Defining Barzakh
The literal meaning of the Arabic word "Barzakh."
Barrier, Partition
What is the first question asked by the angels in the grave?
Who is your lord?
What do a person’s good or bad deeds transform into within the grave?
A companion (a handsome/fragrant face or a fearsome one)
What city was the meat seller from?
Isfahan
What is the beauty in Barzakh described as?
Real beauty, lasting beauty
What is the duration of Barzakh
From death until the Day of Judgement
What is the second questions asked?
What is your religion?
In the Barzakh, what are the fruits and provisions for the faithful changed based on?
The soul's desire or wish
What is the first of the two habits the Meat Seller had that gave him a high rank?
Fair dealing, he never gave less weight to buyers
Why do foods and fruits in Barzakh never rot or become foul?
Because they are not made of matter, they are eternal
What type of beings does Barzakh house?
Facsmilie bodies
What is the third questions asked?
Who is your prophet?
What happens to everyone in the grave, depending on one's character?
The "Squeeze of the Grave"
What the second of the two habits?
The soul in its facsimile body can see things from everywhere because there are no physical ____
Barriers, walls
The soul remains in this state from the moment of death until what specific event occurs?
The blowing of the trumpet
What does your ability to answer these question depend on?
The sincerity of your heart (the person's faith and deeds)
The footsteps of those walking away from their grave?
What were the three things the Meat Seller's home in Barzakh included?
A green garden, singing birds, and a spacious grand mansion
What is the form of yourself described as? As fine as ___
As fine as air
How does the experience of Barzakh compare to a common human experience.
A dream
What are the names of the two angels assigned to question the soul in the grave.
Munkar and Nakir
What could the people in the "well of Badr" do better than the living?
Hear
What did the Meat Seller's need to host his "guests"
Permission from Allah
Even though we can't see it, what physicial relationship does the Barzakh have to our current world?
It envelops or encircles this world