ترجمه ی کتاب معاد نوشته ی آیت اله دستغیب شیرازی به زبان انگلیسی

The Hereafter - Ma'ad

Ayatullah Dastghaib Shiraazi (q.s.)

Table of Contents

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Preface
Some Convincing Things About The Hereafter
His Blood Proved More Effective Than His Speech
The Precious Pearl Which Could Not Be Appreciated
Wonderful Offer About A Fact
Double Burial Of A Body
Two Other Persons Also Had That Dream
A Story More Revealing Than A Book
Ocean in a Nutshell
Chapter 1: Death

No Other Source of Knowledge Except Revelation
Characteristics of the Hereafter have nothing to do with the Brain
Does A Dead Body Talk?
Talking Is Not Limited To The Tongue
Death: The First Station
What Is Death?
The Soul Neither Enters The Body Nor Gets Out Of It
How the soul is taken
Who causes death? God, Israel or the angels?
The Lord Of The Universe Has Fixed Some Causes For Death
Appearance of Israel According To The Deeds Of The Dying Person
Arrival Of Angels And Satans At The Time Of Death
Comfort And Discomfort At The Time Of Death
Sometimes Discomfort At The Time Of Death Redeems Sins
Comfort On Deathbed, Reward Of Good Deeds Of The Dying Disbeliever (Kafir)
Confiscating A Kafir’s Soul Through Torture
A Student Of Fuzail Who Died The Death Of A Disbeliever
Dying In Disbelief Due To Sinning
Being Pleased With Death
Love For World And Inclination Towards It Is Condemnable Both From The Viewpoint Of Logic And The Commands Of Shariat
According to a meaningful Persian couplet of proverb: -
Love For This World Is An Attribute Of Kafirs And The Source Of Sins
Dislike For Death And Weeping Over Demise Of The Beloved
Expression Of Impatience Is The Result Of Carelessness About The Hereafter
Divine Mercies And Bounties
The Arrival Of Ahle Bayt (a.s.) At The Moment Of Death
Even After Death
Questions And Answers In The Grave
Questioning About Beliefs And Deeds
Why This Questioning In Graves?
Unbelievers Will See The Divine Punishment And The Beginning Of their Pains
The Disbeliever Will Fail To Reply All Questions
There Will Be Questioning About Deeds Too
Deeds Are The Companions In Grave
The Lord Of The World Warns
The Disbeliever Will Be Accompanied By A Fearsome Face
Pressing Of The Grave Is An Agreed (True) Fact
Pressurizing Of Grave Is Possible Everywhere
Reasons of Pressing In Grave
Chapter 2: Barzakh
The State Between This World And The Hereafter
Halfway Bounder Between Rewards And Punishments
The Allegorical World And The Allegorical Body
Picture In The Mirror, With Two Stipulations
All Food Articles And Fruits Combined In Only One Thing
The Degree Of Effects
A Man In The Grave Who Hosted Others
Reward Of Honest Selling And Of Offering Prayers In Time
Lasting Pleasure In The Realm Of Barzakh
A Clock Full Of Rice
Animals Hear The Voice Of The Dead
Cries Raised By A Hashimi Murderer In His Dream
Advice Of A Perfumer And Demand By A Jew Of His Trust
Can Such Things Be Denied Absolutely
Three Kinds Of News
There Is No Logical Argument Against Resurrection
Burial Of Fatima Binte Asad, Mother Of Amirul Momineen (a.s.)
Fatima Binte Asad Was Much Fearful About Post Mortem Events
Effectiveness Of Soul In Physical Body
The Body Of Shaykh Sadooq Was Found Fresh
The Fresh Body Of Hurr And The Handkerchief On His Head
A Suckling Babe In The Grave Of Abu Jafar Kulaini (r.a.)
Fire Of Barzakh Leaps Out Of A Grave
Shaykh Shoostari (r.a.) mentioned in his Fire Hotter Than The fire Of This World
Those Who Do Not Experience Fear
Death At A Time Of When Mercy Is Rising
Jareedatain And Testimony Of Forty Persons
Hazrat Dawood Did Not Offer Burial Prayer For A Worshipper
Testimony Of Momins By Khaake Shifa (healing earth) On The Shroud Of Allamah Majlisi (r.a.)
The Good Deeds Which Reach The Dead After Death
Numerous Gifts As A Reward Of Spending (Sadaqah) For The Dead
Request Of The Dead To The Living
Barzakh Is In The Veil Of This World
The Realm Of Barzakh Has Encircled This World
Souls (Spirits) Are Friendly With One Another And Please One Another
Waadiyus Salaam Is The Station Of The Spirits Of The Faithful
Nearness To Amirul Momineen Ali (a.s) Attainable Through Knowledge And Virtues
A Dead Body Which Was Brought From Yaman To Najaf-e-Ashraf
The One Who Gave Shelter to Grass Hoppers Around His Tent
The Relation Of Soul With Grave Is Very Close
Reflection Of Sunrays In A Mirror
Why No Reward Or Punishment Is Given To This Earthen Body?
Every Soul Has Two Kinds Of Bodies
Anyhow, It Is The Soul Which Gets Either Punishment or Reward
Description Of Reward And Punishment In Barzakh In The Holy Quran
People Will Lies Either In Comfort Or In Pain So Long As There Are Days And Nights
Habeeb Najjar (A Faithful In Pharaoh’s People) In The Paradise Of Barzakh
Hard Life And Punishment In The Grave
Barzakh To Last Till All Will Be Made To Rise From Graves On The Day Of Qiyamat
Personality Of Man Due To His Spirit Or Soul (Rooh)
Paradise In Barzakh For The Satisfied Soul
Barazakh Reward And Punishment As Mentioned In Akbaar and Hadith
Faces In Barzakh Will Be Like People’s Faces In This World
Spirits Ask The Men Arrivals About Others
Spirits Meet Their Worldly Relatives And Friends
Hauz-e-Kausar In Barzakh
Kausar And Hameem At The Moment Of Death
Barhoot — A Sample Of Barzakh Hell
Chapter 3: Qiyamat
Qiyamat from viewpoint of logic
Deniers Of Hereafter Do Not understand God’s Wisdom
Nail As A Support
Exit Of Excessive Matter Through Hair
Medicine Made From Cow Dung Beetle Proved Effective For Eye Trouble
Is The World Existence Void Of Wisdom
Not A Single Tooth Is Without Wisdom
Creation Would Have Been Aimless Had There Been Only Happiness
Every Gulp After Thousands Of Stings
For The Sake Of A Joy Which Will Be Without Sorrow Or Pain
Qiyamat Cannot Be Doubted
Divine Justice Demands A Day Of Judgement
True People Have Informed About Qiyamat
The Best Proof OF Resurrection Is The Possibility Of Its Coming
There Is No Rearrival Of A Perished Thing In Qiyamat
The Strongest Argument (Proof) Is The Possibility Of Its Occurance
He Will Recollect Them For The Third Time Too
Dead Coming To Life In The World
Hazrat Uzair (a.s.) Remained Dead For A Hundred Years
Four Birds Whom God Made Alive After Dissection
Almighty Allah Has Power Over Everything
Fire And Water Together
How Will The Powdered Bones Become Alive?
No Scope For Doubt In Divine Knowledge
Creation Of Skies Is More Difficult And Important Than The Creation Of Man
It Is Obligatory To Remove The Harm If There Is Any Likelihood Of It
If Mind Hints At A Danger Or Harm, Attention Must Be Paid
All Prophets And Messengers Warned People
Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s.) Admonishes A Denier Of Resurrection
Resurrection Is Great
Amr Became Frightened By Qiyamat
Red Hot Earth Under Denier’s Feet
Different Faces In The Field Of Mahshar (Grand Assembly)
Fate Of Backbiters, Usurers And Corrupt People
Those Who Harassed Their Neighbours, The Oppressive Rulers And The Proud
Offenders Will Be Recognised By Their Face In The Grand Gathering Of Mahshar
How Will They Walk With Their Disfigured Faces?
Hearts Will Stick To Throats
The Fortunate Ones Who Will Be Safe From The Fear Of Qiyamat
Masjid Will Be The Ark Of Salvation In Qiyamat
Death In Or En Route To Mecca
Patience In Passion And Anger
The Love (Muhabbat) And Wilayat Of Hazrat Ali (a.s.) Is A Guarantee Of True Safety And Protection
The Absolute ‘Hasana (Good) Is The Wilayat Of Ali Bin Abi Talib
Precaution Or Preparation For The Future
Efforts For Betterment Of Future And Entanglement In Greed
The True Savings Account Is With God
Israafeel Will Blow In The Soor (Trumpet)
Four Favourite Angels And Their Responsibilities

Noise In Skies At The Thought Of Qiyamat
Only God Will Be There
Wonders Before The Arrival Of Qiyamat
Blowing Of The Second Trumpet
Thank God Who Fulfilled His Promise
How Will They Riase Their Heads From Graves?
Two Contradictory Hopes About Qiyamat
All Secrets Will Become Known
The Dress On The Day Of Judgement Will Be God Fearingness (Taqwaa)
Hazrat Adam (a.s.) Covered His Body With Leaves Of Trees
The Sinners Will Be Recognised
Scene Of A Drunkard In The Gathering Of Mahshar
Faces Of The Usurers And The Musicians
A Musician’s Musical Instruments Will Be With Him
The Condition Of Double Talkers
Proud And Adulterer People In The Field Of Qiyamat
The Day Having A Duration Of Fifty Thousand Years
Why Qiyamat Is Called A ‘Day’?
Qiyamat is the Day on which all hidden secrets of people become open and known to all.
Sun Of Truth Will Shine In Qiyamat
The Station Of Fear In Qiyamat
Flying Away One Another Like Locusts
Their Fleeing Will Be Of No Use
They Will Beg Even For A Single Good On The Day Of Judgement
Flying Of Records Of Deeds
The Fragrance Of Good Intention Alerts The Angels
Respite In Recording Good And Evil
They Note Even The Blowing In Fire
The Master Of The Universe Ali (a.s.) Addresses Indecent Youth Talkers
Wisdom Behind Record Of Deeds
I Wish They Had Not Given Me My Record Of Deeds
How The Record Will Be Given From Behind
Severe Pain After Reading The Record
No Suspension Or A Suspension For A Thousand Years
God Tidings For The Friends Of Ahle Bayt (a.s.)
The Holy Prophet Will Pay Up For The Rights Of The Shias
Thanks To God Our Account Has Been Entrusted To Generous Persons
Meezaan (Balance)
What Wrong Have We Ever Seen In Truth And Justice That We May Turn Toward The Wrong Path
Peace And Comfort Is Only For The Faithful
The Profit Of Materialists Is Doubtful
Four Groups Of People According To Their Accounting
Punishment For A Hundred Years Due To One Sin
The Provision Of Righteousness Is To Die With Faith
Nullifying Of Deeds And Expiation Of Sins
Curtain Between Haatim And Nausheerwaan And The Fire Of Hell
Sins Which Make A Man Die Faithless
Faith (Imaan) Is The Expiation Of Kufr (Denial) And Taubah (Repentance) Is The Atonement Of Gunah (Sins)
Good Deeds Which Remove Evils
Questions On The Day Of Resurrection
There Will Be Questioning About Bounties Tomorrow On The Day Of Judgement
How Was Your Behaviour With The Bounty Of Wilayat?
Everyone Will Be Questioned About Four Things
There Will Be Questioning About Worships
Sins (Offences) Are Of Three Kinds
Mirsaad Or The Valley Of People’s Rights
Suspension For One Year Because Of A Straw
A Thousand Years In The Valley Of Oppressions
Encroachment Of Others Rights
No Oppressor Will Escape The Punishment Due To Him
Repayment Of Dues Of Believers From Deniers And Vice Versa
Cut In Punishment Equal To Right
Fear Of The Claim Of Rights
Most Poor In The Day Of Judgement
Dealing Based On Fazl (Grace)
The Hauz (Cistern) Of Kausar
Hauz-e-Kausar Heavenly Wine — Springs Of Milk And Honey
Kausar Becomes Happy With The Mourners Of Husain (a.s.)
The Ears Acquainted With The Heavenly Song
Appearance Of Muhammad And Aale Muhammad (a.s.)
The Minber (Pulpit) Of Wasilah (Medium)
Muqaam-e-Mahmood
Ali Bin Abi Talib, The Distributor Of Paradise And Hell
Siraat
A Thousand Bridles Of Hell In The Hands Of A Thousand Angels
The first Valley
Dishonesty In Wealth And Talk
Permit Of Wilayat-e-Ali (a.s.) For Crossing The Siraat Bridge
Second Valley – As Salaat (Namaz or Prayer)
Teach Namaz To Children And Make Them Habituated To It
Reciting ‘Bismillahirrehmaani rraheem’ By A Child Ends The Chastisement Of His father
Third Valley – Al Khums Wal Zakat
When The Intercessor Himself Will Become The Opponent (claimant)
Fourth Valley – As Sawn (Fasting)
Fifth Valley – Al Hajj
Sixth Valley – At Tahaarah (Cleanliness)
Seventh Valley – Mazaalim (Oppression)
Forty Years Imprisonment And Forty Years Of Chastisement And Scoldings
A Strange Story About Burning In Barzakh
Shafaa’at (Intercession)
The Entire Creation Including Messengers Will Need Muhammadi Shafaa’at
Greater Intercession Is The Prerogative Of Only Muhammad And Aale Muhammad (a.s.)
Intercession At Every Stage
Student Who Became A Doctor
An Indian Syed Lady And Leprosy
You Will Die After Ten Days
Double Life Due To Barkat OF Husain (a.s.)
Our Hope Is Closely Connected With The Intercession Of The Holy Prophet
Intercession Is The Anchor Of Hope, Not Of Pride
A’raaf
Wall Between People Of Paradise And People Of Hell
One’s Noor Will Be Of No Use To Others
Be Anxious About That Day’s Noor Only Today
A’raaf, A Place Between Paradise And Hell
Paradise, The Greatest And Everlasting Bounty
True Daarus Salaam (Peaceful Resting Place) Is Paradise
Names Of Heavenly Rivers Mentioned In The Holy Quran
Heavenly Dresses
Palaces And Precincts In Paradise
Sample Of Heavenly Chambers
Chairs, Carpets And Vessels In Paradise
Heavenly Women And Houries
Houries Are Very Far From Impurities
Heavenly Women Are Much More Beautiful And Attractive
The Marriage Of The Women Of Paradise Will Be Of Their Own Choice
Flowers And Scents In Paradise
Light In Paradise
Songs And Voices In Paradise
Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) And The Singing Hoories Of Paradise
Reward Of Discarding Singing In This World
Spiritual Favours And Tastes
Greetings By Angels And The Honour Of Communicating With The Lord Of Universe
Joining Of The Faithfuls With The Neighbours Of The Holy Prophet And The Members Of The Holy Progeny (a.s.)
Daily Feasts Given By The Messengers (a.s.)
Admonition – Why Do We Not Make To Get Paradise?
Paradise As Described By The Ebertruthful Amirul Momineen (a.s.)
The Hell
Punishment Of Hunger And Thirst In Hell
Zaqqoom – Burning Food For Sinners
It Will Melt The Outer And The Inner Bodies Of The Offenders
Ghisleen, Zaree, Sadeed And Ghassaq
Clothing Of The People Of Hell
Discharge, Shackles And Chains
Guardians Of Hell
Hell And Its Gates
Hellfire Has Intelligence
The Noor (Light Or Radiance) Of The Faithfuls Will Lower Flames Of Hell
Sinners Will Live In A Very Congested Place
Mental Or Spiritual Toture
Kafir Will Not Enter Paradise
Deprivation From Divine Bounties Is The Worst Punishment
Deadly Regrets In Hell
Scoldings And Spiritual Punishment In Hell
Taunting By Satans And Wihtholding Of Weeping By Hell Dwellers
You Too Found It True What Was Promised To You
Stay With Satans In Hell Will Be A Painful Punishment
They Will Deny One Another
Blaming One Another In Hell
Will This Weak Body Be Able To Bear Such Sentences?
Man’s Body Will Also Become As Hard As His Heart
In The Hereafter, Truth Will Overtake Appearance
Is Painful Punishment Becoming Divine Justice?
Self Prepared Punishment
Adoration Before The Blind And Singing Before The Deaf?!
What Has The Merciful To Do With Punishment?!
Forcible Tawbah (Repentance) Is Useless
A Short Lifespan And Permanent Punishment
Eternity Will Be Based On The Intention Of Good Or Evil