I state hereunder ten such A'amals which eases the troubles and difficulties of Qayamat:
(1) It is related that a person who recites Surah-al-Yusuf daily during the day or night, will arise on the day of Qayamat with the likeness of the beauty of Prophet Yusuf
(2) Shaikh Kulaini narrates from Imam Ja'far-as-Sadiq (A.S.) who says that the Holy Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.S.) said, that whoever respects a man with a white
beard, Allah will grant him refuge from the fear of the day of Qayamat.
(3) The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) says, that whoever dies while going to Mecca or returning from there, will be saved by Allah from the fear of the day of Qayamat. Shaikh Sadooq quotes the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) as saying that whoever dies in the courtyard of the Ka'abah or Masjide Nabawi (in Medina), will arise in a manner that he will be free from all terror and fear.
(4) Shaikh Sadooq quotes Imam Sadiq (A.S.) as saying
(5) Shaikh Sadooq narrates from the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) that He said, if a person guards himself from sins or the lustful passions (of his self), only for the sake
and fear of Allah, Allah will make the fire of hell forbidden upon him and keep him away from the fear of Qayamat.
(6) The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) says that Allah will grant refuge from the fear of Qayamat to the man who keeps away from the passions of his self.
(7) Shaikh Ali bin Ibraheem Qummi narrates from Imam Mohammad al-Baqir (A.S.) who said that whoever suppresses his anger even after having power (to retaliate),
Allah will fill his heart with faith (Eeman), and save him from the terror of Qayamat.
(8) One of the reasons for a person to be free from the fear of Qayamat is the Love (Walayah) of Ali (A.S.). The verdict of the Qur'an regarding it is that it is the best deed. As said in the Holy Qur'an: `Surely as for those for whom the good (Husna) has already gone forth from Us, they shall be kept far off from it. They will not hear it's faintest sound, and they shall abide in that which their souls long for. The great fearful event shall not grieve them, and the Angels shall meet them". (Surah-al-Ambiyah: 101-3) The Holy Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.S.) said, "O Ali You
(9) Shaikh Sadooq quotes Imam Ja'far-as-Sadiq (A.S.) as saying that if a person helps a believer brother (mo'min), and free him from anxiety, and fulfills his desires, Allah will offer him seventy two types of favours (ne'mat). One of them is that He will increase his sustenance (Rizq) in this world, and seventy one are that He will guard him against the terrors and hardships of Qayamat.
Many traditions (Ahadees) have been narrated in praise of fulfilling a believer brother's wishes. Imam Mohammad
It is also narrated that in the Bani Israil there was a pious worshipper who had taken upon himself the obligation to fulfill the wishes of others. Shaikh Shazan bin Jabrail
quotes from the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) that on the door of the second heaven he saw the following written:
There is no God but Allah, Mohammad (S.A.W.S.) is His Apostle, Ali (A.S.) is His friend. Verily everything has got a dress, and the dress of the Holy Prophet on the day of Qayamat will be the following four qualities: (1) To fondle with affection the head of an orphan (yateem), (2) To Show kindness towards widows, (3) To go to fulfill the wishes of a believer brother, and (4) to take care of the poor and the needy
Many Ulamas and great men strived to help the believer brothers, and many incidents have been narrated which need not be quoted here for brevity's sake.
(10) Shaikh Kulaini narrates from Imam Ali-ar-Reza
I have seen in the "Majmu'ah" of Shaheede Saani that when he went to the grave of his teacher Fakhrul Muhaqqeqeen, he said that the buried person (Fakhrul Muhaqqeqeen) related from his father (Allamah Hilli) who related from Imam Ali-ar-Reza (A.S.) who said that whoever goes to the grave of his brother believer and after
reciting Surah-al-Qadr recites the following du'a, both the dead person as well as the person reciting it will be safe from the fear of Qayamat.
When Almighty Allah will intend to bring forth Qayamat, He will order Israfeel to blow the trumpet (Soor). The trumpet is large and illuminated, and has one mouth
piece and two tubes, one pointing towards the earth and
"When the great event comes to pass, there is no belying its coming to pass- Abasing (one party), exalting (the other), When the earth shall be shaking with a (severe)
shaking, And the mountains shall be made to crumble with (an awful) crumbling, so that they shall be scattered dust". (Surah-al-Waqeah:1-6)
"On the day when the earth shall be changed into a different earth, and the Heavens (as well), and they shall come forth before Allah, the One, the Supreme". (Surah-al
Ibraheem : 48)
"When the Heavens becomes cleft asunder, And when the stars become dispersed, And when the seas are made to flow forth, And when the graves are laid open, Every soul shall know what it has sent before and held back". (Surah al-Infitar :1-5)
"When the sun is covered. And when the stars darken,
"So when the sight becomes dazed, And the moon becomes dark, And the sun and the moon are brought together". (Surah-al-Qiyamah: 7-8)
"It will not come on you but of a sudden". (Surah-al A'araf: 187)
People will be engrossed in their different activities, some will be feeding the cattle, some busy in the factories, some weighing things, while some will be absorbed in sins. But when the trumpet will be blown, they all shall die as they are.
"So they shall not be able to make a request, nor shall they return to their families". (Surah-al-Yaseen: 50)
Then the angry voice of Allah will be heard "Where are those men who walked arrogantly over the earth, where are the kings and the emperors who prided upon their empires, where are the people who claimed to be Gods, where are your so called kingdoms. Whose Kingdom is it today"? No one will have the courage to answer. Then He Himself will say "Verily Allah's, the Dominant (Qahhar), the Compelling (Jabbar)". (Ehsanul Fawaed)
The entire universe will remain destroyed till Allah wishes. Someone asked Ma'soom (A.S.) regarding this time gap. Ma'soom (A.S.) replied that, "It will remain like that
for forty years". In another tradition it is stated that "It will remain like this for four hundred years". Thereafter it will rain consequently for forty days and all physical matter will gather together and collect. Israfeel will be the first one to come to life again. Allah will then command him to blow the trumpet again, he shall do so and all dead will arise. A voice will then come "0 souls driven forth from the bodies!
and the scattered flesh! and the rotten bones! and the dispersed hairs, come and join together, come forth to account (for your deeds)".
The earth will be commanded by Allah to vomit all that lies buried in it. "And the earth brings forth her burdens". (Surah-az-Zilzal: 2)
All the matter buried in the earth will come out and join. And the people will arise and stand together. But each one will have a distinct state and different voices. The virtuous will be uttering Allah's praises "Praise be to Allah who has fulfilled what He promised". While the sinners Will be lamenting while coming out of their graves “O
woe to us!`who has raised us up from our sleeping place". (Surah-al Yaseen: 52)
It is related in a tradition that one foot will be on the earth while the other in the grave, and they will be standing in wonder so much so that thirty thousand years will pass
away. This will be the first part of the punishments of Qayamat.
The believers will say: 0 Lord! Hasten us to our eternal abode, so that we may delight in the blessings of Paradise. While the unbelievers will say: 0 Lord! Let us remain here, for your wrath is less here (as compared to the hereafter). (Ma'ad)
The time when people will come out of their graves is very horrifying. Allah says in the Qur'an "Therefore leave them alone to go on with the false discourses and to sport, until they come face to face with that day of theirs with which they are threatened. The day on which they shall come forth from their graves in as if they were hastening on to a goal, their eyes cast down, disgrace shall overtake them, that is the day which they were threatened with". (Surah-al-Ma'arij : 42-44)
Abdullah ibne Mas'ood says, that once he was in the presence of the Commander of the faithful Ali (A.S.) when He (A.S.) said, "For every man there are fifty haulting
stations in Qayamat, and each station will be equal to the span of a thousand years. Here the first haulting place is when coming out of the grave, where every man will have to wait bare feet and naked. He will have to bear the agony of hunger and thirst. But the person who believes in the Unity (Tawheed) of Allah, Proclamation (Be'asat) of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S) Accounting (Hisaab) and Resurrection (Qayamat), and bears testimony to the Prophet hood (Nubuwwat) of Prophet Mohammad
(S.A.W.S.), and follows the instructions which have been
The Commander of the faithful (Amirul Mo'meneen) Ali (A.S.) says in the `Nahjul Balagha': That day would be such that Allah would collect on it the anteriors and the
posteriors, to stand in obedience for giving accounts, and for reward or recompense of deeds. Sweat would flow up to their mouths like reins while the earth would be trembling beneath them. In the best condition among them would be he who has found a resting place for both his feet and an open place for his breath. (Sermon 101)
Shaikh Kulaini narrates from Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq (A.S.) who said that, "0n the day of Qayamat people will be standing in the presence of the Almighty like an arrow
stretched on the string of the bow". Just as when we place an arrow on the bow and stretch it, no place remains, in the same way on the day of Qayamat people will be standing besides each other, and there will be no place left to move about for lack of space. The accursed will be recognized by their faces.
It is appropriate to quote here the various states in which people will arise out of their graves.
(1) Shaikh Sadooq quotes from Abdullah ibn Abbas who says that he heard the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) as saying, that the one who doubts the greatness and high
(2) Shaikh Kulaini narrates from Imam Mohammad-al Baqir (A.S) who said that on the day of Qayarnat a group of people will be ordered to come out of their graves in a
manner that their hands will be bound with their necks such firmly that they would not be able to move even an inch. And for each of them an Angel will be assigned who will be threatening and ridiculing them., and will proclaim: "These are the people who were given immense wealth by Allah, but they acted miserly and refused to spend in the way of Allah".
(3) Shaikh Sadooq narrates a length tradition from the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) in which he said that, "A person who backbites (ghibat) and thus creates mischief and
dissension among two people, Allah will fill his grave with fire, which will keep burning him till the day of Qayamat. And as soon as he comes out of his grave (on the day of Qayarnat), Allah will send a huge python who will keep biting his flesh. and he will ultimately be thrown in hell".
(4) The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) says that a person who looks at non-intimate (na-mahram) woman with lust, Allah will make him come out of his grave in a manner that he
(5) Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.S.) says that on the day Qayamat drunkards will come out of their graves with a blackened face. Their eyes will be sunken into their skulls, faces shrunk, and puss will be oozing out of them. Their tongues will have been pulled out from their necks. In an authritative narrative in `Ilmul Yaqeen' it is narrated by Mohsin Fayz Kashani that on the day of Qayamat drunkards will be made to come out of their graves in a manner that a goblet of wine will be hung in their necks, and will be holding a glass in their hands. An obnoxious smell worse than a corpse will be coming out of their bodies, and all those passing by will be ridiculing them and invoking Allah's curse upon them.
(6) Shaikh Sadooq relates from the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) who said, that on the day of Qayamat the person with two tongues will arise in a manner that he will have two tongues in his mouth, one will have been pulled from behind his neck and the other from the front. Fire will be coming out of them, which will be burning his entire
body. It will then be proclaimed that this is the person who spoke with two tongues in the world. (The person referred to here is the one who confronted people in the world with
(7) It is related that the person who consumes interest will arise on the day of Qayamat in a manner that he will be having a large belly, which will be lying on the ground. He will try to bend and pick it up, but will not be able to do so. Because of this state of his, people will recognize that he is an interest-eater.
(8) It is narrated in "Anwaare No'maniyah" from the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) that He said, that the Almighty Allah shall collect the one who beats the tambour (a brass
drum) with a tarnished face on the day of Qayamat. And in his hand will be a tambour of fire which he will be hitting on his own head. Seventy thousand Angels shall beat him in the head and face with their clubs of fire. And the musicians & singers, and those who beat the drum shall arise blind & deaf on that day.
"The guilty shall be recognized by their marks, so they shall be seized by the forelocks and the feet". (Surah-ar Rahman 41)(Ma'ad)
(1) It is related in a tradition, that for a person who attends a funeral and walks along with the bier, Allah appoints Angels to accompany him in his grave till
Qayamat.
(2) Shaikh Sadooq quotes Imam Ja'far-as-Sadiq (A.S.) as saying that a person who relieves the troubles and helps a believer brother, Allah will keep him safe from the troubles of the hereafter, and he will arise contented and happy from his grave
(3) Shaikh Kulaini and Shaikh Sadooq quote in a lengthy tradition from Sadeer Sayrnee that Imam Ja'far-as-Sadiq (A.S.) said that for all the believers who arise from their graves on the day of Qayamat, Allah will appoint a corporeal body (Jisme Misali) who will be walking in front of him. Whenever the believer feels pain or is grieved, it
will pacify him and give glad tidings that Allah has forgiven him and blessed him, and it will continue doing so till they reach the place for accounting. Allah will take his
account leniently and will order him to enter Paradise. The (corporeal) body will still be walking in front of him. The believer will tell the body, My Allah bless you, you
removed me from my grave and gave me glad tidings about Allah's forgiveness and mercy. You are indeed a sincere friend, for verily I have now witnessed Allah's blessings & mercy (as you said). Now tell me who you are"? And it will reply, "I am that very happiness which you presented to your brother in faith in the world. Hence Allah appointed me to accompany you in this difficult journey and give you glad tidings".
(4) Shaikh Kulaini quotes Imam Ja'far-as-Sadiq (A.S.) as saying, that if a person gives clothes to his believer brother in the summer or the winter, it becomes incumbent upon Allah to clothe him with the heavenly attires, and to ward off difficulty during death and in the grave. When he will come out of his grave on the day of Qayamat, the Angels will come to greet him and give glad tidings of Allah's mercy
Allah says in the Qur'an: "The great fearful event shall not grieve them, and the Angels shall meet them: This is your day which you were promised". (Surah-al-Ambiya:103)
(5) Sayyed ibne Tawoos writes in 'Iqbal' that the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) said, that the person who recites the following supplication (du'a) one thousand times in the
month of Sha'ban, Allah will write in his account one thousand years of worship, and will for give his sins of one thousand years. And on the day of Qayamat when he will
arise from his grave, his face will be shining like a full moon, and his name will be written among the truthful ones (Siddiqeen):لااله الا الله ولا نعبد الا اياه مخلصين له الدين ولو كره المشركين
(6) To recite Dua'e Jawshane Kabeer in the first part of the month of Ramazan is also beneficial.
(7) Piety and Virtue are the apparels of the believer. And on the day of Qayamat the pious and virtuous believers will come in their clothing. These are the people for whom Allah promises that they shall not arise naked.
Shaikh Tabarsi in "Majma'ul Bayan" quotes from Bara' bin Azib who said, that one day Ma'az bin Jabal was seated in the presence of the Holy prophet (S.A.W.S.) in the
house of Abu Ayyub Ansari. Ma'az asked the Holy Prophet regarding the eighteenth verse (Ayah) of Surah-an-Naba': "The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall`come forth in hosts."` The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) replied, "O Ma'az! You have asked me a very horrifying question". Then he started weeping and said, "Some people from my Ummah will arise from their graves in then different states:
Some will have the face of monkeys, while some pigs. Some will be walking upside down on their heads. Some of them will be blind and will not be able to walk. Some will be deaf & dumb and will not understand anything. Some will be in a state that their tongues will be hanging out of their mouths, filthy water will be coming out of their mouths which they will be licking with their tongues. Some people will arise with amputated hands and feet. Some will be hanging from the branches of trees made of fire. Some
The ones wearing garments of tar will be the haughty and arrogant people".
Muhaddise Kashani writes in `Aynul Yaqeen' that on the day of Qayamat some people will arise in the manner that their faces will be even worse than monkeys and pigs.
The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) once said that "On the day of Qayamat, people will arise in three different conditions.
"(that) day the measure of which is fifty thousand years" (Surah-al-Ma'arij : 4).
"It is written in the third volume of 'Biharul Anwaar' that Ma'soorn (A.S.) has said that Qayamat has fifty haulting stations, and each station is equal to a thousand years. The
evil doers will have to wait for a thousand years in each station". The calculation of years is according to the time of this world, but there will not be any sun or moon (for days and nights). Man will be able to see all those things which he could not see in the world at night. And all the deeds which men committed concealing from one another will be made apparent in front of all. In another place Allah says: "And what they never thought of shall become plain to them from Al1ah". (Surah-az-Zumar: 47) This world is a dark world, people are not aware of what is hidden in other's minds, in fact he is not aware of him self. But Qayamat is a day of righteousness.
The sun of reality will shine there for a thousand years,
and we will realize as to what we ourselves were, and what
our companions were.
The first station here is of astonishment. As related
earlier that man will stand at the mouth of his grave in
astonishment for years. At this moment except humming no
other voice will reach his ears.
"And the voices shall be low before the Beneficent God
so that you shall not hear aught but a soft sund". (Surah-at
Taha:108)
And they will try to call another, but their hearts will
come to their throats because of fear.
"When hearts shall rise up to the throats, grieving
inwardly". (Surah-al-Momin: 18).
Then the second station will be of companionship where
people will inquire about the state of one another.
"And some of them shall advance towards others
questioning each other". (Surah-at-Toor: 25)
In this way people will cross one station and another.
They will be scattered like moths
"The day on which men shall be as scattered moths".
(Surah-al-Qare'ah : 4) And will flee from their own parents,
brothers and children.
"They day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
It will be a day when people will have no escape because
they will be surrounded by the Angels from all sides.
"O assembly of the jinn and men! if you are able to pass
through the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass through" (Surah-ar-Rahman: 33).
"Man shall say on that day: Where to fly to". (Surah al-Qiyamah: l0) No way, none will be able to run away.
"By no means, there shall be no place of refuge. With
your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest" (Surah-al-Qiyamah: 11,12)
There is no other way except to stand in front of the Almighty. Then they will reach the station of questioning.
Every one will ask their friends and relatives to give them
some of their good deeds. A father will try to put an
obligation on his son by saying that, "In the world I bore
troubles to get comforts for you. I remained hungry but fed
you, now at least give me one of your good deeds in turn".
The son will reply, "O father! At this moment I am more helpless than you are". No one will pay any heed to anyone's requests. (Ma'ad)