At a glance
CreedAfterlife and eschatology
Overview
The display is the scene of the Day where creation is presented to God for reckoning and recompense: 'stop them; they are to be questioned' the stopping verse 1.
In the texts
The Qur'an pictures them presented in ranks: 'and they are presented to your Lord in ranks — you have come to Us as We created you the first time' the ranked-display verse. In the hadith God has the servants stand before Him until the sweat bridles them and reaches their ears 2 3.
People and things also explored
Al-barzakh· The Basin (al-Hawd) of the Prophet on the Day of Resurrection· The Reckoning· The major signs of the Hour· The rivers of Paradise· The causes that remove punishment for sins· The Throne-Bearers· The endings of deeds (khawatim)
Sources
- Tafsir Ibn Kathir
- Sahih Muslim
- Sahih al-Bukhari
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islam.museum contributors. “The display and standing before God”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/al-ard/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-12.
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