ملك يوم الدين
"Master of the Day of Recompense"
Transliterated: "Maliki Yawmid deen."
Why does Allah choose the word "Maalik" [Master, Lord, sovereign]? This is because any authority or power that was granted to creation in this life will be neutralized completely then! All dominion and power will now belong to the real King! In fact, no one can even utter a word or intercede for anyone else until He permits it. There are two recitations for this word: Maaliki [from ownership] and Maliki [from the sovereignty of a king] Two meanings to demonstrate Allah's sole and absolute control and authority on that dreaded day:
"On the Day you see it every nursing mother will be distracted from that [child] she was nursing, and every pregnant woman will abort her pregnancy, and you will see the people [appearing] intoxicated while they are not intoxicated; but the punishment of God is severe." (Surah al-Hajj 22:2)
"When man will flee from his own brother, and from his mother and his father, and from his spouse and his children."(Surah Abasa 80:34-36)
On that day, the heavens will be "rolled up like written scrolls!"(Surah al-Anbiyah21:104) in "His Right Hand"(Surah az-Zumar 39:67) and the "trumpet will be sounded and all that are in the heavens and the earth will fall senseless..."(Surah az-Zumar 39:68) Who is left? The angel of the trumpet. So Allah Almighty takes his soul. Who is left? No one. And Our Lord calls, "To Whom does the dominion belong today?!" No answer. "To Whom does the dominion belong today?!" No answer. "To Whom does the dominion belong today?!" Dead silence. Allah finally answers Himself and declares, "To Allah, The One, The Overpowering!" (Surah al-Ghafir 40:16)
Then "a second [trumpet] is sounded, when, behold, they will stand and look on.." (Surah az-Zumar 39:68) And the "earth will shine bright with the light of its Lord!" (Surah az-Zumar 39:69) Your "Lord stands, and His angels, rank upon rank! And Hell, on that day, is brought face to face.." (Surah al-Fajr 89:22) And the sun draws near above the heads, on a day the length of which will be 50,000 years! How can we be saved from the horrors of that day? The answer, coming up next.
In the meantime, let's call upon these real images with "Maaliki Yaumi-Deen". As you recite it in your prayer, pause upon it for a while. These words should not fall upon deaf ears and closed hearts, for a true Muslim's heart always oscillates between hope and fear. Hope for Allah's mercy and fear of Allah's displeasure and punishment.
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