BISMILLAH IR RAHMAN IR RAHEEM WHO WILL ASK ALLAH FOR US? With a Quiz Adapted for Children from an authentic Hadith by Khadeijah Stephens Copyrighted 2000 by Khadeijah Stephens & The Mosque of the Internet www.mosque.com TERMS OF PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION The Mosque of the Internet grants permission to Islamic schools, organizations or Muslim individuals to download, copy, print, publish, record and/or distribute this story either for profit or non-profit without reimbursement to the Mosque of the Internet providing the following six conditions are complied with in full and without exception. The Mosque of the Internet owns and retains the copyright of this story and no other person/s, school, organization or individual etc., owns or has any right or claim to the copyright. No alterations whatsoever are made. Reference to The Mosque of the Internet with its internet address www.mosque.com appears on the front cover. Should artwork be included in its publication the artwork must conform with Islamic principles, for example no drawings of human beings. The Mosque of the Internet is informed of its publication and ten copies of the published book sent to the Mosque of the Internet. If any of these conditions are not met then all previously mentioned permission/s are automatically revoked and legal action will be taken to the maximum extent of the copyright infringement jurisdiction law in the State of Delaware, USA will be sought. Our beloved Prophet Muhammad, praise and veneration be upon him, was invited for a meal. Several of his companions accompanied him and as they ate he told them that on the Day of Judgement he will be the Master of all believers. He also told his companions that on the Day of Judgement ever person that ever lived will be gathered together, and although there will be billions upon billions of people, each one will be able to see and hear the herald that had called them all to the gathering. The Prophet, praise and veneration be upon him, warned his companions that Day will be unlike any other. It will be extremely hot because Allah will cause the sun to come closer than ever before and there will be a lot of suffering. People will turn to one another and ask each other if they realize what day it is and what is happening to them. However, believers throughout all the centuries, including those of the earlier prophets, will know that this is the Day of Judgement, the Day which all the prophets promised would come, so they will ask one another if there is anyone who can supplicate to Allah for His Mercy to relieve them of their suffering. Someone will say: "Go and ask Adam, he is our father!" And so they will look for him and when they find him they will say: "O Adam, you were the first man, Allah created you with His own Hands and breathed into you His Spirit and commanded the angels to prostrate towards you. He let you live in the Garden, will you please supplicate to Allah for us because of our suffering?" But Adam, the first Prophet of Allah, will say: "My Lord is very angry today. Never before has He been so angry and after this He will never again be so angry. I disobeyed Him and ate from the tree, and I am afraid for myself, myself, myself, go to Noah!" So they will go to Noah and ask: "O Noah, you were the first Messenger of Allah on earth, and Allah called you a grateful worshipper, will you please supplicate to Allah for us we are suffering so much?" But Noah will reply: "My Lord is very angry today. Never before has He been so angry and after this He will never again be so angry. Allah gave me one supplication so I supplicated for my people. I am afraid for myself, myself, myself. Go to Abraham and ask him!" So they will go to Abraham and say: "Abraham, you are a Prophet of Allah, His friend whom He choose out of all the people of the earth during your time, please, will you supplicate to Allah for us, you can see we are suffering a lot?" Abraham will reply saying: "My Lord is very angry today. Never before has He been so angry and after this He will never again be so angry. I lied three times, myself, myself, myself! Go and ask Moses!" So they will go to Moses and say: "O Moses, you are a Prophet of Allah. Allah both honored and favored you, and spoke with you. Will you please supplicate to Allah for us, you can see how much we are suffering?" Moses will reply: "My Lord is very angry today. Never before has He been so angry and after this He will never again be so angry. I killed someone even though I had not been ordered to kill him, I fear for myself, myself, myself. Go and ask Jesus!" So they will go to Jesus and say: "O Jesus, you are a Messenger of Allah, a Word conveyed to Mary, a Spirit of Allah, and spoke when you were in your cradle. Will you please supplicate to Allah for us, our suffering is great?" But Jesus will reply: "My Lord is very angry today. Never before has He been so angry and after this He will never again be so angry. I am afraid for myself, myself, myself. Go and ask Muhammad." The believers will come to me, Prophet Muhammad, praise and veneration be upon him, and say: "O Prophet Muhammad, praise and veneration be upon him, you are the Messenger of Allah, the Seal of all the Prophets. Allah has forgiven both your first and last shortcoming, you can see our circumstances, please, go to Allah and supplicate to Him for us!" So I will go towards the Throne and it is there that I will be given knowledge of a special way of praising and exalting Allah, the like of which has never ever been given to anyone before. Then Allah will say to me: "Muhammad, raise your head and supplicate, you will be given, and supplicate for intercession and you will be given." So I will raise my head and supplicate saying: "O Lord, my nation, my nation, my nation." Whereupon, Allah will say to me: "Take those on the right who are not subject to accounting to Paradise, the remainder will enter through the different Gates of Paradise." QUIZ TIME 1.What does "supplicate" in this story mean write a letter, b) ask, or c) gather together 2.Who will the believers ask first? 3.Who will Prophet Abraham tell the believers to go and ask? 4.Why are the Prophets afraid? 5.Who will supplicate to Allah for the believers? QUIZ TIME ANSWERS If you remembered to say the prayer on the Prophet, you can add an extra point 1.b 2.Prophet Adam 3.Prophet Moses 4.The anger of Allah 5. Prophet Muhammad, praise and veneration be upon him. SCORE 1-2 right? Do you think you can do better? Why not read the story again and get a better score next time. 3 right? GOOD! You tried hard 4 right? VERY GOOD indeed! 5 + right? EXCELLENT - you are a star pupil!