What is the afterlife in Islam?
The classical Islamic picture of the afterlife is detailed. Barzakh, resurrection, the reckoning, the Ṣirāṭ, the Fountain, the entry into Paradise or Fire. Each stage is a doctrine, not a metaphor.
5 passages from 4 books in the library
The classical approach.
These passages are drawn from 4 books by Imam al-Ghazali — part of the classical Sunni tradition that carries over a thousand years of reflection on the Qurʾān, the authentic Sunnah, and the consensus of the early community. Nothing below is a paraphrase. The words are the scholars' own, translated from the original Arabic manuscripts.
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"Hadith, Allah will allow Adam to intercede on the Day of Judgment for some of His descendants numbering 100 million, 10 million,"
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"Whoever's good deeds outweigh his bad deeds on the Day of Judgment, that is the one who enters Paradise without reckoning."
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
More on Imam al-Ghazali →
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"If you have missed joining him and are troubled by it, at least you could have avoided sin and the torment of the afterlife."
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
More on Imam al-Ghazali →
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"However, when the great judge presides over judgment on the day of resurrection, such factors won't count for exoneration."
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
More on Imam al-Ghazali →
· Provenance →
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"No eye groans with tears without its owner's face being relieved from humiliation and disgrace on the day of resurrection."
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