the Living Who does not die, and the bearers of Your Throne remain, and I remain. Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, will say: 'Let Jibril and Mika'il die.' The Throne will speak and say: 'O my Lord, are Jibril and Mika'il to die?' Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, will say to it: 'Be silent; I have decreed death upon everyone who is under My Throne.' So they will both die. Then the Angel of Death will come to the Compeller, the Almighty and Majestic, and say: 'O my Lord, Jibril and Mika'il have died.' Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, will say to him—though He is more knowing: 'Who remains?' He will say: 'You remain, O my Lord, the Living Who does not die, and the bearers of Your Throne remain, and I remain.' Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, will say: 'Let the bearers of My Throne die.' They will die, and Allah will command the Throne, and it will receive the Horn from Israfil. Then the Angel of Death will come and say: 'O my Lord, the bearers of Your Throne have died.' Allah will say to him—though He is more knowing: 'Who remains?' He will say: 'O my Lord, You remain, the Living Who does not die, and I remain.' Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, will say: 'O Angel of Death, you are a creation among My creation; I created you for what you saw, so die; then you shall not live again.' When none remains but Allah, the One, the Unique, the Eternal Refuge, who neither begets nor is born, He will be the Last, just as He was the First. Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, will say: 'There is no death for the people of Paradise, nor death for the people of the Fire.' Then Allah will fold up the heavens and the earth like the rolling up of a scroll for books, then He will flatten them, then He will grasp them and say: 'I am the Compeller.' Then He will flatten them, grasp them, and say: 'I am the Compeller.' Then He will flatten them, grasp them, and say: 'I am the Compeller.' Then He will call out with His voice and say: 'To whom belongs the dominion this Day?' Then He will say: 'To whom belongs the dominion this Day?' Then He will say: 'To whom belongs the dominion this Day?' Then He will say to Himself: 'To Allah, the One, the Prevailing.' Then He will substitute the earth for another earth and the heavens, and He will spread it out, level it, and stretch it like the stretching of the 'Ukazian leather; you will not see in it any crookedness or unevenness.
His saying, the Exalted: "And all of them will come to Him humble."
16629 - By the same chain, from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, narrated to us while he was among a group of his companions and said: "Then He will substitute the earth for another earth and the heavens, and He will spread it out, level it, and stretch it like the stretching of the 'Ukazian leather; you will not see in it any crookedness or unevenness. Then He will call out with His voice and say: 'Behold, whoever had a partner for Me, let him come. Behold, whoever had a partner for Me, let him come. Behold, whoever had a partner for Me, let him come.' But no one will come to Him. Then Allah will send down upon you water from beneath the Throne called 'the Life-giving' (al-hayawan). So the sky will rain upon you for forty days, until the water is above you by twelve cubits. Then Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, will command the bodies to sprout, so they will sprout like the sprouting of truffles and like the sprouting of vegetables."
(1). Al-Tabari 24/30.
الْحَيُّ الَّذِي لَا يَمُوتُ، وَبَقِيَ حَمَلَةُ عَرْشِكَ، وَبَقِيَ جِبْرِيلُ وَمِيكَائِيلُ وَبَقِيتُ أَنَا. فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: لِيَمُتْ جِبْرِيلُ وَمِيكَائِيلُ. فَيَتَكَلَّمُ الْعَرْشُ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ يَمُوتُ جِبْرِيلُ وَمِيكَائِيلُ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ: اسْكُتْ إِنِّي كَتَبْتُ الْمَوْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ كَانَ تَحْتَ عَرْشِي، فَيَمُوتَانِ فَيَأْتِي مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ إِلَى الْجَبَّارِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَيَقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ قَدْ مَاتَ جِبْرِيلُ وَمِيكَائِيلُ، فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ مَنْ بَقِي؟ فَيَقُولُ: بَقِيتَ أَنْتَ يَا رَبِّ الْحَيُّ الَّذِي لَا يَمُوتُ، وَبَقِيَ حَمَلَةُ عَرْشِكَ، وَبَقِيتُ أَنَا فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، لِيَمُتْ حَمَلَةُ عَرْشِي. فَيَمُوتُونَ، وَيَأْمُرُ اللَّهُ الْعَرْشَ فَيَقْبَلُ الصُّورَ مِنْ إِسْرَافِيلَ، ثُمَّ يَأْتِي مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ فَيَقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ قَدْ مَاتَ حَمَلَةُ عَرْشِكَ، فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ لَهُ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ: مَنْ بَقِيَ؟ فَيَقُولُ:
يَا رَبِّ بَقِيتَ أَنْتَ الْحَيُّ الَّذِي لَا يَمُوتُ، وَبَقِيتُ أَنَا. فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: يَا مَلَكَ الْمَوْتِ أَنْتَ خَلْقٌ مِنْ خَلْقِي خَلَقْتُكَ لِمَا رَأَيْتَ فَمُتْ ثُمَّ لَا تَحْيَ فَإِذَا لَمْ يَبْقَ إِلا اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الأَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ لَيْسَ بِوَالِدٍ وَلا وَلَدٍ كَانَ آخِرَ مَا كَانَ أَوَّلا، قَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى:
لَا مَوْتَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَلا مَوْتَ عَلَى أَهْلِ النَّارِ، ثُمَّ طُوَى الله السموات وَالأَرْضَ كَطَيِّ السِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ ثُمَّ دَحَا بِهِمَا ثُمَّ تَلَقَّفَهُمَا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَنَا الْجَبَّارُ، ثُمَّ دَحَا بِهِمَا ثُمَّ تَلَقَّفَهُمَا ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَنَا الْجَبَّارُ، ثُمَّ دَحَا بِهِمَا، ثُمَّ تَلَقَّفَهُمَا ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَنَا الْجَبَّارُ. ثُمَّ هَتَفَ بِصَوْتِهِ فَقَالَ: لِمَنِ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ: لِمَنِ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ: لِمَنِ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِنَفْسِهِ لِلَّهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ الأرض غير الأرض والسموات فَبَسَطَهَا وَسَطَحَهَا وَمَدَّهَا مَدَّ الأَدِيمِ الْعُكَاظِيِّ لَا تَرَى فِيهَا عِوَجًا وَلا أَمْتًا «١» .
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: وَكُلٌّ أَتَوْهُ دَاخِرِينَ
١٦٦٢٩ - وَبِهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ، عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَهُوَ فِي طَائِفَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ قَالَ: ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ الأَرْضَ غير الأرض والسموات فَبَسَطَهَا وَسَطَحَهَا، وَمَدَّهَا مَدَّ الأَدِيمِ الْعُكَاظِيِّ لَا تَرَى فِيهَا عِوَجًا وَلا أَمْتًا ثُمَّ هَتَفَ بِصَوْتِهِ فَقَالَ: أَلا مَنْ كَانَ لِي شَرِيكًا فَلْيَأْتِ أَلا مَنْ كَانَ لِي شَرِيكًا فَلْيَأْتِ أَلا مَنْ كَانَ لِي شَرِيكًا فَلْيَأْتِ، فَلا يَأْتِيهِ أَحَدٌ، ثُمَّ يُنْزِلُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ مَاءً مِنْ تَحْتِ الْعَرْشِ يُقَالُ لَهُ: الْحَيَوَانُ فَقَطْرُ السَّمَاءِ عَلَيْكُمْ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا، حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْمَاءُ فَوْقَكُمْ ثِنْتَيْ عَشَرَ ذِرَاعًا، وَيَأْمُرُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى الأَجْسَادَ أَنْ تَنْبُتَ فَتَنْبُتَ نَبَاتَ الطَّرَاثِيثِ وكنبات البقل
(١) . الطبري ٢٤/ ٣٠.