What are the other names for the Day of Judgment?
The Last Day has many names, which Omar Sulaiman Al-Ashqar mentioned in his book "The Last Day," including: Yawm Al-Qiyamah (Day of Resurrection), Al-Yawm Al-Akhir (The Last Day), As-Sa'ah (The Hour), Yawm Al-Ba'th (Day of Resurrection), Yawm Al-Khurooj (Day of Emergence), Al-Qari'ah (The Striking Calamity), Yawm Al-Fasl (Day of Decision/Separation), Yawm Ad-Deen (Day of Judgment/Recompense), As-Sakhkhah (The Deafening Blast), At-Tammah Al-Kubra (The Greatest Calamity), Yawm Al-Hasrah (Day of Regret/Sorrow), Al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming Event), Yawm Al-Khulood (Day of Eternity), Yawm Al-Hisab (Day of Reckoning), Yawm Al-Waqi'ah (The Inevitable Event), Yawm Al-Wa'eed (Day of Threat/Promised Punishment), Yawm Al-Azifah (The Approaching Day), Yawm Al-Jam' (Day of Gathering), Yawm At-Talaq (Day of Meeting), Yawm At-Tanad (Day of Mutual Calling), Yawm At-Taghabun (Day of Mutual Loss and Gain), Al-Haqqah (The Inevitable Reality).
Some scholars have also mentioned other names, derived from the texts, such as: Yawm As-Sadr (Day of Issuance/Return) and Yawm Al-Jidal (Day of Contention/Argument). It has also been given names based on the descriptions Allah has used for that Day, such as: Yawm 'Aseer (A Difficult Day), Yawm 'Azeem (A Great Day), Yawm Mashhood (A Witnessed Day), Yawm 'Aqeem (A Barren/Sterile Day), Yawm 'Aboos Qamrareer (A Frowning, Gloomy Day). Among the other mentioned names are: Yawm Al-Ma'ab (Day of Return), Yawm Al-'Ard (Day of Presentation/Exposition), Yawm Al-Khafidah wa Ar-Rafi'ah (The Lowering and the Exalting Day), Yawm Al-Qisas (Day of Retribution), Yawm Al-Jaza' (Day of Recompense), Yawm An-Nafkhah (Day of the Trumpet Blast), Yawm Az-Zalzalah (Day of the Earthquake), Yawm Ar-Rajfah (Day of the Quaking), Yawm An-Naqoor (Day of the Trumpet), Yawm At-Tafarruq (Day of Separation), Yawm As-Sad' (Day of Splitting), Yawm Al-Ba'tharah (Day of Scattering), Yawm An-Nadamah (Day of Regret), Yawm Al-Gharar (Day of Deception). Also among them are: Yawm Tubla As-Sara'ir (The Day when Secrets will be Tested), Yawm La Tamliku Nafsun Li Nafsin Shay'an (A Day when No Soul Shall Have Power over Another), Yawm Yud'awna Ila Nari Jahannam Da''an (The Day they will be Driven to the Fire of Hell with a Violent Driving), Yawm Tashkhasu Fihi Al-Absar (The Day when Eyes will Stare Fixedly), Yawm La Yanfa' Az-Zalimeena Ma'dhiratuhum (The Day when the Wrongdoers' Excuses will be of No Avail), Yawm La Yantiqoon (The Day they will not Speak), Yawm La Yanfa' Malun wa La Banoon (The Day when Neither Wealth Nor Sons will Avail), Yawm La Yaktumoon Allaha Hadeethan (The Day they will not Conceal from Allah any Discourse), Yawm La Maradda Lahu Min Allah (A Day for which there is No Turning Back from Allah), Yawm La Bay'a Fihi wa La Khilal (A Day when there will be Neither Bargaining Nor Friendship), Yawm La Rayba Fih (A Day about which there is No Doubt). It can also be called by other names depending on the circumstances occurring therein, such as crowding, narrowness, and humiliation, as mentioned by Al-Qurtubi.
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