Eschatology of Islam Related to the oneness of God

Provide a short essay on TWO of the following topics: The essays are worth 30 points each. Each essay should be about 250-300 words.

What does the above 15th century illustration represent? Discuss how the eschatology of Islam is relevant to the arkan al-Islam, especially the idea of God’s “sovereignty” and oneness.

Believe to the oneness of Allah is the first pillar of Islam, and it’s connection with eschatology of Islam is when Allah shows his sovereignty, power and oneness at the day of judgment to everyone. After resurrection Allah asks everyone that who are the ones claiming to be the creator or god. At that day, Allah shows everyone that everything he has said in the Quran are true, and everyone will be judged according to their deeds whether they have more good deeds than bad or less good deeds than bad deeds, and then people who has more good deeds are sent to heaven and people who has more bad deeds are sent to hell. So at the end time, Allah reveals of his all promises and powers; which is relevant to the ‘shahdah’, the first pillar of Islam for Muslims to believe and claim that there is no God but him and Muhammad is his messenger. Muhammad is also relevant to the judgment day; through his intercessions a lot of Muslims go to heaven, especially the ones who deserves to be forgiven.

The depiction above illustrates Muhammad on Buraq with Gabriel during their Miraj journey visiting hell and watching woman strung by their hair. Muhammad asks Gabriel who are these women and why they are being punished, Gabriel answers these women have exposed their hair to stranger men while they knew that they should cover their hair. The image is just a vision of the future hell made by Persian artists.

E. “The fools among the people will say: "What hath turned them from the Qibla to which they were used?" Say: To Allah belong both east