The philosophy about purgatory

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A Clarification Is purgatory universal?

The philosophy of this life is clear that it is the world of trials, learning, educating and nurturing. This is the place to attain the perfection of knowledge and prepare oneself for the hereafter. In traditions this world has been called a farm, a school, or a business center etc or it has been called the womb for the next world. The hereafter is termed as the center for the divine light, the great court of God’s justice, the place for the auditing of human deeds, the closer realm of God etc.

But the question still remains, what is the philosophy of Barzaq?

We can say in reply that the philosophy of purgatory that exists between the life in this world and the hereafter is like the idea of a transit space because the souls transfer from this world to the hereafter which is totally different and so a space is need that contains some features of this world and some of the hereafter.

The Day of Judgment will be for all mankind on one particular day because the earth and the skies will be destroyed on that particular day before the creation of the new world. A new life for mankind will begin in this new world. This necessitates the presence of a n interim to which the souls go after leaving this body and remain there will the end of the world. They may then be raised all together on the Day of Judgment because it is impossible to have separate Days of Judgment of each person. The Day of Judgment will arrive after this world and all that is in the skies has been destroyed and changed.

We also learn from the traditions that the minor shortfalls in the education and nurturing of the believers will be completed in purgatory. It is true that it will not be the place to do good deeds but is there a

deterrent that will keep him from enlightening him?

Imam Musa Ibn Jafar has said:

“If one of our friends and followers dies without the complete knowledge of the Qura’n then it will completed in the grave so that God may elevate his status through it because the stages of Paradise will be according the numbers of the Qura’nic verses. He will be asked to learn and keep moving ahead. He will learn and covers the different stages.” (1)

 


 

1. Usul Kafi vol. 2 page 606 hadith 10

 

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