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ne striking feature of the Qur'an is Muhammad's obsession with the Day of Judgement. Referring the Day of Judgement, in many Suras, Allah casts extreme fear in the minds of the unbelievers. In these Suras of the Qur’an, Allah mentions this day either directly or indirectly. Besides, there are a number of Suras, which deal exclusively on the events of the Islamic
Resurrection Day. A few of such Suras are: The Terrible Calamity (Sura 101), The Resurrection (Sura 75), That Which is Coming (Sura 56), The
Overwhelming Calamity (Sura 88), The Inevitable (Sura 69), The Cleaving Asunder (Sura 82), The Rending (Sura 84), The Shaking (Sura 99), and The Day of Congregation (Sura 62). Needless to say, it is compulsory for Muslims to believe in this day. In verse 13:5 Allah says that those who reject the concept of resurrection will have chains around their necks; they are the rightful owners of fire. Ibn Kathir interprets this verse by saying that the unbelievers will be dragged into
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hell fire by chains, and they will remain in hell forever.
On this day, Allah promises excruciating punishment to the unbelievers, and exquisite rewards to the believers. This subject of Islamic Paradise and Islamic Hell is so elaborate that a tome could be written just on this topic. The same is true for the Islamic Resurrection Day.
In this short episode, we will have just a glimpse of the most unusual features of this day.
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20:102 says that on the day the trumpet is sounded (resurrection day), the sinners will be gathered together with blue eyes and black faces. A hadis in Mishkat (1.168) says that on the judgment day Muslims will have white faces, white arms, and white legs.
Allah’s preference for light‐skinned people and His disdain for dark‐skinned people are repeated in verse 7:46. Ibn Abbas writes that this verse tells the joy of the believers when they know those who enter hell by their darkened faces and blue eyes, and those who enter Paradise by their lightened faces: at once handsome and radiant.
Ibn Kathir, in connection with verse 16:121, writes that on the resurrection day, Abraham will request Muhammad to commence judgement. Children’s hair will turn gray, meaning that Allah will turn boys into old men (73:17). Allah says in verse 86:8‐9 that He will bring back life for Muhammad to commence judgement. According to ibn Kathir, on the
resurrection day, a banner will be raised for every deceitful person from his anus; the size of this banner will depend on the size of the perpetrator’s calumny. Thus, Muhammad will have no trouble sifting the believers from the non‐believers. All Muslims will be of white complexion and all infidels will be of black complexion, with a banner on his/her
anus.
In verse 18:29 Allah says that He does not care whether people believe or disbelieve (in Islam). The disbelievers (non‐Muslims) and the wrongdoers will be surrounded by the tent of fire; they will be given water (acid) like molten brass to shower and to scald their faces.
Ibn Kathir says that this verse means the wrong are those who disbelieve in Allah,
Muhammad and the Qur’an.Then they will feel thirsty, so they will ask for drink, and they will be granted water like Al‐Muhl, that is, what has been heated to the ultimate
temperature. When it is brought near their mouths, the flesh of their faces from which the skin has been torn off will be baked. The water of Hell is black, and it itself is black, and its people are black.
MUHAMMAD'S DISLIKE FOR THE BLACK PEOPLE IS REFLECTED IN THE WAY ARAB‐MUSLIMS RELATED TO THEM THROUGHOUT THE CENTURIES. (PICTURED ‐ ARAB SLAVE TRADERS AND THEIR MERCHANDISE ‐LATE 19TH CENTURY ENGRAVING)
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Allah’s love for the white‐skinned people continues unabated. In verse 3:107 Allah emphatically pronounces that white faces on the judgment day will receive His mercy.
Jalalyn explains this verse, writing that, on the judgement day Muslims’ faces will be white.
Thus, the Qur’an confirms that the inmates of Islamic hell are blacks; whereas, the residents of Islamic paradise are whites.
We might wonder why Allah is such a racist—white supremacist, even on the Islamic resurrection day. The answer is quite simple: Muhammad was a white man—a hadis in
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Sunaan Abu Dawud confirms this. Let us read this had Muhammad was white…(Sunaan Abu Dawud, 1.486)
Sunaan Abu Dawud, volume 1, number 486:
Anas b. Malik reported: A man entered the mosque on camel and made it kneel down, and then tied his leg with rope. He then asked: Who among you is Muhammad? The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) was sitting leaning upon something among them. We said to him. This white (man) who is leaning. The man said: O son of ‘Abd al‐Muttalib. The Prophet (may peace be upon him) said: I already responded to you. The man (again) said: O Muhammad, I am asking you. The narrator then narrated the rest of the
ISLAMIC CONTEMPT TOWARDS BLACK PEOPLE IS STILL CLEARLY VISIBLE TODAY (PICTURED ‐ DINKA SLAVES RESTING AND THEIR ARAB MASTERS ‐ SUDAN 2000)
tradition.
There are number of similar ahadith in Sunaan ibn Majah.
Two interesting features of the resurrection day will be that Allah will resurrect the birds and animals (the Qur’an 6:38, read episode‐3, Islamic Animals and Insects Voodoo). He will also resurrect the stones and iron (17:50). Ibn Kathir says that stones and iron are more difficult to resurrect than human bones; but Allah can easily do such resurrection. Knowing Allah’s obsession with white colour, it is certain that the resurrected animals of paradise
ill be white, and the animals destined for hell will be black.
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