What does belief in the Last Day mean?

Question: What does belief in the Last Day (al-Yawm al-âkhir) mean?
ANSWER
The fifth fundamental of îmân is the belief in the Last Day. The expression wal yawm-il âkhirî … wal-ba’thu ba’d-al mawt haqqun in the Âmantu teaches the belief in the Last Day and in the Resurrection after death.

This time begins on the day when a person dies and continues till the end of Doomsday. The reason it is called the “Last Day” is because there is no night to come after it, or because it comes after the world. The “Day” mentioned in this hadîth-i sharîf is not like the day or night we know. It denotes some time. It was not made known when Doomsday will occur. No one could estimate its time. Nevertheless, our master the Prophet pointed out many of its harbingers and precedents:

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What would happen if all people were equal?

Question: There are people who say, “Allah has created some people healthy and some others disabled, some people tall and some others as dwarfs, some people beautiful and some others ugly, some people rich and some others poor, some people as Whites and some others as Blacks, some people sane and some others insane. Would it not have been better if He had created all people equal?” I replied, “Allah creates what is the best. If it had been better, He would have created them equal. It means that behind it there are things that are unknown to us.” But they have not been satisfied with my answers. What should I say?
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About the book “Endless Bliss”

Question: Why is the book Endless Bliss (titled Se’âdet-i Ebediyye in its Turkish original) so valuable?
ANSWER
The reason why it is so valuable is solely because it is based on naql [conveying the religious knowledge that has been communicated by Islamic scholars without making any changes], not on personal thoughts.

It is a compilation from hundreds of precious religious books, and these source materials are available in many libraries.

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