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CHAPTER -III-
INTERMEDIATE PERIOD (BARZAKH)
The state of the body in Barzakh.
One of the dreaded stages of the Hereafter is Barzakh'. Barzakh' literally means a curtain or a separator which lies between two things and does not allow them to meet each other. For example, sweet water and bitter water both flow side by side, but Almighty Allah has set between them a barrier so they do not intermingle. As Allah says in the Qur'an, "He has made the two seas to flow freely (so that) they meet together, Between them is a barrier which they cannot pass". (Surah-ar-Rahman : 19 - 20). But Barzakh in this context means that Allah has placed a curtain between this world and the hereafter. Imam Ja'far-as-Sadiq (A.S.) says, "By Allah! I fear a lot for your state in Barzakh". The narrator asked Imam (A.S.) as to what was Barzakh? Imam Sadiq (A.S.) replied that, It is a period starting from death till Qayamat. (Biharul Anwar)
"And before them is a barrier (Barzakh) until the day they are raised". (Surah-aI-Mo'menoon: l00)
