“On that Day it is only the inmates of Paradise that will be graced with a good abode and the best resting place. On that Day the heaven shall be rent asunder by a cloud and a whole cavalcade of angels will be made to descend. On that Day the true kingdom will belong only to the Merciful One.”
(Al-Qur’ān 25:24-26)
On the Day of Judgement, those who deserve Paradise will be treated differently from those who are sinners. The former will be treated with a difference and will be protected from the scorching hardship of the Last Day. As for the latter, they will meet with all manner of hardship. According to one hadīth, the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) said: “By Him in Whose Hand is my life [the long and awesome Day of Judgement] will be made lighter for the believer than the time [needed] for offering an obligatory Prayer in this world.” (Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad, on the authority of Abū Sa‘īd al-Khudri)
In the Next Life, all the pomp and glory, and power and wealth which delude people in the present life will come to an end. There, only one kingdom will endure and that will be the kingdom of God, the true Sovereign of the entire universe. It has been stated in Surah al-Mumin: “On that Day they will stand exposed and nothing will be hidden from Allah. [It will be asked]: ‘Whose is sovereignty today?’ [The response from everywhere will be:] “Allah’s, the One, the Omnipotent” (40:16).