"Every soul will taste death." But it is only on the Day of Resurrection that you will receive your full recompense. Whoever is therefore kept away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has indeed succeeded. And the present life is nothing but a deceptive enjoyment. (Al-‘Imrân, v. 185).

When our hour arrives and our soul leaves us to join Heaven, and in the blink of an eye (or less) we reopen the eyes that death had closed, and with a piercing gaze, we will discover the great Truth that eluded us in this world.The veil that blinded our eyes throughout our lives will be definitively lifted.The invisible world will be revealed to us, we will see extraordinary creatures, we will know an Universe that the most developed minds of this earthly realm cannot guess or imagine the slightest details.

In this regard, our Islam teaches us, according to a noble hadith reported by Imam Ahmed, that the Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a believing servant leaves this world for the Hereafter, angels come to him from the sky, their faces as radiant as the sun." They settle near him and are equipped with shrouds and heavenly perfumes. It is then that the angel of death arrives and sits near his head and says to him: "O good soul!" "Come out to enjoy divine forgiveness and mercy." It flows out like a drop of water escaping from a wineskin. When the angel of death seizes the soul, the other angels immediately catch it and place it in a shroud, bathing it in a perfume with a scent better than the best musk on earth. The angels ascend to heaven carrying this soul, and each time they pass by a group of angels, they say, "Who is this good soul?"

They respond: "It is the one of such-and-such son of such-and-such," using the best names the deceased had in his earthly life. Arriving at the lowest heaven, its opening is requested and granted immediately. At each level of heaven, the soul is welcomed by the best angels and accompanied to the next heaven; and this continues until it reaches the seventh heaven. It is then that Allah says: "Place the records concerning My servant in the highest spheres of the seventh heaven." Then bring him back to the earth, for it is from it that I created my servants, it is to it that I will return them, and it is from it that I will resurrect them. Then his soul is returned to his body, and two angels present themselves to him, stand him up, and question him:

- "Who is your Lord?"

"Allah is my Lord"

- "What is your religion?"

- "Islam is my religion"

- "What about the man who was sent to you?"

- "He is the Messenger of Allah"

"How did you know?"

"I read the book of Allah, I believed in it, and I approved of it!"

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A call comes from the sky at that moment: "My servant has spoken the truth." Prepare for him a bed and garments from Paradise. Open for him a door to Paradise, and he will receive its scents and emanations. His grave will be expanded to the extent of his sight, and a handsome man, with beautiful clothes and a pleasant scent, will appear to him and say: "Rejoice, for this is the day that was promised to you."

- "Who are you, your face portends good?"

- "I am your good deed!"

- "Lord, hasten the Hour (of the Last Judgment) so that I may join my family and my possessions," he said.

They respond: "It's the one of such and such son of such and such," using the best names the deceased had in their earthly life. Arriving at the lowest heaven, its opening is requested and granted immediately. At each level of heaven, the soul is welcomed by the best angels and escorted to the next heaven; and this continues until it reaches the seventh heaven. It is then that Allah says: "Place the records concerning My servant in the highest spheres of the seventh heaven." Then bring him back to earth, for it is from there that I created My servants, it is to it that I will return them, and it is from it that I will resurrect them. Then his soul is returned to his body, and two angels appear to him, standing him up and questioning him:

- "Who is your Lord?"

"Allah is my Lord"

- "What is your religion?"

- "Islam is my religion"

- "What about the man who was sent to you?"

He is the Messenger of Allah.

"How did you know?"

"I read the book of Allah, I believed in it, and I approved of it!"

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A call comes from the heavens at that moment: "My servant has spoken the truth." Prepare for him a bed and garments from Paradise. Open for him a door of Paradise, and he will receive its scents and emanations. His grave will be expanded to the extent of his gaze, and a handsome man, dressed in beautiful clothes and exuding a pleasant fragrance, will appear to him and say: "Rejoice, for this is the day that has been promised to you."

- "Who are you, your face portends good?"

"I am your good deed!"

- "Lord, hasten the Hour (of the Last Judgment) so that I may join my family and my possessions," he said.

Our Lord (Swt) has made every man have his own destiny, happy or unhappy. A decided divine decision is written in a Book with Allah even before this man comes into the world. This is how Allah willed it before Adam, our spiritual father, be created.
 




The Prophet Mohammad (sala Allah alayhi WA Salam) said in this regard: «God wrote the Destiny of all creatures fifty thousand years before the creation of heaven and earth" (Reported by Muslim).
 
 
 
Allah (swt) created Paradise and Hell in His great will and created two paths, good and evil, and gave man the power and will of choice in life. Why?  Quite simply because the importance and price of the issue is beyond the reach of the imagination of human brain.  Paradise, this second stage of man's life after his death, a life of heavenly pleasures, is an eternally happy life for believers, for the righteous here below, for the blessed, for those whom Allah's grace (swt) willhave touched.
 
 
 
Paradise, this great and eternal divine mercy, which no man could describe happiness or imagine the slightest detail, is too expensive to be rewarded. The good works of the whole life consecrated to godliness, worship and sincere devotion of Allah (swt) could not be equal or even less deserve a single moment in heavenly life. If it were not for the infinite mercy of Allah (swt), no man on earth, no matter how righteous and righteous his deeds could hope or think ofentering Paradise.
 
 
 
However, in spite of this great divine stoppage, this providential ordinance, Allah (swt) in his infinite indulgence, and although He (God) already knows the destiny of the whole Universe and knows in advance all that could happen to each of his creatures during this earthly life, man has a margin of freedom and a chance, in order to enable him to make a salutary path, according to his choice and his will.
 
 
 
After coming into the world and having reached puberty, man becomes responsible and is now faced with the fatal fate and destiny. He finds himself at the crossroads, between two paths, the way of good and the way of evil, it is up to him to make this inevitably decisive choice, and finally, it is up to him to choose which of these paths he must choose and choose for his eternal salvation.
 
 
 
A very difficult choice indeed for man, a real struggle against good and evil. A fight for a lot of inequality, especially when we know that we are dealing with formidable adversaries, ruthless antagonists, without faith or law! Life and its delights, its attractions, its passions, the incitements to sin and permanent rebellion against the divine laws, the evil inspirations of demons and the exhortations of evil of one's own person (enafs), the spirit that dwells in us (our inner fortitude). A real "armada" that this weak man must face and fight daily for his life. Fearful adversaries that nothing in the world could detract from their main objective, which consists essentially in dragging man into perdition here below, and especially in the depths of Hell's depths of the hereafter.
 
 
 
Great trials that Allah (swt) imposes on man to test his true and sincere faith in this world, and give him a chance to be touched by his grace and to win and deserve with the mercy of Allah (swt) a dwelling place in the eternal Gardens of Paradise life.
 
 
 
Only our Exalted Lord be He and in His infinite mercy, He, who is our Creator and who knows better than anyone else the weakness of man, and before the inequality of this struggle between human life and his "incorruptible" enemies, Allah (swt) could "intervene" and come to the aid of his sincere and willing servants, if they obviously do the "first".
 
 
 
To conclude, good and evil are in the hands of man, and it is incontrovertible that the final decision to make the choice lies with man. Somebody once said this great maxim, which is very similar to the obvious one: «If destiny does not help us, we will help it to come
true".
 
 
In any case, man, without any constraint whatsoever, is free to choose his salutary path. He is the only author of his own deeds and he is the only one responsible for his own deeds, which will obviously lead him to either Paradise or Hell» Race toward forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden whose width is like the width of the heavens and earth, prepared for those who believed in Allah and His messengers. That is the bounty of Allah which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty. "(Quran, 57/21).
 
 
 
Moreover, according to the holy words of our noble Prophet Mohammed (sala Allah alayhi wa Salam):"He who will be in the lowest row of the gardens of Eden (Jannat El Fir daws), will have ten times the equivalence of the planet earth. Thus, the latter will enjoy all pleasures, and will have everything that made him dream on earth, and this multiplied by ten.
 
 
Author: Mokhtar Reguieg
Translated from French by habib attifa Boukar