Q 3: Allah (Exalted be He) states (the meanings of which are translated as): And the Trumpet will be blown, and all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth will swoon away, except him whom Allâh wills. Another Ayah (Qur'anic verse) states: Everything will perish except His Face. Please interpret these two Ayahs. (Part No. 3; Page No. 175

A: Concerning Allah's Statement: And (remember) the Day on which the Trumpet will be blown - and all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth, will be terrified except him whom Allâh will (exempt). And all shall come to Him, humbled. It is about the terrifying sounding of the Trumpet at the end of time. It will be the blow of death. Israfil (peace be upon him) will sound the Trumpet by Allah's Order, and consequently everyone in the heavens and the earth will die except those whom Allah (Glorified be He) excludes. This blow is the death sound, when all people will die. Then, the second blow will cause the dead to rise from their graves, according to Allah's Statement: And the Trumpet will be blown, and all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth will swoon away, except him whom Allâh wills. Then it will be blown a second time, and behold they will be standing, looking on (waiting). Allah (Exalted be He) also states: Everything will perish save His Face. His is the Decision, and to Him you (all) shall be returned. He (Glorified and Exalted be He) tells us that He is the Ever-Living and the Everlasting One, and that everything else will perish, according to Allah's Statement: He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him) He is the First One before everything, and the Last One after everything. (Part No. 3; Page No. 176) May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.