After the occurrence of the “Hour” and the Resurrection, we will appear before our Judge. Every soul will give an account of its sojourn on earth, and will be rewarded for its good deeds, or judged equitably for its misdeeds.
On that day, we will realize, and we will be told, how we fared in our test in life. Some of us will be elated, and some will be saddened to exasperation. The extent of our errors, misbehaviour, and rejection of Allah’s commandments and guidance will become clear, and the disbelievers’ excuses, wishes and pleas will make a long list. The arguments between those who claim they were misled and those who misled them will take place. In many cases, those accused of misleading were not even aware of those who were following their lead.
The people will be led by angels to one of these locations:
- The humans who fared well in life will be directed towards one of two gardens of Paradise. In fact, there are 4 gardens, but it is assumed that two of them are reserved to the Jinns, who are a different category of creatures
- Those who rebelled against Allah’s rule, or disbelieved in His commandments, will be directed towards Hell
- There seems to be also a “purgatory”, but there is no indication as to how long people will remain there, or what their release conditions would be.
We will then understand what some concepts such as eternity, and whatever was hidden will be unveiled, at least to those who passed the test.
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L’Au-Dela, le Paradis et l’Enfer
Quran Perspective 