About this course
Follow the theological questions surrounding death and the hereafter, from belief in an afterlife to the Day of Judgement. The opening lessons examine death, burial and barzakh, including questioning in the grave and the relationship between the living and the dead.
The course then turns to the end of the world, resurrection and the gathering of humanity. Its concluding sequence considers the opening of the books, testimony, accounting, the scales and the path, before examining intercession and entry into Paradise.
What you’ll explore
- Belief in an afterlife and the experience of death
- Barzakh, burial and questioning in the grave
- The relationship between the living and the dead
- Resurrection, gathering and the Day of Judgement
- Accounting, the scales, the path and intercession
Curriculum
- 01Print-Ready Course Notes
- 02The Belief in an Afterlife
- 03Demystifying Death
- 04Understanding Barzakh
- 05How Does Death Take Place?
- 06The People of the Middle State
- 07The Death of Pure Individuals
- 08The Death of the Corrupt
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- 09The Experience of Burial
- 10The Squeezing of the Grave
- 11The Loneliness of the Grave
- 12Activating the Spiritual Memory
- 13Questioning in the Grave
- 14Meeting with Friends and Relatives
- 15The Landscape of Barzakh
- 16The Connection Between the Living and the Dead
- 17The Death of the World
- 18The Blowing of the Trumpet
- 19The Second Blowing and Resurrection
- 20The Day of Gathering and Assembly
- 21The Day of Judgement
- 22The First Station
- 23Meeting God
- 24The Opening of the Books
- 25The Testimony of Witnesses and the Distribution of Books
- 26The Station of Accounting and the Station of the Scales
- 27The Station of the Path
- 28Intercession
- 29Permission to Enter Paradise
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