Allah tells us of His might and pride, and that His Mighty Throne is raised
above all of His creation like a roof. This is like the Ayah:
[مِّنَ اللَّهِ ذِي
الْمَعَارِجِ - تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَـئِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ
مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ ]
(From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent. The angels and the Ruh (Jibril)
ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years.) (70:3-4).
If Allah wills, we will discuss below which is the most correct view the
distance between the Throne and the seventh earth according to a group of
earlier and later scholars. More than one scholar said that the Throne is made
of red rubies. The width between two corners of it is the distance of a fifty
thousand year long journey and its height above the seventh earth is the
distance of a fifty thousand years long journey.
[يُلْقِى الرُّوحَ
مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ]
(He sends the revelation of His command to any of His servants He wills,)
This is like the Ayat:
[يُنَزِّلُ
الْمَلَـئِكَةَ بِالْرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ أَنْ
أَنْذِرُواْ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَ أَنَاْ فَاتَّقُونِ ]
(He sends down the angels with the Ruh (revelation) of His command to whom of
His servants He wills (saying): "Warn mankind that none has the right to be
worshipped but I, so have Taqwa of Me.'') (16:2), and
[وَإِنَّهُ
لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ الْعَـلَمِينَ - نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الاٌّمِينُ - عَلَى
قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُنْذِرِينَ ]
(And truly, this is a revelation from the Lord of all that exits, Which the
trustworthy Ruh (Jibril) has brought down Upon your heart that you may be (one)
of the warners.) (26:192-194) Allah says:
[لِيُنذِرَ يَوْمَ
التَّلاَقِ]
(that he may warn (men) of the Day of Mutual Meeting.) `Ali bin Abi Talhah
reported that Ibn `Abbas said: "The Day of Mutual Meeting is one of the names of
the Day of Resurrection, of which Allah warns His servants.'' That is the Day
when everyone will find out about his deeds, good and bad.
[يَوْمَ هُم
بَـرِزُونَ لاَ يَخْفَى عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَىْءٌ]
(The Day when they will come out, nothing of them will be hidden from Allah.)
means, they will all appear in the open, with nothing to give them shelter or
shade, or cover them. Allah says:
[يَوْمَ هُم
بَـرِزُونَ لاَ يَخْفَى عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَىْءٌ]
(The Day when they will come out, nothing of them will be hidden from Allah.)
meaning, everything will be equally known to Him.
[لِّمَنِ الْمُلْكُ
الْيَوْمَ لِلَّهِ الْوَحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ]
(Whose is the kingdom this Day It is Allah's, the One, the Irresistible!) We
have already mentioned the Hadith of Ibn `Umar, may Allah be pleased with him,
that Allah will roll up the heavens and the earth in His Hand and will say,
«أَنَا الْمَلِكُ،
أَنَا الْجَبَّارُ، أَنَا الْمُتَكَبِّرُ، أَيْنَ مُلُوكُ الْأَرْضِ؟ أَيْنَ
الْجَبَّارُونَ؟ أَيْنَ الْمُتَكَبِّرُونَ؟»
("I am the King, I am the Compeller, I am the Proud, where are the kings of
the earth Where are the tyrants Where are the proud'') In the Hadith about the
Trumpet, it says that Allah will take the souls of all of His creatures, and
there will be none left but Him Alone, with no partner or associate. Then He
will say, "Whose is the kingdom today'' three times, and He will answer Himself
by saying,
[لِلَّهِ الْوَحِدِ
الْقَهَّارِ]
(It is Allah's, the One, the Irresistible!) meaning, He is the Only One Who
has subjugated all things.
[الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَى
كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَـسَبَتْ لاَ ظُلْمَ الْيَوْمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ
الْحِسَابِ ]
(This Day shall every person be recompensed for what he earned. This Day no
injustice (shall be done to anybody). Truly, Allah is swift in reckoning.) Here
Allah tells us of His justice when He judges between His creation; He does not
do even a speck of dust's weight of injustice, whether it be for good or for
evil. For every good deed He gives a tenfold reward and for every bad deed He
gives recompense of one bad deed. Allah says:
[لاَ ظُلْمَ
الْيَوْمَ]
(This Day no injustice (shall be done to anybody).) It was reported in Sahih
Muslim from Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of
Allah said that Allah said:
«يَا عِبَادِي إِنِّي
حَرَّمْتُ الظُّلْمَ عَلى نَفْسِي وَجَعَلْتُهُ بَيْنَكُمْ مُحَرَّمًا فَلَا
تَظَالَمُوا إلى أن قال يَا عِبَادِي إِنَّمَا هِيَ أَعْمَالُكُمْ أُحْصِيهَا
عَلَيْكُمْ ثُمَّ أُوَفِّيكُمْ إِيَّاهَا، فَمَنْ وَجَدَ خَيْرًا فَلْيَحْمَدِ
اللهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى، وَمَنْ وَجَدَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَلَا يَلُومَنَّ إِلَّا
نَفْسَه»
("O My servants, I have forbidden injustice for Myself, and made it unlawful
for you, so do not commit injustice to one another ...'') up to: ("O My
servants, these are your deeds, I record them for you then I will recompense you
for them. Whoever finds something good, let him give praise to Allah, and
whoever finds something other than that, let him blame no one but himself.'')
[إِنَّ اللَّهَ
سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ]
(Truly, Allah is swift in reckoning.) means, He will bring all His creation
to account as if He is bringing just one person to account. This is like the
Ayah:
[مَّا خَلْقُكُمْ
وَلاَ بَعْثُكُمْ إِلاَّ كَنَفْسٍ وَحِدَةٍ]
(The creation of you all and the resurrection of you all are only as a single
person) (31: 28).
[وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ
إِلاَّ وَحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ ]
(And Our commandment is but one as the twinkling of an eye.) (54:50)
[وَأَنذِرْهُمْ
يَوْمَ الاٌّزِفَةِ إِذِ الْقُلُوبُ لَدَى الْحَنَاجِرِ كَـظِمِينَ مَا
لِلظَّـلِمِينَ مِنْ حَمِيمٍ وَلاَ شَفِيعٍ يُطَاعُ - يَعْلَمُ خَآئِنَةَ
الاٌّعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِى الصُّدُورُ - وَاللَّهُ يَقْضِى بِالْحَقِّ وَالَّذِينَ
يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ لاَ يَقْضُونَ بِشَىْءٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ
الْبَصِيرُ ]
(18. And warn them of the Day that is drawing near, when the hearts will be
at the throats Kazimin. There will be no friend, nor an intercessor for the
wrongdoers, who could be given heed to.) (19. Allah knows the fraud of the eyes,
and all that the breasts conceal.) (20. And Allah judges with truth, while those
to whom they invoke besides Him, cannot judge anything. Certainly, Allah! He is
the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.)