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The Hereafter
First the "World of Ordeal", then
the "Resurrection"
We are not destroyed at death,
we just go from this world
to another world called the "Hereafter".In the Hereafter, we go first to
the "World of Ordeal"
and then to the "Resurrection".In the Holy Qur'an, God tells us,
"Those who die have
an ordeal until Resurrection."He also commands, "Do not think
that who are killed in
the cause of God are dead; they
are alive and receive their
sustenance from their Lord."God has informed us through Mohammad (S), His Holy
Prophet, that when a human being
dies and leaves this world,
he goes to the World of Ordeal
with the same appearance,
and there he is subject to short
questions.They ask him:
Do you believe in God?
Whose commandments have you obeyed?
Those of God? Or of somebody other
than God?
Who is your Prophet?
What is your religion?
Who is your Imam?
A person who has worshipped God
in this world and was
religious and who lived with true
faith, will answer easily and
his faith will be obvious.After
these short questions and
answers, he will live in the World
of Ordeal peacefully and
happily until the Day of Judgment,
successfully enjoying
samples of the blessings of Paradise.Questions and Answers in the World
of Ordeal
Questions and answers in the World
of Ordeal are real.People going to the World of Ordeal
are really asked
questions and they really have
to answer them, but the
questions and answers of the World
of Ordeal are not the
same as the questions and answers
of this world.People in the World of Ordeal hear
the questions and
answer them, but not by the ears
and tongue with which they
used to hear and speak in this
world, but by the ears and
tongue of the World of Ordeal.It is not necessary for questions
and answers always to be
with these lips, tongues, mouths
and ears.For example, in
your dreams you speak to your friends
and you hear what
they say and you have a conversation
with them.Is it with
your ears? Is it with your tongue?
Definitely not!
Sometimes in our dreams we go places
to which we have
never been before, but later, when
we are awake, we go there
and realize that we have seen that
place in our dream.In our dreams, with which body
do we go to this place
and to that place?
In our dreams, with which eyes
do we see? With which
ears do we hear?
Is it with these eyes and ears?
Is it with our normal body?
Definitely not, for our normal
body is lying in bed and
our eyes are closed.It is possible that you, or someone
you know, has had
this type of dream.The World of Ordeal is a real and
true world, and the
questions and answers of that world
are also real and true,
and we explained about the dream
because it is a good
example.the Holy Prophet of Islam.Muhammad (S), tells us:
"Those who are bad-tempered at
home are punished in the
World of Ordeal."Amir al-Mominin Ali (A).tells us: "Those who tell tales
and backbite are punished in the
World of Ordeal."But those who did not accept God
and His Prophets in
this world, who were not obedient
to the Holy Commands,
and who were irreligious and cruel,
cannot acknowledge God
and His Prophets in the World of
Ordeal either, and their
disbelief makes itself manifest.Such people will endure hardships
and tortures in the
World of Ordeal, an'! the sufferings
of the World of Ordeal
for them will be samples of the
sufferings of Hell.In the World of Ordeal, the truth
about people will
become clear, and so will their
Irnan' and Kufr", their
belief and disbelief.Those who, in this world, really
believed in "God, the
Day of Judgment and the Prophets",
and performed good
deeds, they will answer the questions
easily, for their faith will
manifest itself too.But those who didn't have faith
and had been bullies and
oppressors and used to behave badly,
these cannot give the
right answers in the World of Ordeal,
and their sins and
disbelief become apparent.A sinful person shall experience
samples of the sufferings
in the World of Ordeal that must
be suffered in Hell, and the
punishment for his deeds will begin from there.
