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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Heart of the Qur'an: A Commentary to Sura al Yasin Ayat no. 30-31 In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Alas for the servants! there comes not to them an apostle but they mock at him. Do they not consider how many of the generations have We destroyed before them, because they do not turn to them?

(36:30-31) Qiyamat is a bright day in comparison with this dark world We are talking about the verse: Alas for the servants…(36:30) *** *** It explains the condition of man in the grave and in the Hereafter and it reveals hidden truths. There are and were people who mocked the messengers and those who followed these ‘callers towards God’, who invited the people to Hereafter. How pitiable and disgraceful will be their condition on the day when truth is manifested.

Quran refers to resurrection as ‘the Day’, for example, day of gathering, day of Qiyamat, day of recompense and so on. Why is it called a ‘day’? There is no sun in the Hereafter, like we have in this world: When the sun is covered…(81:1) And the sun and the moon are brought together, (75:9) *** *** On the gathering ground of Mahshar there will be no shining of sun but radiance of Muhammad (‘s). So, on the basis of this, what does ‘day’ denote? Day is bright compared to night, which is dark.

In this world, there is darkness. Truth is hidden and inner conditions are veiled. Truth is not visible. From the moment of death begins the real dawn for the opening up of secrets. For example, however much you want to recognize Ali (‘a) you will not be able to do so fully and perfectly as he is hidden. From the moment of death, the grave life opens. Now you may visualize the highness and greatness of Ali (‘a) as much as you can.

With the powerful hand of God, good people will enjoy divine bounties and the evil ones will taste the divine chastisement. Thus it is night (full of darkness) from the hour of birth till death and after death it is day, which reveals all truths. Let there be the manifestation of truth. At that time those who mocked the messengers will realize their arrogance. Then they will realize what befalls them. They will see that those whom they had mocked have gained lofty ranks.

In king’s company and manifestation of truth Here I narrate a story from the book Faraj baad az shiddah. A justice-loving king ruled over a part of India and when he died, he was succeeded by his son who also was as good and justice loving and sympathetic as his father.