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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Stages of the Life Hereafter, the Path to Eternity Stage Six of the Life Hereafter ================================== The Barzakh البرزخ Is the Islamic Barzakh similar to the Catholic Purgatory? Is the God of the Muslims different from that of the Catholics?! Does He tell the Christians or Jews or followers of any creed differently from what He tells the Muslims?! Of course He is not; of course He does not.

The Almighty is One, the truth is one, Paradise is one, Hell is one, the human family of Adam and Eve is one… This is the true concept of Tawhid, Brothers and Sisters, so embrace your non-Muslim brother and do not hurt his feeling or slight his faith; Allah will judge us all, so let us not judge each other, let us not think of ourselves as being better than others, let us not distribute Paradise and Hell and condone or condemn others as kafirs and thus play “gods”. Please.

The barzakh is one of the phases or stages through which the vast majority of people will pass; only very, very few will be exempted from it, and these belong to one of two categories: people with whom the Almighty is very pleased, and these go straight to Paradise, non-stop, not even a single stop on al-Sirat al-Mustaqeem that separates Paradise from Hell, to mansions, gardens and huris already prepared and are waiting for them, and people with whom He is very displeased, so He does not want His angels to waste time with them; these go straight to hell from which they will never have a respite or a parole, unlike others who may eventually be released when they end their period of punishment.

Neither of these two groups will go through whatever goes on in the grave, on earth, at cemeteries that are “residential complexes” for the dead: Make sure you book your place among them in a nice neighborhood, Brother, and I am dead serious, through your good deeds; otherwise, you really will be in deep trouble.

Fortunate are those who are or will be buried near the neighborhood of the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (ع) where there is peace and quiet, hope and anticipation, feasts and celebrations, happiness and wonderful spirituality, where the angels stay busy bringing the residents, guests of the First Imam (ع), fruits from Paradise; after all, this is the earthly Paradise, folks, for the lucky few!