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What is the chronological order of events from the life of Al-Barzakh until the Day of Resurrection, including the resurrection (Ba'th), the spreading of people (Nushur), the Sirat (bridge), the scattering of the scrolls (tatawur al-suhuf), standing for fifty thousand years, the Mizan (scale), and the reckoning (Hisab)?

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After death, people are tried in their graves. The two angels question them about their Lord, their religion, and their Prophet. Allah makes the believers firm, but not the disbelievers. The grave will be either a garden from the gardens of Paradise or a pit from the pits of Hellfire. At the second blowing of the Trumpet, souls will be returned to bodies, and people will rise before the Lord of all creation, barefoot and naked. The sun will draw near, and sweat will bridle them. The scales will be set up to weigh people's deeds, and the registers will be unfolded, so each will take his book. In the arenas of Resurrection, there will be the well-watered Basin, and the Sirat (bridge) will be placed over the back of Hell, which people will cross according to their deeds. After crossing the Sirat, people will stand on a qantarah (bridge) between Paradise and Hell for retribution, until they are purified, then they will be permitted to enter Paradise. The first to seek entry into Paradise will be Muhammad, peace be upon him, and the first to enter it will be his Ummah. As for standing for fifty thousand years, this refers to the Day of Resurrection, when Allah will make the Day of Resurrection fifty thousand years for the disbelievers, and He will lighten it for the believers.

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