When Israfil blows the Trumpet, and the dwellers of the heavens and the earth fall unconscious, except those whom Allah wills, will the worst of creation not see the angels who seize their souls, or the angels who question them, or the angels for whom the gates of heaven will not be opened, because the angels will have fallen unconscious before them? And are all angels exempted from falling unconscious?
The Hour will not be established except upon the worst of creation, when "Allah, Allah" is no longer uttered on Earth. Every good soul will be raised from the Earth, and only the worst of people will remain, rushing at each other like donkeys. It is upon these that the Hour will be established.
The Trumpet of Swooning will cause the death of all those in the heavens and on Earth, except for whomever Allah wills. The most preponderant view is that death will encompass everyone, with the Angel of Death being the last to die.
As for the order of swooning for the inhabitants of the heavens and the Earth, the verse does not indicate a chronological order between them, as the conjunction "wa" (and) does not necessitate order. Matters of the unseen should not be spoken about without legitimate textual evidence.
Regarding those exempted from the swooning in His saying, the Almighty: (except for whomever Allah wills), scholars have differed on this, and the preponderant view is that it includes the Houris in Paradise. However, their specific identification cannot be affirmed without a religious text.
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