The choice of eternal bliss or eternal punishment is ours.

The choice of eternal bliss or eternal punishment is ours. The aim of studying these important issues is to create an internal awareness, a sort of alarm bell in our minds that will encourage us to think of the results of our present actions and help us to stay on the Right Path.

Lesson 3: Qiyamah (A Day Of Judgement and Accountability) Let us reflect on the verses of Sura Naba (The Great Event) from the Holy Qur'an: In the Name of Allah, the Most Kind, the Merciful Of what do they ask one another? About the great event About which they differ? Nay! Nay! They shall soon know; Nay! Nay! They shall soon know; Have We not made the earth an even expanse? And the mountains as projections (thereof)?

And We created you in pairs, And We made your sleep to be rest (for you) And We made the night to be a covering And We made the day for seeking livelihood And We built over you seven strong (heavens) And We made a shining lamp And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly, That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs, And gardens dense and luxurious These beginning verses of Sura Naba (The Great Event) speak of the wonderful creations of Allah (S.W.T.) i.e.

the heavens, earth, universe, the rise of day and fall of the night, rain, water, plants, trees etc. From these descriptions, we are reminded of His favours on us. We also realize how grateful we must be to Him.

The surah then continues on a different subject: Surely the Day of Decision is (a day) appointed: The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts, And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all opening, And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance (of what they were). Allah (S.W.T.) has given great emphasis on the appointed Day of Judgment.

He keeps reminding us that He created human beings with an aim and that we will one day have to answer for our success in pursuing and achieving this goal. The final verses of the surah deal with Jannah and Jahannam: Surely hell lies in wait, A home for the rebellious, They will live therein for ages They shall not taste therein coolness nor drink But boiling and intensely cold water, Requital corresponding (to their evil deeds).

Surely they feared not the account, And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth) And We have recorded everything in a book, So taste (that which you have earned)!