The Islamic concept of Resurrection

Life after death is understood differently by different people. The followers of Abrahamic religions consider resurrection as an event that will take place in the end time when this cosmos gets disintegrated. Non-Abrahamic religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism do not subscribe to resurrection as they believe in transmigration of soul from one physical body into another depending upon the deeds of a person until such time the person gets freedom (moksha/nirvana) from the cycle of rebirths. They also believe in reincarnation, in which a person is born again and again as different personalities. There is a sizeable population in the world who subscribe to Atheism and agnosticism and believe that there is no life after death. Since our research is limited to the topic of resurrection, the issues of ‘transmigration of soul’ and ‘reincarnation’ are not discussed in this paper. While discussing the Islamic perspective of Resurrection, we have provided a brief account of resurrection doctrines of Judaism and Christianity as a comparative study. In doing so, we have shed light on the concept of resurrection in Islam and the possible mechanics of it, by means of which, resurrection of the dead could occur on the day of Qiyamah.