The Speeches and Table-Talk of the Prophet Mohammad

The Smiting

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

The Smiting! what is the Smiting?
And what shall teach thee what the Smiting is?
The Day when men shall be like scattered moths,
And the mountains like carded wool!
Then as for him whose scales are heavy—his shall be a life well-pleasing.
And as for him whose scales are light—his abode shall be the Bottomless Pit.
And what shall teach thee what that is?
A Raging Fire!

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