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Islamic Intellectual Theology
Lesson 41
The Day of Judgment
MEA'AD
Edited: Nov. 7, 2009 - BHD
Evidence For the Day of Judgment
(Religious and Intellectual)
The meaning of MEA’AD is derived from
the word MOWE'D which is a committed
or promised time. Since the day of
judgment is a promised day by God, is
inevitable and will happen, then it is called
a MEA’AD, the promised time or day .
 This is a summary of the pages and the
focus will be on discussing some of the
evidence available to us.
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The Intellectual Evidence
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The theory of causality leads to the
existence of God
The perfection of the creation leads to the
perfection of God, reflected from his
creation (imperfection in natural problems
are caused by humans and not by God)
The perfection of God includes him being
Just and balanced
The Just God leads to the concept of the
day of Judgment
The one who made this earth can make
thousands like it
The Intellectual Evidence [Cont’d]
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Prophet hood and the IMAAMAT is a
manifestation of his Justice
Those who cause great mischief and evil on
this earth may not be punished in this world
Good and bad can never be the same in the
eye of God, therefore the justice of God
must prevail
The conclusion: There has to be a day
where justice will prevail
Can Allah [swt] recreate physically the
human who died: Yes by logic (end of
chapter of YASEEN in the Holy Qur’an)
The Continuation of Life Without this
Body in Previous Religions
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Some of the Arab Bedouins used to put a
heavy stone on the chest of the dead body
and tie their limbs with ropes. That is so that
they can not move in case if the soul returns to
the body their body they will not return (and
scare the people). They believed that the
ROOH [Soul] does not die.
The Ancient Egyptians when they buried their
dignitaries in the pyramid they used to put food
and other things with the dead body because
they believed that the ROOH might benefit
from it, meaning they believed that the ROOH
does not die
Hindus & Reincarnation
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The concept of reincarnation with the HINDU
Brahmans is that the ROOH does not die; it
transmits from one body to the worldly body. It
could be human or an animal such as
monkey, ant or donkey. (Unfortunately some
of the Muslim believe in it, in spite of serious
contradiction with the concept of Justice of
Allah [swt] - who to punish and who to reward
- debate of Imam Abu Hanifa and Mo’min AlTaaq)
Buddhism similar to Hinduism. It may be that
the root of the religions is same and then they
got deviated.
Judaism
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Not much is found in the old testament or TORAH
except for a few indications
They believe that the eternal kingdom is on the earth
and it will be the kingdom of Israel composed of pure
Jewish individuals from the Children of Jacob [as]
served by the gentiles
This may be due to an alteration in the TORAH. Some
may of wanted to emphasize the kingdom of Israel in
this world (based on the prediction this is going to be
the DAJAAL).
The second KHALIFA also made some alterations
such as removal of HAYA A’LA KHAYRIL A’MAL from
the ADHAAN.
May be the Jews removed the concept of hereafter
from the TORAH in order to emphasize the worldly
kingdom of ISRAEL.
Judaism [Cont’d]
Holy Qur’an indicates that the Prophets
of Israel such as Musa [as] informed
them about the day of judgment.
 ISHA'YA ISHAAH 26 , sentence 19
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 Your deceased ones will come back to life on
the day the body will be risen, wake up .. o
people of the earth
Christianity
Two types:
 Some say that it will be on the earth
similarly to Judaism (which is not wrong
but it will be the government of the 12th
Imam [aj]
 Others believe that such a kingdom of God
will be after the rapture
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Christianity [Cont’d]
[Mathew 16:27] Son of man will come in
the kingdom of his father, and angels, and
on that day every one will be dealt based
on his deeds
 [Mathew 13:49-50] On the end of this
world the angels will come out and the
evils will be distinguished from the good
ones, and will be thrown in the fire and
there will be the grief.
 Many other verses
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The Holy Qur’an
Some people mentioned that the Holy
Qur’an has about 1400 verses relating
to the Day of Judgemen, but Allamah
Tabataba’i [ra] said the total of direct
and indirect verses sum up to 2000
verses [about 1/3 of the Holy Qur’an
which is 6666 verses]
 Such a large percentage of verses of
the Holy Qur’an creates a strong factor
for applying the moral values.
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The Holy Qur’an
Names of the hereafter in the Holy Qur’an
are 26
 Some of the chapters are named after the
hereafter (WAAQEA’H, GHAASHIYA,
ALQAAREA’H, ALHAAQAH,
ALTAGABON.
 Some verses have descriptions of the
hereafter
 Holy Qur’an indicates that every Prophet
mentioned the hereafter and the Day of
Judgment from Prophet Adam [as] to the
KHATAM [s].
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