The Impact of the Belief in Ma‘ad (Resurrection) on the Formation of the Qur’anic Way of Life: An Analytical and Research-Based Study

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Al-Mustafa International University

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This paper presents a research study of the profound effects of the Day of Judgment (Ma’ad) on the individual and collective life of man in the light of the Holy Quran. Belief in the Day of Judgment is not just a religious belief but is the main motivation for shaping human character, morality and lifestyle. Belief in the Day of Judgment awakens in man a sense of accountability, justice, goodness and the purpose of life, as a result of which he is able to avoid sins, face difficulties with courage and live life with patience and contentment. The Holy Quran has repeatedly reminded that faith in the Hereafter protects man from misguidance, hopelessness and misguidance.
On the contrary, denial of the Day of Judgment leads man to moral decline, mental anxiety and purposelessness, to the point where he succumbs to difficulties and begins to feel that life is a burden. This article explains in a reasoned manner the meaning of the belief in the resurrection, its moral and social implications, and its universal importance in building human character in the light of the Quran and Sunnah. The aim of the article is to prove that the belief in the resurrection is not just a theory, but rather a practical code of the Quranic way of life that gives man the ability to live a purposeful, dignified, and contented life.

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