledge of it is with Allah only. from the grave to its next What can convey to you that destination, The Day of maybe the Hour is near?” (Surah Al Judgement. It is but one day Ahzab, 63). whose length is equal to 50,000 The Day of Judgment will come years. Allah (swt) says in the upon humankind suddenly. No Quran, “The angels and the soul matter how well informed or will ascend to Him during a Day interested someone is in the signs the extent of which is 50,000 that will precede it, its years” (Surah Al Maarij, 4). commencement will come as a Similarly, the Prophet (saw) said in shock. The trumpet will be blown a hadith “On a Day the length of and the people will hear a sound so which is equal to 50,000 years, horrendous that the mountains and until judgement is passed among the Earth itself will crumble to the people” (Sahih Muslim). dust. “And when the trumpet is Before we can look at the events blown with a single blast, and the that Allah (swt) says will happen Earth and the mountains are on the Day of Judgement, we must removed from their places, and first ask ourselves just when that crushed with a single crushing, day will be. We are not the first to then on that Day shall the (Great) ask that question. Prophet Event befall” (Surah Al Haqqa, 13- Muhammad (saw) was asked many 15). Rocket Science December 2018 2 The Messenger of Allah (saw) said, (ra) narrated that the Prophet "How can I feel at ease when the (saw) told us, “The people will be angel of the trumpet, (Israfil) has assembled barefoot, naked, and put his lips to the trumpet and is uncircumcised.” Ayesha (ra) asked, waiting for the order to blow it?" “O Messenger of Allah, will the (At-Tirmidhi). men and women look at each other?” The Prophet said, “The In another narration, narrated by matter will be too serious for them Abu Huraira, the Prophet (saw) to notice” (Bukhari & Muslim). said, “When Allah Most High completed the creation of the In another hadith of the Prophet Heavens and the Earth, He created (saw) recorded by Bukhari, it is the soor (the trumpet or the horn) stated that the gathering place will and Allah gave the soor to the be a smooth flat place, men will be angel whose name is Israfil (as) sent to the gathering place naked, and he (Israfil) placed the horn to barefoot, uncircumcised and his mouth. From that time until faultless; while men wait in the now, he is holding the horn to his gathering place, the sun will mouth and his eyes are fixed upon approach and they will sweat; that the throne of Allah, Most High. He day men will be sent to the is waiting for the order from Allah gathering place in three groups; on to blow into this horn.” foot, riding and crawling face downwards. The Prophet (saw) has further told us that from that day, the angel The trumpet will be blown, the Israfil (as) has never bowed down Earth will be rolled up like a scroll or blinked, fearing that Allah (swt) and the dead will rise. Mountains may order him to blow into the will be like fluffed up wool. All of horn before he is able to raise his humankind will be gathered on a head, or before he is able to flat plane called Mahshar. The Day complete his blink. Therefore his of Judgement will have begun. All eyes are fixed upon the throne of of humanity will stand expecting Allah, waiting for the command to the decree of Allah (swt), some in blow. On that Day, Allah (swt) will peace and tranquillity, and some in say: “O Israfil. Blow into the horn.” fear and regret. Allah (swt) says that it will be a single blast, a long continuous sound that will not cease until everything has perished (Surah Sad, 15). It will then be followed by a second blowing of the trumpet. Allah tells us that everyone who has ever lived will find themselves standing, staring, and shocked by the events. Every soul shall be staring upwards until the judgement of Allah is passed. The terror and shock will be so great that people will not be interested in any other thing. Aisha © Mount Albert Islamic Trust 3 Rocket Science December 2018 This day is known by many names in the Quran and the Sunnah: Yawm Al-Qiyamah, “The Day of Rising”. It is given that name because of the rise of great terrors on that day and because the people will rise from their graves to Allah the Almighty. Yawm Al-Hasrah, “The Day of Regret”. The negligent will regret what they neglected of their religion. Al-Qari’ah, “The Striking Calamity”. are not intoxicated; but the This day will strike the people with punishment of Allah is severe” its great terrors. (Surah Hajj, 1-2). Yawm Al-Fasl, “The Day of This is how severe and ruthless Judgement”. On this Day, Allah will this Day will be. People will be judge between His servants. scattered everywhere as Allah Yawm Ad-Deen, “The Day of (swt) says in Surah Al Qariah: “It Recompense”. Allah will is the Day when people will be like recompense each one according to moths, dispersed not knowing what their deeds. to do.” There will be no ties of Al-Haqqah, “The Inevitable kinship or friendship, as all of us Reality”. It will make Paradise will be worried about trying to save inevitable to some and Hellfire ourselves. inevitable to others, and it will “And the Hour is coming without have the reward and requital, and any doubt, and Allah will raise up all things will be real. all those in the graves” (Surat Al Yawm At-Talaq, “The Day of Hajj, 7) Meeting”. The foremost and the What will the day be like when we last will meet with Allah. meet our Creator, a day when Allah (swt) also says, “O mankind, everyone from all nations, from all fear your Master. Indeed, the generations, will be made to stand as equals in the presence of Allah? convulsion of the [final] Hour is a terrible thing. On the Day you see Allah will then call each one of us it, every nursing mother will be to meet with us individually. There distracted from that [child] she will be no translators or interpreters; it will be just you, was nursing, and every pregnant woman will abort her pregnancy, your Creator and your deeds, and and you will see the people it will be decided if you will be [appearing] intoxicated while they entering Paradise or Hell Fire. © Mount Albert Islamic Trust Rocket Science December 2018 4 The history (sirah) of the Prophet (saw) Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (saw) was born on the 12th of Rabi ul-Awwal. This year, his birthday fell on 20 November. While we do not celebrate his birth, it is a timely reminder for us to consider his journey through life (sirah). This account is in three parts. The second and third parts will appear in subsequent issues of Rocket Science, insha Allah. Prophet Muhammad (saw) was inherited great wealth. She was born to Abdullah and Amina (ra). approached by several key figures He had a noble lineage tracing of the time asking for her hand in back to Ibrahim (Abraham, as). His marriage, but she refused. One day father Abdullah died two months she wanted someone to work for before his birth. The first woman to her, and employed our beloved suckle him was Thuwaybah, and Prophet (saw). She was impressed then Haleema. There were several with his level of honesty and work signs during his birth and early ethic, and conveyed her desire to childhood, such as the light shining marry him. from his mother to the castle of She was 40 and he was 25 when As-Shams and the grass becoming they married. She remained his green and producing lots of milk at only wife until she died at the age a time of drought.