Mercy and Might on Judgment Day: Allah’s Name Maliki Yawm al-Din

Mercy and Might on Judgment Day: Allah’s Name Maliki Yawm al-Din
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
Living for the self and the absence of moral accountability
Of all the things that occupy our thoughts on a daily basis, life after death is not one of them—at least not for most people. People deal with the temporary nature of this world in a multitude of ways, from nihilism and hedonism to more moral and humanistic philosophies. Because of the spread of scientism and materialism, even religious people de-emphasize the idea of a Day of Judgment.
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Due to global shifts towards materialism, and the supposed irreconcilability between a belief in the hereafter and modern understandings of science, the notion of a final reckoning has been largely abandoned as an almost embarrassing relic of old-fashioned belief systems.
Yet materialists doubting the Day of Judgment is nothing new. Allah tells us in the Qur’an,
Yet [some] people ask [mockingly], “After I die, will I really be raised to life again?” Do [such] people not remember that We created them before, when they were nothing?
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Even for those who believe in God or a higher power, God’s role is reduced to assisting us in this world without judgment, and without much thought given to accountability to Him.
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In fact, for the spiritually inclined, the idea that a “Universe” acts for us to fulfill our desires is becoming more pervasive. Indeed, spirituality itself becomes but a means to worldly enjoyment, or at the very least an arsenal of coping mechanisms for this transient life’s inevitable letdowns. And for the vast majority of people, day-to-day concerns are much more pressing than an abstract Day of Judgment.
Even for some Muslims, and despite the Qur’an’s constant reminders, thinking about the Day of Judgment is uncomfortable. After all, considering a day in which mountains dissipate like clouds, flames engulf the oceans, the skies fold like the pages of a book, and all the humans, jinn, and animals that ever lived are in a single moment recreated and assembled in incomprehensibly massive crowds can, for some, be paralyzing. It may even cause despair.
Yet this thought only has such an effect when one does not know who Allah is. Being acquainted with Māliki Yawm al-Dīn—Owner of the Day of Retribution—who is the Most Merciful, the Most Just, and the Most Wise, can completely change the way we relate to the Day of Judgment. Our understanding of His beautiful names and attributes ultimately determines how we relate to the Day we will meet Him.
This paper aims to help readers internalize the reality of the Day of Judgment in a way that aligns our purpose in life, heightens our awareness of our actions and hearts, grants us solace through life’s traumas, makes us long for meeting Allah, and provides us comfort—yes, comfort—in knowing that only Allah will be in control throughout that incredible Day.

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