THE PHYSICS OF THE DAY OF JUDGMENT

THE PHYSICS OF THE DAY OF JUDGMENT

The belief in life after death is part of many religious traditions and the concept that bad or good deeds in this world will be repaid with punishment or paradise in afterlife is a major part of Islamic teachings. Numerous verses in the Quran describe the Day of Judgment, resurrection and life after death; the main recurring themes are the final earthquake and that mankind will physically rise from the grave to see what they have done before. In the following pages I would like to show that the various descriptions of the Day of Judgment given in the Quran are not just a myth or wishful thinking but are based on real scientific principles.Rising up from the grave and coming back alive can happen simply with the reversal of time.

The idea that there could be life beyond the grave raises many questions. What happens to us on dying? What is soul? Does it leave the body to enter the spiritual world which is beyond human perception in some other dimension? Are the souls reincarnated to enter a body of a newborn in an endless cycle of life and death as in the beliefs of some eastern religions? Is the soul taken and kept somewhere until the Day of Judgment to be reunited with the body that rises from the grave? All the above are spiritual questions which cannot be answered from the view point of science.The most direct and meaningful question is addressed in the Quran:

We can believe what we wish; however the remarkable material progress that we see around us is not based on wishful thinking but is due to understanding of scientific principles and its precise application to produce the wonders of technology. We understand truth enough so as to prefer seeking advice of physicians over witch doctors and to put our trust in mechanical devices like airplanes to fly us across continents in a few hours. Scientific progress cannot be made with wishful thinking or majority vote; if that was the case Columbus would have surely fallen of the earth in 1492.

Despite advances in sciences and technology and a world that demands proof, even the greatest of proof is only for the believer as religious belief
comes from deep within us. The greatest of proofs will not satisfy someone who does not wish to believe, while the slightest evidence can be a great
source of comfort for the believer. In this context let us look at the story of Prophet Ibrahim (peace be on him) given in the Quran.

Prophet Ibrahim wanted to know how God gives life to the dead. He was a man of tremendous faith willing to sacrifice his own son for the sake of God, yet he was looking for something to comfort his heart. Prophet Abraham was shown a great miracle by Allah (SWT) when the pieces of birds he was told to place on surrounding hills; came back flying to him alive. Ordinary people like us could greatly benefit from some scientific evidence for life beyond our present day existence in a world where everything is measured by the criteria set by method of logic and scientific discovery.

For Muslims there are many paths to comfort our hearts, one of them being the Quran. There is only one version of the Quran. It is the only religious
book that even the critics of Islam admit was never altered since its revelation to Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him) fourteen hundred years ago. Scientific advancements have provided better understanding of many verses of the Quran that had appeared obscure in the past. The Quran
accurately describes a variety of scientific facts that were discovered in the last one hundred years. For the Muslims this is one of the reasons that the
Quran is truly a revealed book.

Many verses in the Quran describe the future of the universe and The Day of Judgment. The event being depicted is not some local or earthly
catastrophe that is caused by atomic war or natural disaster. The verses appear to describe a cataclysmic event that will affect the whole universe.
Quranic verses allude to the final earthquake, darkening of stars and the sun, opening of gates in the sky and "a time" in which mankind will see what they had done before so that they will become witnesses against their own selves. It appears that the Quran is describing some major shifts in the laws of the universe including the reversal of gravity and time.

 

RESURRECTION IS A PHYSICAL PROCESS:

Contrary to popular belief among the Muslims, resurrection from the grave described in the Quran appears to be a physical process. In the above verses the resurrection of the dead is compared to physical processes in nature like the growth of plants after rain; this suggests that revival after death is also a process based on natural laws on which the universe is built. A brief review of cosmology given in the next few pages will help in understanding the physical mechanism that leads to the Day of Judgment.

WHEN WILL THE DAY OF JUDGMENT ARRIVE?

Superficially, it seems that if we knew the rate at which the expansion of the universe is slowing, then we should be able to predict when the Day of Judgment will begin. However, if time is related to the expansion of space, we cannot observe the slowing of the expansion and it is impossible to predict the timing of the Day of Judgment.

The nature of time is such that slowing of time cannot be perceived locally so the beginning of the Day of Judgment cannot be predicted and may come at any time. Only God, who is beyond our time, knows of the real timing of the Day of Judgment.

PERCEPTION OF TIME AFTER DEATH:

In the Quran, the soul is compared to consciousness and death is compared to sleep. Many verses in the Quran suggest that once death overcomes us there is no perception of the passage of time and the next thing we see is the Day of Judgment.

On The Day of Judgment, the reality of afterlife and the true religion Islam will become clear to everyone. Those who had indulged in evil deeds and followed false beliefs will wish that they had never existed; but they will have to face the final justice. May God have mercy on all of us.

The following verses describe the Day of Judgment in a comprehensive manner. The Day of Judgment will start with the final earthquake causing the earth to literally explode and throw out all its insides to transform into a massive hollow sphere. The hollowed earth will have the sky towards its center. Time would be running backward and mankind will begin to rise from the graves coming back alive, one after another, "in scattered groups". The history of nations will be played back with the reversal of time. Nations as well as people will be totally powerless caught in the backward flow of time. They will helplessly reenact and witness their own deeds of the past. This process will continue until each one of us is removed to beyond the dying universe through the gates in the sky by angels of the grand decent.

SUMMARY:

The religious contention that man will rise from the grave is not just a myth or wishful thinking but is based on real scientific principles. Rising up from
the grave and coming back alive can happen simply with the reversal of time.

The world (but not the universe) can end because of earthquake, tsunami, meteor strike, nuclear war, supernova, and some other natural or manmade
disaster. These are however just local ends that have nothing to do with Day of Judgment. End will not happen on any arbitrary date predicted by
someone. The end of the universe is an entirely different phenomenon that has been built into the laws of the universe by the creator.

With the tremendous scientific advancements of the twentieth century, we have placed our trust in science and technology to solve all our problems.
Dazzled by the ability of technology to produce quick results, our faith in God has become weak. Our actions are for worldly goals, although a stronger
belief in God and fear of accountability in the afterlife could make us better people. We can see the consequences of lacking these in the moral decay
that is afflicting many societies all over the world.

God has sent guidance to human beings according to the conditions existing at that moment in history. When the Pharaohs ruled, magic was a very
popular pastime. Then Moses (Peace be on him) came with miracles from God and defeated the magicians of the Pharaoh's court. The people at the
time of Jesus (Peace be on him) were similarly deep into miracles, and we can see that the life of Jesus is full of miracles. When Mohammad (Peace
be on him) came, the Arabic language and poetry was at the height of its development. The Quran with its clear message was revealed in the most
eloquent poetry with a style unique and unmatched.
Many verses in the Quran describe the Day of Judgment. We live in a universe that has been expanding since its creation billions of years ago. Both
the birth of the universe with the "Big Bang" and its expansion are described in the Quran. Physicists and astronomers have recently (1998)
discovered that the expansion of the universe appears to be accelerating. This anomalous finding is expected if the expansion of space is linked to
time. The verses of the Quran suggest that the universe will not expand forever and that the Day of Judgment will begin with the contraction of the
universe.

It appears that time and gravity will reverse when the universe begins to contract. Reversal of time will bring about the resurrection from the grave. In
this time and gravity reversed and transformed world we will come across all the good and evil that we did in our lives.

Reversal of gravity will be the cause of the final earthquake mentioned in the Quran. This will change the earth so that it will be turned inside out and
transformed into a giant hollow sphere with the sky towards its center. The reversed gravity focused towards the "earth's center-sky" will have a
runaway effect on space. The space in the center-sky will be literally torn apart to produce openings or gates to the higher dimensions that are beyond
our universe. Through these openings, we will be removed from the collapsing universe.

Everyone will be taken away to escape the unrelenting effect of time reversal that could regress us to nothingness in our mother's wombs. In some
higher dimension or plane mankind will be brought together from all times and places in history, to face the judgment for their deeds and hell or heaven.

From the Quran, it appears that the timing of the Day of Judgment will never be known and it may come at any time. We should be aware that The Day of Judgment is very near to every one of us as there is no perception of passage of time after death.

As we go through our daily life we should keep in mind that everything big and small that we do is being recorded in time. If we do not take steps to protect ourselves from evil, in addition to the threat of severe punishment, we stand the chance of great embarrassment on the Day of Judgment. The reversal of time will expose all our secrets.

I hope this article will serve as a source of warning as well as encouragement to the believers. They will realize that, The Day of Judgment is a
religious, scientific truth which everyone will have to face; and our deeds in this world will determine our fate in the eternal life. There is no doubt
however, that the real knowledge of the Day of Judgment is with Allah only.

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