بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
الرَّحْمَـٰنِ
الرَّحِيمِ
الْمَلِكِ
الْقُدُّوسِ
السَّلَامِ
1446 - رَمَضَان الْمُعَظَّم
الْمُؤْمِنِ
الْمُهَيْمِنِ
الْعَزِيزِ
الْجَبَّارُ
الْمُتَكَبِّرُ
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Yawm al-Fasl
يوم الفصل
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Yawm al-Fasl (the Day of Decision or Separation) is a Quranic name for the Day of Judgment, emphasizing that it is when Allah will decisively separate truth from falsehood, believers from disbelievers, and the righteous from the wicked. The Quran declares: "This is the Day of Decision; We have assembled you and the former peoples" (77:38). This separation operates on multiple levels: physically separating the righteous from the damned, separating each person from those they loved in the world who followed different paths, and definitively distinguishing between truth and falsehood that may have seemed entangled in worldly life. The concept affirms that divine justice requires ultimate discrimination-in this world, good and evil often coexist, believers and unbelievers interact, and truth may be obscured. Yawm al-Fasl resolves all ambiguity, making final, eternal distinctions. The Quran describes the righteous being led to Paradise in groups while the wicked are driven to Hell, each receiving their appropriate place. This separation is irrevocable-once made, there is no return. Yawm al-Fasl emphasizes that Allah's judgment is not arbitrary but based on perfect knowledge and justice, separating people according to their genuine faith and deeds. For believers, this day represents the ultimate vindication of truth, when all compromises and confusions of worldly life are resolved forever.
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