small or great without having kept an exact account of it.” (18:49)

The Almighty also says: “We have fastened every person’s destiny to his neck, and on the Day of Resurrection We shall bring forth for him a book that he will find spread open: ‘Read your book! You yourself are sufficient this Day to call you to account.’” (17:13-14)

He further says: “As for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say, ‘Here—read my record! I was sure I would meet my reckoning.’ So he will enjoy a pleasant life in a lofty Garden.” (69:19-22) Such people rejoice and are pleased for others to read their book.

“But as for him who is given his book in his left hand, he will say, ‘Would that I had not been given my record and had never known my account—would that my death had been the end!’” (69:25-27), meaning: “I wish I had never been raised again; I wish death had finished me and I had not been resurrected.” “My wealth has not helped me at all; my power has vanished from me.” (69:28-29)

This is the distribution of the scrolls—either to the right hand or to the left.

(Reward and punishment): reward for righteous deeds and punishment for evil deeds.

(The ṣirāṭ): the bridge stretched across the back of Hell. It is sharper than a sword, finer than a hair, and hotter than burning coals. People will cross it in proportion to their deeds: some will pass like a lightning flash, others like the wind; some like high-bred horses, others like sure-footed camels; some will run, others will walk, and others will