The gathering ground

The gathering ground is the earth on which God gathers creation on the Day; the Qur'an names the earth's changing: 'the day the earth is changed to another earth, and the heavens, and they come forth to God, the One, the Irresistible' the earth-changing verse ³.

In Sahl ibn Sa'd's report in the two Sahihs: people are gathered on the Day on a white, pure land like fine flour, with no landmark for anyone ^{1 2}. Ibn Kathir at the verse records the earth changed for another earth, white and clean ³.