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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Theological Instructions LESSON FIFTY: THE IMAGE OF RESURRECTION IN THE QUR’AN Introduction It is understood from the Holy Qur’an, that the establishment of the Resurrection is not restricted to restoring life to human beings; rather the system of this world will change fundamentally, and another world with different characteristics will come into existence i.e. an unpredictable world about whose particularities we cannot acquire any exact insight.

All human beings from the entire time span of creation will then be presented with the results of their deeds and meet eternal bliss or chastisement. There are numerous Qur’anic verses in relation to this subject, and we will present here a brief summery of their contents.

The conditions of the earth, sea and mountain There will be a horrific earthquake (refer to al-Zalzalah:1, al-Hajj:1, al-Wāqi’ah:4, al-Muzzammil:14); the earth will bring forth that which it contains (al-Zalzalah:2, al- Inshiqāq:4); it will explode (al-Hāqqah:14, al-Fajr:21); the seas will split (al- Takwīr:6, al- Infitār:3).

The mountains will move (al-Kahf:47, al-Nahl:88, al- Tūr:10, al-Takwīr:2), explode (al-Hāqqah:4, al-Wāqi’ah:5), change into hills of sand (al-Muzzammil:14), and will later change into blown cotton (al-Ma’ārij:9, al- Qāri’ah:5), and scatter in the sky (Tāha:105-107, al-Mursalāt: 10); nothing except a mirage will remain where once the highest mountains existed (al-Kahf:8, al-Naba’:20). The condition of the sky and stars The moon (refer to al-Qiyāmah:8, Ibrāhīm:2, al Āadiyāt:10.

al-Tāriq:9, Qāf:22, al- Hāqqah:18), the sun (al-Takwīr:1, al-Hajj:65, al-Furqān:26, Ghāafir:16, al- Infitār:19), and the larger stars (some of which are far bigger and brighter than our sun), will become dark and cool (al-Takwīr:2, Hūd:105, Tāha:108-111, al- Naba’:38), and will face disorders in their movement (al-Infitār: 2, ‘Abasa:34-37, al-Shu’arā’:88, al-Ma’ārij:10-14, Luqmān:33).

For example, the sun and the moon will come together (al-Qiyāmah:9, al-Baqarah:166, al-Mu’minūn:101), and the sky, which has surrounded the world like a strong ceiling will become loose and trembling (al-Tūr:1, al-Hāqqah:16, al-Zukhruf:67), it will split and tear (al-Rahmān: 37, al- Hāaqqah:16, al-Muzzammil:18, al-Mursalāt:9, al-Naba’:19, al-Infitār:1, al- Inshiqāq:1), and become totally annihilated (al-Anbiyā:104, al-Takwīr:11).