Nay, by my Lord, but it is coming unto you surely. He is the Knower of the Unseen. Not an atoms weight, or less than that or greater, escapes Him in the heavens or in the earth, but it is in a clear record. That He may reward those who believe and do good words. For them is pardon and a rich provision. But those who strive against our revelations, challenging Us, theirs will be a painful doom of wrath." (34:3-5) The day of resurrection will be the day when God's attributes of justice and mercy on those who suffered for his sake in the worldly life will be in full manifestation. God will give mercy for those who suffered for His sake in the worldly life, believing that an eternal bliss was waiting for him. But for the disbelievers there lies a different fate; one of misery and torture. -4- The Qur'an placed so much emphasis on the belief of life after death, that even a slight doubt in it means denying God and becoming a disbeliever. The Qur'an very clearly says that the disbelievers have no sound basis for their denial of life after death. It is based on pure conjecture: "They say ‘There is nothing but our present life; and we live, and nothing but time destroys us.' Of that they have no knowledge; they merely conjecture. And when our revelations are recited to them, their only argument is that they say, "Bring us our fathers, if you speak truly.' (45:24-25) Everybody will get what they deserve on the day of judgement. Man has a very short span of life in this world, and this physical world is not eternal, therefore punishments or rewards equal to the evil or noble deeds of persons are not possible here. The day of Judgement must come so that God can decide the fate of each soul. The people who believe know that no matter where they are, or what they are feeling inside, they are constantly being watched by God. The disbelievers reject this idea altogether, denying the after life, and therefore denying God's powers. The Qur'an clea...
