Islam Guidance

1. Purgatory (Barzakh)

1. Purgatory (Barzakh)

 According to the Qur'ān and many ahadith from the Prophet and the Imams, death is not our end. The human spirit, after death, remains and experiences blessings or torment up to the time of the turmoil of Resurrection.

 This period from death to Resurrection is called barzakh. Allah says, “Count not those who were slain in the way of Allah as dead, but rather they are living with their Lord, being sustained and are rejoicing in the bounty which Allah has given them.” (3:169-170)

 It is clear that if the life after death was not real, the phrase “living with their Lord, being sustained” would be meaningless.

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