The display and standing before God

العرض والوقوف بين يدي الله

On the day of display creation is presented to their Lord in ranks, nothing hidden; the servants stand before the Lord of the worlds — 'stop them; they are to be questioned' — until the sweat bridles them 1 2.

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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

  1. Tafsir Ibn Kathir
  2. Sahih Muslim
  3. Sahih al-Bukhari
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Al-barzakh

The barrier between this world and the next in which souls remain until the day they are raised; in it are the grave's bliss and its punishment as the texts report.