THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF RESURRECTION

THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF RESURRECTION

Allah has called this Day - on which this universe will be destroyed and the Resurrection and Reckoning will take place - by many names. A number of scholars have endeavoured to list these names. Al-Ghazaali and Qurtubi counted them and listed fifty names, as ibn Hajar al-'Asqalaani mentioned.

Qurtubi listed these names and explained their meanings, but he took the interpretation of them from the book "Siraaj al-Mureedeen " by ibn al-'Arabi, who may have added things by way of comments.

Some scholars listed them without commenting on them, such as lbn Najaah in "Subul al-Khayraat", Abu Haamid al-Ghazaali in "Alyaa "', and lbn Qutaybah in "Uyoon al-Akhbaar ".

We will limit ourselves here to the most well known names, with,a brief discussion of the meaning of each one.

THE MOST WELL KNOWN NAMES FOR THAT DAY

1 - Yawm al-Qiyaamah (The Day of Resurrection)

This name is mentioned in seventy aayaat (verses) of the Qur'an, such as:

اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ لَيَجْمَعَنَّكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ ۗ وَمَنْ أَصْدَقُ مِنَ اللَّهِ حَدِيثًا - 4:87
Allah! Laa ilaaha ilia Huwa [none has the right to be worshipped but He]. Surely, He will gather you together on the Day of Resurrection about which there is no doubt. .) (Qur 'an 4: 87)

وَمَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِ ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِن دُونِهِ ۖ وَنَحْشُرُهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ عُمْيًا وَبُكْمًا وَصُمًّا ۖ مَّأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ كُلَّمَا خَبَتْ زِدْنَاهُمْ سَعِيرًا - 17:97
... And We shall gather them together on the Day of Resurrection on their faces, blind, dumb and deaf .. ) (Qur 'an 1 7: 97)

وَتَرَاهُمْ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا خَاشِعِينَ مِنَ الذُّلِّ يَنظُرُونَ مِن طَرْفٍ خَفِيٍّ ۗ وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّ الْخَاسِرِينَ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَهْلِيهِمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ۗ أَلَا إِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ فِي عَذَابٍ مُّقِيمٍ - 42:45
... Verily, the losers are they who lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection .. .) (Qur 'an 42: 45)

The root of the word qiyaamah in Arabic is qaama I yaqoomu (to stand, rise). It appears in the feminine form (with the ending -ah) to give more emphasis to its meaning, as is the custom of the Arabs in their speech. It is so called because of the great events which will happen (yaqoomu fihaa) on that Day, as described in the texts. One of these events is when the people will stand before the Lord of the Worlds.

2 - Al-Yawm al-Aakhir (The Last Day) As in the aayaat (verses):

لَّيْسَ الْبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَلَٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالْكِتَابِ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَآتَى الْمَالَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِ ذَوِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِ وَالسَّائِلِينَ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ وَالْمُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِهِمْ إِذَا عَاهَدُوا ۖ وَالصَّابِرِينَ فِي الْبَأْسَاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ وَحِينَ الْبَأْسِ ۗ أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا ۖ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُتَّقُونَ - 2:177

... But Al-Birr is [the quality of] the one who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the Angels, the Book, the Prophets .. ) (Qur 'an 2: 1 77)

وَإِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَبَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا تَعْضُلُوهُنَّ أَن يَنكِحْنَ أَزْوَاجَهُنَّ إِذَا تَرَاضَوْا بَيْنَهُم بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ۗ ذَٰلِكَ يُوعَظُ بِهِ مَن كَانَ مِنكُمْ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۗ ذَٰلِكُمْ أَزْكَىٰ لَكُمْ وَأَطْهَرُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ - 2:232

... This [instruction] is an admonition for him among you who believes in Allah and the Last Day .. ) (Qur 'an 2: 232)

إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ ۖ فَعَسَىٰ أُولَٰئِكَ أَن يَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ - 9:18
The mosques of Allah shall be maintained only by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day .. ) (Qur 'an 9:18)

Sometimes it is called Al-Aakhirah (the Hereafter) or Ad-Daar al-Aakhirah (the Home of the Hereafter), as in the aayaat (verses):

وَمَن يَرْغَبُ عَن مِّلَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِلَّا مَن سَفِهَ نَفْسَهُ ۚ وَلَقَدِ اصْطَفَيْنَاهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَإِنَّهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ - 2:130

... Truly, We chose him in this world and verily, in the Hereafter he will be among the righteous) (Qur 'an 2: 130)

فَلْيُقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يَشْرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا بِالْآخِرَةِ ۚ وَمَن يُقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَيُقْتَلْ أَوْ يَغْلِبْ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا - 4:74

Let those [believers] who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter fight in the Cause of Allah .. ) (Qur 'an 4: 74)

تِلْكَ الدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ نَجْعَلُهَا لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوًّا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فَسَادًا ۚ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ - 28:83

That home of the Hereafter [i.e. Paradise], We shall assign to those who rebel not against the truth with pride and oppression in the land nor do mischief by committing crimes .. ) (Qur 'an 28: 83)

وَمَا هَٰذِهِ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لَهْوٌ وَلَعِبٌ ۚ وَإِنَّ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ لَهِيَ الْحَيَوَانُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ - 29:64

... Verily, the home of the Hereafter - that is the life indeed [i.e. the eternal life that will never end], if they but knew) (Qur 'an 29: 64)

This Day is called the Last Day, because it is the Day after which there will be no more days.

3 - As-Saa 'ah (The Hour) Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) says:

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ۗ وَإِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَآتِيَةٌ ۖ فَاصْفَحِ الصَّفْحَ الْجَمِيلَ - 15:85

... And the Hour is surely, coming, so overlook [O' Muhammad], their faults with gracious forgiveness.) (Qur 'an 15: 85)

إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ آتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا تَسْعَىٰ - 20:15

Verily, the Hour is coming - and I am almost hiding it. ..) (Qur 'an 20: 15)

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ السَّاعَةِ شَيْءٌ عَظِيمٌ - 22:1
O' mankind! Fear your Lord and be dutiful to Him! Verily, the earthquake of the Hour [of Judgement] is a terrible thing) (Qur 'an 22: 1)

Qurtubi said: "As-Saa 'ah in Arabic refers to an unspecified portion of time. Customarily it is used to refer to one of the twenty-four parts into which the night and day are divided, which are the basis of time. When it is mentioned in general terms, with the alif and laam (of the definite article al-, in this case the "generic al-"), it refers to the current time, i.e. now. The Resurrection is called As-Saa 'ah either
because it is close at hand, for everything that is coming is near, or as an indication of the tremendous, heart-stopping events that will happen on that Day. It was also said that it is called the Hour because it will come suddenly, in an instant. .. "

4 - Yawm al-Ba'th (The Day of Resurrection) Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) says:

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِن كُنتُمْ فِي رَيْبٍ مِّنَ الْبَعْثِ فَإِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ مِن مُّضْغَةٍ مُّخَلَّقَةٍ وَغَيْرِ مُخَلَّقَةٍ لِّنُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ ۚ وَنُقِرُّ فِي الْأَرْحَامِ مَا نَشَاءُ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ثُمَّ نُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوا أَشُدَّكُمْ ۖ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّىٰ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ أَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ لِكَيْلَا يَعْلَمَ مِن بَعْدِ عِلْمٍ شَيْئًا ۚ وَتَرَى الْأَرْضَ هَامِدَةً فَإِذَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا الْمَاءَ اهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ وَأَنبَتَتْ مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ بَهِيجٍ - 22:5

O' mankind! If you are in doubt about the Resurrection, then verily, We have created you [i.e. Adam] from dust. .) (Qur 'an 22: 5)

وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ وَالْإِيمَانَ لَقَدْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْبَعْثِ ۖ فَهَٰذَا يَوْمُ الْبَعْثِ وَلَٰكِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ - 30:56

And those who have been bestowed with knowledge and Faith will say: 'Indeed you have stayed according to the Decree of Allah, until the Day of Resurrection; so this is the Day of Resurrection ... ' (Qur 'an 30: 56)
lbn Mansoor said: "Al-Ba 'th refers to when Allah will revive the dead and bring them forth on the Day of Resurrection.

5 - Yawm al-Khurooj (The Day of Coming Out) Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) says:

يَوْمَ يَسْمَعُونَ الصَّيْحَةَ بِالْحَقِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ الْخُرُوجِ - 50:42

The Day when they will hear As-Sayhah [shout] in truth, that will be the Day of coming out [from the graves, i.e. the Day of Resurrection].) (Qur 'an 50: 42)

يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ - 70:43
The Day when they will come out [yakhrujoon] of the graves quickly as racing to a goal) (Qur 'an 70: 43)

وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَن تَقُومَ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ بِأَمْرِهِ ۚ ثُمَّ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ دَعْوَةً مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ إِذَا أَنتُمْ تَخْرُجُونَ - 30:25

... Then afterwards when He will call you by a single call, behold, you will come out [takhrajoon] from the earth [i.e. from your graves for reckoning and recompense]. (Qur 'an 30: 25)

It is so called because on that Day people will come out of their graves when the Trumpet is blown.

6 - Al-Qaari'ah (The Striking Hour) Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) says:

الْقَارِعَةُ - 101:1
مَا الْقَارِعَةُ - 101:2
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ - 101:3
Al-Qaari 'ah [the striking Hour, i.e. the Day of Resurrection]. What is the striking [Hour]? And what will make you know what the striking [Hour] is?) (Qur 'an IOI: 1-3)

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌ بِالْقَارِعَةِ - 69:4
Thamood and 'Aad people denied the Qaari 'ah [the striking Hour of Judgement]!(Qur 'an 69: 4)

Qurtubi said: "It is so called because it strikes the heart with terror. Or it is said that they were stricken with the calamities of time, i.e. its terrors and distress."

7 - Yawm al-Fasl (The Day of Judgement, Day of Decision)

Allah says:

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ - 37:21
[It will be said]: 'This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny.· (Qur 'an 37: 21)

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَاكُمْ وَالْأَوَّلِينَ - 77:38
That will be a Day of Decision! We have brought you and the men of old together!(Qur 'an 77: 38)

إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَاتًا - 78:17
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time(Quran 78:17)

8- Yawm ad-Deen (The Day of Recompense)

Allah says:

وَإِنَّ الْفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمٍ - 82:14
يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ الدِّينِ - 82:15
وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَائِبِينَ - 82:16
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ - 82:17
ثُمَّ مَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ - 82:18
يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْئًا ۖ وَالْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ - 82:19

And verily, the Fujjaar [the wicked, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners and evildoers] will be in the blazing Fire [Hell], Therein they will enter, and taste its burning flame on the Day of Recompense, And they [Al-Fujjar] will not be absent there from. And what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is? Again, what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is? [It will be] the Day when no person shall have power [to do anything] for another, and the Decision, that Day, will be [wholly] with Allah) (Qur 'an 82: 14-19)

وَقَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ - 37:20
They will say: 'Woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense! (Qur 'an 37: 20)
In Arabic, the word deen means recompense and reckoning. (This Day) is so called because Allah will reward or punish His slaves and will bring them to account for their actions on that Day.

9 -As-Saakhkhah (The Trumpet-Blast)

Allah ( ) says:
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ - 80:33

Then when there comes As-Saakhkhah [the (second) blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection]. (Qur 'an 80: 33)

Qurtubi said: "Ikrimah said: 'As-Saakhkhah is the first blast of the Trumpet, and At-Taammah is the second blast. At-Tabari said: 'I think it is from (the phrase) Sakhkha fulaan fulaanan (so-and-so made so-and-so deaf).' Ibn al-'Arabi said: 'As-Saakhkhah is that which causes deafness, and it is so loud as to be heard. ' This is the utmost eloquence, as the young people say, "The caller makes you deaf even if you can hear him."

By Allah the tumult of the Day of Resurrection will make people deaf to this world and will make them hear the matters of the Hereafter. "

lbn Katheer said: "Al-Baghawi said: 'As-Saakhkhah means the tumult of the Day of Resurrection. It is so called because it will penetrate their ears to such an extent that it will nearly make them deaf. '"

10 - At-Taammat al-Kubraa (The Greatest Catastrophe)

Allah says:

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ - 79:34
But when there comes the greatest catastrophe [i.e. the Day of Recompense]. (Qur 'an 79: 34)

It is so called because it is the most terrifying and alarming thing of all, as Allah says:

بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ - 54:46
And the Hour will be more grievous and more bitter) (Qur 'an 54: 46)

Qurtubi said: "At-Taammah means overwhelming - as you say tamma ash-shay 'u if it overwhelms and takes over. Because it will overwhelm everything, this Day alone has this name which is true.

11 - Yawm al-lfasrah (The Day of Grief and Regrets)

Allah says:

وَأَنذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ الْحَسْرَةِ إِذْ قُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ وَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ - 19:39
And warn them [O' Muhammad] of the Day of grief and regrets, when the case has been decided, while [now] they are in a state of carelessness, and they believe not) (Qur 'an 19: 39)

It is so called because of the intensity of the grief and regret that people will feel on that Day. The kuffaar - the disbelievers - will regret their lack of faith:

قَدْ خَسِرَ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِلِقَاءِ اللَّهِ ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَتْهُمُ السَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً قَالُوا يَا حَسْرَتَنَا عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطْنَا فِيهَا وَهُمْ يَحْمِلُونَ أَوْزَارَهُمْ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِمْ ۚ أَلَا سَاءَ مَا يَزِرُونَ - 6:31
Until all of a sudden, the Hour [signs of death] is on them, and they say: 'Alas for us that we gave no thought to it. ' .. ) (Qur 'an 6: 31)

Listen to how the kuffaar will regret it when the punishment comes upon them:
أَن تَقُولَ نَفْسٌ يَا حَسْرَتَا عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطتُ فِي جَنبِ اللَّهِ وَإِن كُنتُ لَمِنَ السَّاخِرِينَ - 39:56
أَوْ تَقُولَ لَوْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ هَدَانِي لَكُنتُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ - 39:57
أَوْ تَقُولَ حِينَ تَرَى الْعَذَابَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِي كَرَّةً فَأَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ - 39:58
Lest a person should say: 'Alas, my grief that I was undutiful to Allah [i.e. I have not done what Allah has ordered me to do], and I was indeed among those who mocked [at the truth!]' Or [lest] he should say: 'If only Allah had guided me, I should indeed have been among The Day of Resurrection 31 the Muttaqoon [the pious].' Or [lest] he should say when he sees the torment: 'If only I had another chance [to return to the world], then I should indeed be among the Muhsinoon [good-doers].(Qur 'an 39: 56-58)

The sorrow and regret that the kuffaar - disbelievers - feel will reach their peak when the masters and followers disown one another:

وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوا لَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَتَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُمْ كَمَا تَبَرَّءُوا مِنَّا ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُرِيهِمُ اللَّهُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ حَسَرَاتٍ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ وَمَا هُم بِخَارِجِينَ مِنَ النَّارِ - 2:167
And those who followed will say: 'If only we had one more chance to return [to the worldly life], we would disown [declare ourselves as innocent from] them as they have disowned [declared themselves as innocent from] us. ' Thus Allah will show them their deeds as regrets for them. And they will never get out of the Fire. (Qur 'an 2: 167)

And the believers will feel regret on that Day because they did not do more deeds of righteousness and piety.

12 - Al-Ghaashiyah (The Overwhelming)
Allah says:

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ - 88:1
Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming [i.e. the Day of Resurrection]? (Qur 'an 88: 1)

It is so called because its terrifying events will overwhelm the people and cause them grief. One of the aspects of this meaning is that the Fire will overwhelm the kuffaar and encompass them from above and from beneath their feet, as Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) says:

يَوْمَ يَغْشَاهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ وَمِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِهِمْ وَيَقُولُ ذُوقُوا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ - 29:55
On the Day when the torment [Hell-fire] shall cover them from above them and from underneath their feet. .. ) (Qur 'an 29: 55)

لَهُم مِّن جَهَنَّمَ مِهَادٌ وَمِن فَوْقِهِمْ غَوَاشٍ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ - 7:41
Theirs will be a bed of Hell [Fire], and over them coverings [of Hell-fire]... (Qur 'an 7: 41)

13 - Yawm al-Khulood (The Day of Eternal Life)
Allah says:

ادْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَامٍ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ الْخُلُودِ - 50:34
Enter you therein in peace and security - this is a Day of eternal life!) (Qur 'an 50: 34)

That Day is called the Day of eternal life because the people will go to their place of eternal abode: the kuffaar will abide forever in Hell, and the believers will abide forever in Paradise. Allah says:

وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ - 2:39
But those who disbelieve and belief Our Aayaat [proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.] - such are the dwellers of the Fire. They shall abide therein forever) (Qur 'an 2: 39)

وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ ابْيَضَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ فَفِي رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ - 3:107
And for those whose faces will become white, they will be in Allah's Mercy [Paradise], therein they shall dwell forever) (Qur 'an 3: 107)

14 - Yawm al-lfisaab (The Day of Reckoning)

Allah says:

يَا دَاوُودُ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاكَ خَلِيفَةً فِي الْأَرْضِ فَاحْكُم بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ الْهَوَىٰ فَيُضِلَّكَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَضِلُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ بِمَا نَسُوا يَوْمَ الْحِسَابِ - 38:26
.. Verily, those who wander astray from the path of Allah [shall] have a severe torment, because they forgot the Day of Reckoning) (Qur 'an 38: 26)

وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ إِنِّي عُذْتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُم مِّن كُلِّ مُتَكَبِّرٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِيَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ - 40:27
Moosa [Moses] said: 'Verily, I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant who believes not in the Day of Reckoning!
(Qur 'an 40: 27)

This Day is called the Day of Reckoning, because on this Day Allah will bring His slaves to account. Qurtubi said:

"The meaning of Al-/fisaab (the Reckoning) is that Allah will count people's deeds, good and bad, and will count His blessings (that He bestowed). Then He will weigh the elements of good and evil (in each action), and whichever outweighs the other will determine whether that action is recorded as good or evil. It is narrated that the Prophet said:

"There is not one among you but Allah will speak to him directly without any mediator."

15 - Al-Waaqi'ah (The Event)

Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) says:

إِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ - 56:1
When the Event [i.e. the Day of Resurrection] befalls - (Qur 'an 56: 1)

Ibn Katheer said: "It is so called because it will definitely come to pass."
The root of waqa 'a in Arabic means "took place" or "existed".

16- Yawm al-Wa'eed [The Day Whereof Warning (had been given)

Allah says:

وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ الْوَعِيدِ - 50:20
And the Trumpet will be blown - that will be the Day whereof warning [had been given] [i.e. the Day of Resurrection].) (Qur 'an 50:20) -

because it is the Day of which He had warned His slaves, and warning means telling of the punishment when an offence takes place.

17 - Yawm al-Aazifah (The Day that is Drawing Near)

Allah says:

وَأَنذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ الْآزِفَةِ إِذِ الْقُلُوبُ لَدَى الْحَنَاجِرِ كَاظِمِينَ ۚ مَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ حَمِيمٍ وَلَا شَفِيعٍ يُطَاعُ - 40:18
And warn them [O' Muhammad] of the Day that is drawing near [i.e. the Day of Resurrection], when the hearts will be choking the throats ... (Qur 'an 40: 18)

It is so called because it is close at hand, as Allah says:

أَزِفَتِ الْآزِفَةُ - 53:57
لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ - 53:58
The Day of Resurrection draws near. None besides Allah can avert it [or advance it or delay it]. (Qur 'an 53: 57-58)

The Hour is very near, for everything that is coming is near, even if it is still far away. And after its signs appear, the Hour is even closer.

18 - Yawm al-Jama' (The Day of Assembling)

Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) says:

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّتُنذِرَ أُمَّ الْقُرَىٰ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَتُنذِرَ يَوْمَ الْجَمْعِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ ۚ فَرِيقٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَفَرِيقٌ فِي السَّعِيرِ - 42:7
And thus We have revealed to you [O' Muhammad] a Qur'an in Arabic that you may warn the Mother of the Towns [Makkah] and all around it, and warn [them] of the Day of Assembling of which there is no doubt. .) (Qur 'an 42: 7)

It is so called because on this Day Allah will assemble all of mankind together, as He says:

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً لِّمَنْ خَافَ عَذَابَ الْآخِرَةِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمٌ مَّجْمُوعٌ لَّهُ النَّاسُ وَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمٌ مَّشْهُودٌ - 11:103
That is a Day whereon mankind will be gathered together .. ) (Qur 'an 11:103)

19- Al-Haaqqah (The Inevitable)

Allah says:

الْحَاقَّةُ - 69:1
مَا الْحَاقَّةُ - 69:2
The Inevitable [i.e. the Day of Resurrection]! What is the Inevitable? (Qur 'an 69: 1-2)

It is so called - as Ibn Katheer says - because on this Day the promise and the warning will be fulfilled. Bukhari said in his Saheeh: "It is the Inevitable because on that Day there will be reward and punishment and the reality of things will become apparent. And Al-Haqqah and Al-Haaqqah are the same thing." Ibn Hajar said in his comment on Bukhari's words: "He took this from the words of Al-Farraa ', who said in Ma 'aani al-Qur 'an: Al-Haaqqah means the Resurrection. It is so called because on that Day there will be reward and punishment and the reality of things will become apparent. Then he said, al-Haqqah and al-Haaqqah both mean the same thing. A!-Tabari said: it is called al-haaqqah because it is certain. Others said: it is called al-Haqqah because, then the reward and punishment will be given to the people of Paradise and the people of Hell, respectively. Again it is so called because then the kuffaar - disbelievers - will be defeated who went against the Prophets. And it is said (in Arabic) haaqaqtuhu fa haqaqtuhu (I debated with him and defeated him in argument). And it is also said that it is so called because it is Qaqq (true) and there is no doubt concerning it."

20 - Yawm at-Talaaq (The Day of Mutual Meeting)

Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) says:

رَفِيعُ الدَّرَجَاتِ ذُو الْعَرْشِ يُلْقِي الرُّوحَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ لِيُنذِرَ يَوْمَ التَّلَاقِ - 40:15
[He is Allah] Owner of High Ranks and Degrees, the Owner of the Throne. He sends the Revelation by His Command to any of His slaves He wills, that he [the person who receives Revelation] may warn [men] of the Day of Mutual Meeting [i.e. the Day of Resurrection].) (Qur 'an 40: 15)

lbn Katheer said: "lbn 'Abbaas said: on that Day, Adam and the last of his children will meet. Ibn Zayd said: on that Day all people will meet. Qataadah, As-Suddi, Bilaal ibn Sa'd and Sufyaan ibn 'Uyaynah said: on that Day the people of heaven and earth will meet, and the Creator and His created beings will meet. Maymoon ibn Mahraan said: on that Day the oppressor and the one whom he oppressed will meet. It is also said that the Day of Mutual Meeting includes all of these meanings. It also includes the idea that everyone who did deeds will meet his deeds, both good and evil, as others suggested."

21 - Yawm at-Tanaad (The Day When There will be Mutual Calling)

Allah tells us that the believer among the people of Pharaoh said to his people:

وَيَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَوْمَ التَّنَادِ - 40:32
And, O' my people! Verily, I fear for you the Day when there will be mutual calling [between the people of Hell and of Paradise].) (Qur 'an 40: 32)

It is so called because there will be so much calling that Day. Each person will be called by name to be brought to account and rewarded or punished accordingly. The people of Paradise will call the people of Hell, and the people of Hell will call the people of Paradise, and the people of Al-A 'raaf will call both.

22 - Yawm al-Taghaabun (The Day of Mutual Loss and Gain)

Allah says:

يَوْمَ يَجْمَعُكُمْ لِيَوْمِ الْجَمْعِ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ التَّغَابُنِ ۗ وَمَن يُؤْمِن بِاللَّهِ وَيَعْمَلْ صَالِحًا يُكَفِّرْ عَنْهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِ وَيُدْخِلْهُ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ - 64:9
[And remember] the Day when He will gather you [all] on the Day of Gathering, -that will be the Day of mutual loss and gain .. ) (Qur 'an 64: 9)

It is so called because the people of Paradise will get the better of the people of Hell; they will enter Paradise and take that which was promised to them, and they will inherit the kuffaar's (disbelievers) share of Paradise.

These are the most famous names of the Day of Resurrection. Some scholars also list other names apart from those that we have mentioned. These names they have derived from what is mentioned in the texts. So they called it Yawm as-Sadr (the Day of proceeding), based on the aayah (verse):

يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا أَعْمَالَهُمْ - 99:6
That Day mankind will proceed [yasdur] in scattered groups that they may be shown their deeds.) (Qur 'an 99: 6)

- and Yawm al-Jidaal (the Day of pleading), based on the aayah:

يَوْمَ تَأْتِي كُلُّ نَفْسٍ تُجَادِلُ عَن نَّفْسِهَا وَتُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ - 16:111
[Remember] the Day when every person will come up pleading [tujaadil] for himself...) (Qur'an 16: 111)

They listed names describing that Day in the same terms that Allah has described it. Among the names they mentioned are the following:

A Hard Day: A Mighty Day; the Day when all (the dwellers of the heavens and the earth) will be present; A Day, hard and distressful, that will make the faces look horrible (from extreme dislike of it); the Day after which there will be no night.

Other names that they have mentioned include:

The Day which will bring low and exalt: The Day of retribution; the Day of recompense; the Day when the Trumpet is blown; the Day of the (final) earthquake; the Day when the earth and the mountains will shake violently; the Day when the Trumpet is sounded; the Day of dispersal; the day when the earth will split; the Day when the contents of the graves are brought forth; the Day of regret; the Day of flight.

And other names include:

The Day when all the secrets will be examined: The Day when no person shall have power (to do) anything for another; the Day when they will be pushed down by force to the Fire of Hell, with a horrible, forceful pushing; the Day when the eyes will stare in horror; the Day when their excuses will be of no profit to the Zaalimoon (wrongdoers); the Day when they shall not speak; the Day whereon neither wealth nor children will avail; the Day when not a single fact will be hidden from Allah; the Day from Allah which none can avert; the Day on which there will be neither mutual bargaining nor befriending; the Day of which there is no doubt.
Some scholars add other names. Qurtubi said: "There is no reason not to call it by names other than those which have been mentioned, based on the circumstances that will prevail on that Day, such as crowding, constriction, humiliation, helplessness, the appointed Day, and so on."

The reason why there are so many names Qurtubi said: "Everything that is of great status has many attributes and many names. This is the way in which the Arabs express the importance of a thing. Do you not see that because the sword is so important to them and is held in such high esteem by them, that they gave it five hundred names? And there are other similar examples. Because the Resurrection is so important and its terrors are so many, Allah has given it many names in His Book, and has described it in many ways."