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The Day of the Scale

يوم الميزان

The Day of the Scale in Qur'an and Sunnah: the day the Scale is set to weigh deeds — a sign of the Hour, a day of indescribable terror, when God sets up the true Scale.

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Afterlife and eschatology

Summary

The Day of the Scale is mentioned in Qur'an and Sunnah as the day the Scale is set to weigh deeds — a sign of the Hour and a day of indescribable terror. It includes events beyond imagination: the blowing of the Trumpet, the emergence of people from their graves, their gathering to the Gathering Place, and their presentation for reckoning.

People and things also explored

The Gates of Paradise· The terrors of the Day· Islamic eschatology· The display and standing before God· Al-barzakh· The Beast of the Earth· The Smoke· The Greatest Terror

Sources

  • Tanzil Project, Qur'an text v1.1
  • Sahih al-Bukhari
  • Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “The Day of the Scale”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/yaum-al-mizan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-12.

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