A Dictionary of Islam / Being a cyclopedia of the doctrines, rites, ceremonies, and customs, together with the technical and theological terms, of the Muhammadan religion.

by Thomas Patrick Hughes

Riẓāʾ, is also a word which expresses resignation, and is defined as being pleased with the inevitable decrees of God, whatever they may be.

RESURRECTION. Belief in al-yaumu ʾl-āk͟hir (اليوم الاخر‎), “the Last Day,” is an article of the Muḥammadan Faith. The terms used in the Qurʾān are:—

Yaumu ʾ-Qiyāmah, “Day of Standing up” ([Sūrah ii. 79]).

Yaumu ʾl-Faṣl, “Day of Separation” ([Sūrah lxxvii. 14]).

Yaumu ʾl-Ḥisāb, “Day of Reckoning” ([Sūrah xl. 28]).

Yaumu ʾl-Baʿs̤, “Day of Awakening” ([Sūrah xxx. 56]).

Yaumu ʾd-Dīn, “Day of Judgment” ([Sūrah i. 3]).

Al-Yaumu ʾl-Muḥīt̤, “The Encompassing Day” ([Sūrah xi. 85]).

As-Sāʿah, “The Hour” ([Sūrah viii. 186]).

There are very graphic descriptions of the Last Day in the poetical Sūrahs of the Qurʾān. The five following belong to an early period in Muḥammad’s mission:—