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THE PHYSICS OF THE DAY OF JUDGMENT

By Dr. Mohammad Humayoun Khan

Surah : 56, Verse: 47When we are dead and have become dust and bonesShall then we indeed be raised again?

Surah: 75, Verses: 3 & 4Man thinks that, We shall not assemble his bonesYes Truly! We are able to restore his very fingers!

Surah: 22, Verse: 7The Hour will come there is no doubt

And God will raise those who are in the graves. THE AFTERLIFE The belief in lifeafter death is universal; it is reflected in the teachings of all the major religions of theworld, permeating culture and time. Despite tremendous scientific and technologicaladvancement of the twentieth century, we have no answers to many questions thathave plagued the minds of people from time immemorial. What happens to us ondying? What is soul? Does it leave the body to enter the spiritual world, which isbeyond human perception in some other dimension? Are the souls reincarnatedentering some other body to be recycled again as in the beliefs of some easternreligions? Is the soul captured and kept somewhere until the Day of Judgment to bereunited with the body that rises from the grave? How can a body that had decayedand disappeared into dust, regain its original shape and form? We can believe whatwe wish, however the modern world is based on truthful pursuit of science andtechnology. Truth cannot be decided on wishful thinking or majority vote, if that wasthe case then Columbus would have surely fallen of the earth in 1492." We live in aworld that demands proof and is not just content with belief. The belief or even theproof however, is only for the believer, and belief comes from within our hearts. Eventhe greatest of proofs will not satisfy the non-believer, while the slightest evidencecan be a great source of satisfaction for the believer. In this context let us look at thestory of Prophet Ibrahim (peace be on him) given in the Quran. (Surah ii verse 260.)Prophet Ibrahim wanted to know how God gives life to the dead. He had the faith of a man who was willing to sacrifice his own son for the sake of God, yet he wantedreassurance; which then was given to him in the form of a great miracle. Ordinarypeople like us are also in need of reassurance in a world where science andtechnology have assumed greater importance than religion. The Muslims are veryfortunate in this respect as they posses the final revelation the Quran, a miracle for


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all times.There is only one version of the Quran and it is the only religious book that even thecritics of Islam admit was never altered since its revelation to Prophet Mohammed(Pbuh) fourteen hundred years ago. Scientific advancements have provided better

understanding of many Quranic verses that may have appeared obscure in the past.The Quran accurately describes a variety of scientific facts that were discovered inthe last one hundred years. This is one of the reasons that the Quran stands far above other religious books in its authority as a truly revealed book.The Quran in many verses describes the future of the universe and The Day of Judgment. The verses appear to depict some great final catastrophe that will affectthe whole universe. Many chapters mention the final earthquake, the opening of gates in the sky and "a time" in which mankind will see what they had done before sothat they will become witnesses against their own selves.In this article I explore the similarities between the Quranic description of The Day of Judgment and some theories of cosmology that predict reversal of time in the futurewith the beginning of the contraction phase of the universe. You will be surprised tolearn that the religious contention that man will rise from the grave is not a myth or wishful thinking but is based on real scientific principles. I would like to however caution the reader that scientific ideas keep on changing, and my presentation heredoes not in any way mean that this is the only way for mankind to come back alive.God has absolute power and when He wishes something to happen IT IS.

IS RESURRECTION A PHYSICAL PROCESS?

Surah: 35, Verse: 9It is God, Who sends the winds and they raise a cloudThen leads it to a dead land and revivesThe earth after its death, Such is the Resurrection

The raising of clouds and the growth of plants following rain indeed appear miraculous and were considered as such in the past. Now we understand these asdue to various natural laws. In the Quran the resurrection is compared to thephysical processes such as the growth of plants after rain; this suggest that revivalafter death is also based on some physical laws created by God.

Following are the main themes of the Day of Judgment that are described inthe Quran:(1): The final earthquake and the transformation of the earth into a hollowsphere.


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(2): Rising from the grave.(3): A time when our hands feet and tongue will become witnesses against us.(4): Opening of gates in the sky, through which every one will be removed tosome other higher dimensions beyond the dying universe. All of the above

events can be explained on the basis of reversal of time and the accompanyingreversal of gravity which the physicists believe, has to happen if the time is goingto reverse. Sometimes in the future the knowledge of the Day of Judgment that isgiven in the Quran might become widely known and accepted as the truth.

Surah 41: verse 53We shall show them our signs on the horizons and within themselves Until it willbecome apparent to them, that it is the truth Is your Lord not sufficient since He iswitness over all things?

AN INTRODUCTION TO COSMOLOGY

To understand how the future of the universe is linked to the Day of Judgment, someknowledge of cosmology is essential. In the next few pages we will learn, how theuniverse began, what it is like now and what are the possibilities in the future.

Our solar system consists of earth and eight other planets that are orbitingaround a star that we call the sun. The sun, along with two hundred billion other stars, comprises our galaxy "The Milky Way." The galaxies are shaped roughlylike a disc, with the stars orbiting at various distances around a large centralmass.

THE LIGHT YEAR

The universe is so vast that the distances between stars and galaxies have tobe measured in "light years." A light year is the distance traveled by light in a year, atthe speed of three hundred thousand kilometers per second. The distance betweenthe earth and the sun is only eight minutes at the speed of light. Compared to this,

the nearest star from the earth other than our sun, is four light years away. Thegalaxy we live in, "The Milky Way," is one hundred and fifty thousand light yearsacross. This means that traveling at the speed of light, it would take one hundredand fifty thousand years to go from one side of Milky Way to the other. The galaxieson the average are separated from each other by ten million light years. Manyhundred billion such galaxies are part of the truly gigantic universe.


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Surah: 40, Verse: 57The creation of the heavens and the earthIs definitely a greater thing than creation of mankind,However, most of mankind knows not

THE RECEDING GALAXIES

The galaxies other than our "Milky Way" are moving away from us attremendous speeds. This can be ascertained, by analyzing the light given off by thegalaxies, by an instrument called the spectroscope. The more distant a galaxy is thegreater is its speed of recession. This motion of the galaxies is due to the expansionof the universe. The universe began about fifteen to twenty billion years ago with atremendous explosion called "The big bang" and has been expanding ever since.The universe is not just a sphere of galaxies rushing away from each other into

unending emptiness of space. It can be compared to a balloon with many dots on it,each representing a galaxy. However, the surface of this balloon, which is twodimensional, represents all three dimensions of our space, and is expanding into ahigher dimension, that is beyond our imagination.

THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSE

It is not known if the universe will expand forever, or if one day it will begin tocontract. In either case, the future of all the inhabitants of the universe could berather bleak. If the expansion continues, after billions of years, all the energy of thesun and stars will be exhausted and every living thing will freeze to death.Eventually, only the expanding emptiness will remain. Alternatively if there is enoughmass in the universe, gravity will one day stop the expansion and then contractionwill begin. A contracting universe would ultimately end in a very hot and compressedstate called "The Big Crunch." This would also destroy all life forms, as we knowthem.

Besides the above two depressing and purposeless scenarios of the future,there is an another possibility. Some physicists feel that time may reverse when the

universe begins contracting. This prospect has a striking resemblance to the Quranicdescription of the Day of Judgment.

THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSE AS DESCRIBED IN THE QURAN

Now, let us turn our attention to the verses in the Quran that describe thebeginning, the expansion and eventually the contraction of the universe. There is


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marked similarity between the Quranic revelation and recent discoveries incosmology. The Quranic verses however, go far beyond modern cosmology indescribing the future of the universe. The Quran gives us insight into laws of theuniverse that are yet to be discovered, the laws of the contracting universe.

THE BIG BANG

The universe came into existence billions of years ago with a tremendousexplosion called "The big bang." This is clearly mentioned in the Quran in thefollowing verses:

Surah: 21, Verse: 30Have not "those who disbelieve" knownThat heavens and earth were of one piece,

We parted them and,We made every living thing of water Will they not then believe?

The discovery of "The Big Bang" and that of "The aquatic origin of life" was made bythe non-Muslims, ("those who disbelieve"). When the universe began all matter andspace (heavens) was at one point (one piece). Then everything was separated inwhat the physicists describe as "The big bang." The evidence that the universebegan in the "The big bang" is so overwhelming that it is now considered a fact andnot just a theory.

THE EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE

The Universe has been expanding since its creation. Hubbell, an astronomer made this great discovery, in the early part of this century. It was also predictedby Einstein's theory of "General Relativity." The expansion of the universe isclearly mentioned in the following Quranic verses:

Surah: 51, Verse: 47

The heavens, We have built with power and, We are expanding it.

THE CONTRACTION OF THE UNIVERSEAND THE REVERSAL OF TIME

Time is one of the most elusive mysteries of the universe. No one knows whattime really is. Albert Einstein explained time by saying that time is something that


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we measure with the clock. Time passes slowly within objects moving at speedsclose to that of light and stops altogether at the speed of light. Time also slowsnear massive objects like earth, sun, very dense stars called the neutron stars,and almost stops inside the super massive stars "the black holes." Time has a

direction, it always moves towards the future. We see rain falling from the sky,objects breaking up, people getting older, and people dying. We do not see aglass becoming "unbroken" or anyone returning from the dead. That couldhappen only if time ran backwards. Some physicists like Michael Berry, ThomasGold, and Steven Hawking have proposed that time may reverse when theuniverse begins to contract. Verses in the Quran suggest that one day theuniverse will start contracting and this will coincide with beginning of the Day of Judgment.

Surah: 21, Verse: 104"The day" when, We shall roll up the heavens as a recorder rolls up a written scroll.As, We began the first creation We shall repeat it.

In the above verse, "The Day" means The Day of Judgment and thecontraction of the universe, is compared to the closing of a scroll. This is when timemay reverse. Reversal of time will cause man to rise from his grave and againbecome alive. Every event will be replayed again as everything has been recordedin time.

Surah: 45, Verse: 29This book pronounces against you with truthWe have caused (all) you did to be recorded. (In time)

Surah: 27, Verse: 75And there is nothing hidden in the heavens,Or the earth, but it is a clear record. (In time)

As the history of earth runs backwards through time, nations will return one after another. All the good and evil deeds of the individual as well as that of the nations

will become completely apparent as time reversal occurs.

Surah: 45, Verse: 28 (time reversal)And you will see each nation humbled, each nation called to its record. And it willbe said to them: This day you are repaid for what you used to do The playingback of time will cause people to see what they had done previously. They willhave no control over their hands, feet, mouths, and eyes. All the wrong and right


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things that were done before by them will be repeated again. In this sense, themouths, hands, and feet, will become witnesses against them in front of theangels and God, and they will not be able to deny any of their wrong doings.

Surah: 24, Verse: 24 (time reversal)On the day when their tongues and their hands and their feetTestify against them as to what they used to do

Surah: 78, Verse: 40We warn you of doom at hand. A day when a man will look on that his own hand hassent before, and the non-believers will cry: "Wish that we were dust"


And, the messengers are brought into their time appointed(The prophets will be returned into their time as time runs backwards

NO FREE WILL IN THE CONTRACTING UNIVERSE

Man is given a free will to choose between right and wrong in the expandinguniverse, that is, when all his deeds are recorded in time. In the contracting universe,there will be no free will, and no one will have power to harm or do good to others, or change anything that he has done in his previous life.

Surah: 82, Verse: 19A day when no soul has power at allOver any other soul, The absolute command on that day is God's

REVERSAL OF GRAVITY

Surah: 99, Verse: 1When earth is shaken with her final earthquake Gravity is due to minute differencesin time at different heights. Time passes at a slightly faster rate at the top of a

mountain, as compared to the sea level. This difference in time, althoughimperceptible to us, is enough to make things fall to earth, and can be measured withthe aid of atomic clocks. If time reverses in the contracting phase of the universe,then this time difference will also reverse. This will cause gravity to reverse so thateverything will fall upwards, producing an earthquake of a magnitude never seenbefore. The earth along with the mountains will be suddenly lifted up from under our feet and subsequently come crashing down.


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Surah: 69, Verses: 13 & 14When the trumpet is blown one blastThe earth with the mountainsShall be lifted and crushed with one crash

The reversal of gravity will cause the earth to literally explode and turn inside out.The mountains will fall apart. The red-hot lava will be thrown out lighting up thesky like molten copper

Surah 70: verse 8When the sky will be like molten copper And the hills will be like flakes of wool

EARTH: "EMPTY" FROM INSIDE WITH THE SKY IN ITS CENTER

Surah: 84, Verses: 3 & 4And when the earth is spread outAnd casts out all that was in her and is "Empty." The reversal of gravity will causeearth to expand outwards, throwing out all of its insides. The mass of the earthhowever, will not disperse, as reversal of time will be directing all the matter to returnto its previous position in time. Thus, time and gravity will become two opposingforces in the contracting universe. A balance between these two forces will changethe earth into a large sphere, empty from inside. The position of the sky willtranslocate so that it will occupy the center of the hollowed earth.

Surah: 14, Verse: 48On the day when the earth will be changedOther than this earth and the heavens alsoAnd they will come forth unto God, The One The Almighty.

THE SMOOTH OUTER SURFACE OF THE EARTH

The inner surface of the hollowed earth will be the exact-replica of the present

day earth as time plays backwards. However, the outer surface of the earth willbe made from the liquid lava that is at the present time inside the earth, thus itwill become smooth without any mountains, hills, valleys or any kind of unevenness.

Surah: 20 verses 105-107They will ask about the mountains,


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Say: My Lord will break them into scattered dustAnd leave it (earth) as an empty plane,So you see neither curve nor ruggedness.

The following verses describe the Day of Judgment in a comprehensive manner. TheDay of Judgment will start with the final earthquake as gravity reverses. Thereversal of gravity will cause the earth to throw out all that was once inside her,thereby becoming, completely empty. The hollowed earth will have the sky towardsits center. The people will begin to rise from the graves coming back alive, one after another, "in scattered groups". The history of nations will be played back with thereversal of time. Nations as well as people will be totally powerless caught in thebackward flow of time. They will helplessly reenact and witness their own deeds of the past. This drama will continue until each one of us is removed to the beyond.

Surah 99: Earthquake verses 1-6When earth is shaken with her final earthquake.And earth yields its burdens. (From withinAnd man says what's wrong with her That day she will relate her History (in time)Because your Lord inspires her That day mankind will issue forthIn scattered groups to be shown their deeds

WILL WE REGRESS TO NOTHINGNESS WITH THE REVERSAL OF TIME? To aninquiring mind, it may occur that the reversal of time can lead to the resurrection fromthe grave. If this process remained unchecked then we will continue to growyounger, pass through our childhood and regress into nothingness in our motherswombs. This is also what time reversal theories say, again a purposeless exercise.Well not quite so! The thought of the great and final earthquake may instill fear intoour hearts, but the real purpose is to make the higher dimensions accessible for escape from the collapsing universe. God has designed the universe with greatprecision. After the resurrection, arrangements have been made, to escape theunrelenting effect of time reversal, to beyond this universe.

Surah: 10, Verse: 45On that Day, He shall gather them together It will seem as if they have stayed (in the grave) for an hour, recognizing oneanother.Those who were not guided and denied the meeting with God will perish.


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THE HIGHER DIMENSIONS

Mathematically there are an infinite number of dimensions. However we only livein a three dimensional space. Every object in our daily lives has a length, width,and height. The concept that there are more than three dimensions is impossibleto imagine. However, higher dimensions do exist as intense gravity near the suncauses the space to curve in an extra higher dimension. Einstein considered thisfor the first time and was able to accurately calculate the orbit of the inner planetMercury. Einstein's theory of general relativity is based on the concept of higher dimensions.

We may gain some insight into the concept of higher dimensions by studying theproblems faced by people in the past. There was a time when people believed thatthe earth is flat. They were afraid of the possibility of falling off the earth if they

traveled too far. This cannot happen because the surface of the earth is curved andcontinuous like that of a sphere. To get off the earth we just need to move in adimension (direction) that is perpendicular to the surface. That is straight up, fromanywhere we are. We face a similar conceptual problem in understanding the higher dimensions. We may imagine that we can leave the universe only by traveling veryfar, but that is also not true. Even if we traveled billions of miles, we will remain withinthe confines of our three dimensional space.


We know that we cannot escape from GodIn the earth, nor can we escape by flight

The only way to go beyond the universe is by moving into a higher dimension in adirection that is perpendicular to our three dimensional space, right from where weare. In the present expanding universe this is not possible, as our space is notcontinuous with the higher dimensions. For that to happen, our space will have toliterally be torn apart first and then be connected to the higher dimensions. Can thishappen in the center of the black holes?

THE BLACK HOLES:"THE BLOCKED GATEWAYS" TO THE HIGHER DIMENSIONS

Surah: 78, Verse: 19And heaven is opened and becomes as gates


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The opening of gates in the sky is a concept similar to that of black holes. Suchopenings can be the gateways to beyond the universe through the higher dimensions. Massive stars, which collapse inward under their own weight, can formblack holes. Gravity in such objects is so strong that even light cannot escape and

they become invisible. Hence, the name black holes. Some physicists believe thatspace-time may be ripped apart in the black holes, producing gateways to beyondthis universe. The curvature producing mass of the black hole however also blocksthe opening, thus preventing anything from escaping to the higher dimensions. In thecontracting universe, this problem should not exist. The reversal of gravity in thecontracting phase will change all the heavenly bodies into massive hollow structures

just as described in the Quran. These hollow structures will have empty skies in their center where even the reversed gravity of relatively lighter objects like earth, willhave a run away effect. This will cause the fabric of space-time to be torn apart,forming portals or gateways to the higher dimensions

Surah: 69, Verse: 16The heavens will split asunder,For that day, it will be frail. Mankind will see many strange things in the contractinguniverse that may cause confusion, (When sight is confounded.) One of these is therising of sun from the west, which is mentioned, in an authentic hadith. Thisphenomenon due to the reversal of time will be visible briefly as the Day of Judgmentbegins. This will be immediately followed by the final earthquake, which will changethe earth into a hollow structure; from within which both the sun and the moon will

not be visible. (The moon is eclipsed.) The gateways to beyond the universe willform in the center-sky, and may appear as a bright light constantly shining fromstraight above. This may cause us to wonder weather the sun and the moon havebecome one: (The sun and moon are united). This dilemma is probably mentioned inthe following verses.

Surah 75, verses 7, 8, 9When sight is confounded,And the moon is eclipsed (hidden from view)

And sun and moon are united. (Appear as one light)

The stars will stop shining as the light moves back with reversal of time. They willalso be hidden from view from within the hollowed earth.

Surah: 78, Verse: 8When the stars are put out.


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ANGELS DESCEND THROUGH THE GATES IN THE SKY

Surah: 25, Verse: 25A day when the heavens and the clouds will be rentAsunder and the angels will be sent down "A grand descent As the gates open inthe center-sky of the earth in the contracting universe, a spectacular site will beseen as thousands of angels descend down to accomplish the task assigned tothem on the Day of Judgment.

Surah: 18, Verse: 47Think of the day when, We remove the hills,And you see the earth emerging and We gather them together, As to leave not oneof them behind.

The collapsing universe will ultimately be destroyed in a fireball which physicists callthe "Big Crunch." Everyone will be gathered much before that time comes and noone will be left behind. The angels of "The grand descent" may accomplish thegathering and removal of humans to "The beyond". Anyone remaining behind couldregress to nothingness, as time will be running backwards.

Surah: 84, Verse: 19That you shall "ride" on from plane to plane

In our final journey through the gates that will open in the center sky, we maycross many planes or dimensions. The word "ride" is used in the Quran, as if this

journey will be accomplished by riding on "something." As we leave this universewe may be collected together on some vast plane in an another dimension, everyone will come from all times and places in history to face the judgment of their deeds and heaven and hell WHEN WILL THE DAY OF JUDGMENT ARRIVE

Surah: 33, Verse: 63Men ask you of the Hour. Say the knowledge of it is with God only.What can convey to you that may be the Hour is near.

Surah: 29, Verse: 53They bid you to hasten on the doom.And if a term had not been appointed,The doom would have definitely come on them.And it will come upon them suddenlyWhen they perceive not. Superficially, it seems that if we knew the rate at which the


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expansion of the universe is slowing, then we should be able to predict when theDay of Judgment will begin. However, if time is related to the expansion of space, wecannot observe the slowing of the expansion. This would be like attempting tomeasure the speed of a car with a clock that is connected to its wheels, so that the

speed of time would depend on the speed of the car. If the car slowed-down the timewill also slowdown and speed of the car would always appear the same. Similarly asthe expansion of the universe slows our time and our motion will also slowdown andthe rate of expansion, will appear the same.

Surah: 53, Verses: 57, 58, 59The threatened hour is near.None beside God can disclose itAre you surprised then at this statement? Even the most advanced civilization inthe universe would always observe that the universe is expanding at the samesteady rate with which it started. Paradoxically the far-reaches of space may evenseem to expand faster when measurements are made with our local slowing time.The nature of time is such that slowing of time also cannot be perceived. This of course means that the beginning of the Day of Judgment cannot be predicted andmay come at any time. Only God, who is independent of time, knows of the realtiming of the Day of Judgment. WAITING IN THE GRAVE FORDAY OF JUDGMENT TO ARRIVE? In the Quran, the soul is compared toconsciousness and death is compared to sleep. Once death overcomes us there isno perception of the passage of time and the next thing we see will be the Day of

Judgment.

Surah: 30, Verses: 55 & 56And on The Day when the Hour arrives the guilty will swear that theyRemained (dead) but for an hour, thus they were ever deceivedBut to those to whom knowledge and faith are given will say:"The truth is that you have remained (dead) until the Day of ResurrectionBy God's decree. This is the Day of Resurrection, but you used not to know." OnThe Day of Judgment, the reality of afterlife and the true religion Islam will become

clear to everyone. Those who had indulged in evil deeds and followed false beliefswill wish that they had never existed; but they will have to face the final justice. MayGod have mercy on all of us.

Surah: 45 Verse: 27To God belongs the Sovereignty of heavens and the earth


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On the Day when the Hour rises,Who follow falsehood will be lost.

SUMMARY:

With the tremendous scientific advancements of the twentieth century, we haveplaced our trust in science and technology to solve all our problems. Dazzled by theability of technology to produce quick results, our faith in God has become weak.Our actions are for worldly goals, although a stronger belief in God and fear of accountability in the afterlife could make us better people. We can see theconsequences of lacking these in the moral decay that is afflicting many societies allover the world.

God has sent guidance to human beings according to the conditions existing at that

moment in history. When the Pharaohs ruled, magic was a very popular pastime.Then Moses (Peace be on him: Pbuh) came with miracles from God and defeatedthe magicians of the Pharaoh's court. The people at the time of Jesus (Pbuh) weresimilarly deep into miracles, and we can see that the life of Jesus (Pbuh) is full of miracles. When Mohammad (Pbuh) came, the Arabic language and poetry was atthe height of its development. The Quran with its clear message was revealed in themost eloquent poetry with a style unique and unmatched.

However, the Quran is a miracle and guidance for all times, therefore it is onlyappropriate to believe that it may be the source of the most exciting discoveries of the age of science. Science, with help from the Quran may discover what religionhas maintained all along, that rising from the grave is going to happen.

There are many theories about the future of the universe. Despite a great deal of knowledge, scientists are unable to decide which one of these is correct. The belief that the universe has a purpose and the knowledge given in the Quran, may be thebest guide in our search for the truth. Hopefully Muslims will be in the forefront anysuch future discoveries.

Many verses in the Quran describe the Day of Judgment. We live in a universe thathas been expanding since its creation billions of years ago. Both the birth of theuniverse with the "Big Bang" and its expansion are described in the Quran. Scientistsdo not know if the expansion will continue forever, or if one day the universe willbegin to contract. However, the Quranic verses suggest that the universe will notexpand forever and that the Day of Judgment will begin with the contraction of theuniverse. It appears that time and gravity will reverse when the universe begins to


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contract. Reversal of time will bring about the resurrection from the grave. In thistime reversed world we will come across all the good and evil that we did in our lives.Reversal of gravity will be the cause of the final earthquake, mentioned in the Quran.This will change the earth so that it will be turned inside out and be transformed into

a giant hollow sphere with the sky towards its center. The reversed gravity focusedtowards the "earth's center-sky" will have a runaway effect on space. The space inthe center-sky will be literally torn apart to produce openings or gates to the higher dimensions that are beyond our universe. Through these openings, we will beremoved from the collapsing universe.

Everyone will be taken away to escape the unrelenting effect of time reversal thatcould regress us to nothingness in our mother's wombs. In some higher dimensionor plane mankind will be brought together from all times and places in history, to facethe judgment for their deeds and hell or heaven.

From the Quran, it appears that the timing of the Day of Judgment will never beknown and it may come at any time. We should be aware that The Day of Judgmentis very near to every one of us as there is no perception of passage of time after death.

Surah 50 Verse 19 & 20The agony of death comes in truth; this is what you wished to avoid,And the trumpet is blown; this is the threatened Day.

As we go through our daily life we should keep in mind that everything big and smallthat we do is being recorded in time. If we do not take steps to protect ourselvesfrom evil, in addition to the threat of severe punishment, we stand the chance of great embarrassment on the Day of Judgment. The reversal of time will expose allour secrets.

I hope this article will serve as a source of warning as well as encouragement to thebelievers. They will realize that, The Day of Judgment is a religious, scientific andmathematical truth, which every one will have to face; and our deeds in this world will

determine our fate in the eternal life. There is no doubt however, that the realknowledge of the Day of Judgment is with Allah only. The non-Muslims hopefully, willappreciate that the religion of Islam is more than just another belief and they will bestimulated to further investigate the world of Islam.


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Dr. Mohammad Humayoun Khan.Illinois USAEmail: [email protected]

DARUL ULOOM ILAHIYAHINSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC RESEARCH

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