What REALLY happens after we die.

Have you ever thought about what will happen to you when you die?

Every religion has different opinions about this. But I, as a Muslim will tell you mine.

DYING is VERY PAINFUL. (I will talk about this in my next post.)

When someone dies, his or her family members or specific people will complete the corpse with 4 steps:-

1. They give the corpse a bath. They clean the corpse thoroughly.
2. They shroud the corpse.
3. They pray FOR the corpse. This is called "Sembahyang Jenazah" in Malay.
4. And lastly, they bury the corpse.

Note: ALL the steps above are fulfilled according to certain conditions.

When the corpse is in the grave (Alam Barzakh), two 'frightening' angels (malaikat), named Munkar and Nakir, assigned by our ONE AND ONLY god, ALLAH TA'ALA, appears. Their voice like roaring thunder, their gazes like the lightning strike. (No, they are not evil.)

The two angels will ask the dead : "Who is your god?" "Who is your prophet?" "What is your religion?" (You're probably thinking, "How does she know this?" or something similar. Well, it's recorded in the Holy Al-Quran.) They will also ask other questions. I just listed out a few. (very few)

"The questions will be very difficult to be answered by the dead, and to answer it they need help." - Al-Quran, Surah Al-Bihar, 6:215

I know it sounds weird and impossible if someone tries to ask something to someone dead. But to Allah, nothing's impossible. 

Here's a 'fun' fact:-

The two angels will ask the dead if they had made any sins when they were alive. Guess what? The corpse's mouth isn't going to be the one to answer.. (whut?) Yes, not their mouth, but their body parts! (awesome, huh?)


Example: their stomach might say, "He/she ate something haram (illegal)" or their hands might say, "He/she stole something"

This is because the mouth is sealed. Why? because.. mouths lie! Agree?

Also, when the dead gives a wrong answer to their questions, a punishment will be 'awarded'.

And about the priorities of fasting during Sha'ban (The month before Ramadhan in the Muslim calendar) is mentioned in a narration:   

"Those who fast for nine days in the month of Sha'ban, the angels Munkar and Nakir will be gentle when asking." -Tsawabul A'mal: 87

The dead will continue being punished or rewarded in his/her grave, until doomsday comes along. (I will talk about doomsday in another post)

Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed this post!