The Effect of Righteous Deeds on Intercession of the Intercessors on the Day of Judgment from the Perspective of the Qur’an

Intercession is among the essentials of the religion and its effective element is the intercessor. In Islamic sciences, this divine gift is granted to the Prophets (PBUH), Saints and special believers, and in every era, there are those who deserve this position. Awareness of the characteristics of the intercessors of the day of judgement causes a person to hold them up as role models as well as to have a special spiritual relationship with them in this ephemeral world, and this paves the way for their intercession. This research, employing library and descriptive-analytical methods, indicates that the realization of the ultimate intercession, known as a Praised Station2 belongs to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) due to specific duties. Non-Prophet believers, characterized as divinely authorized, faithful to divine promises and doers of righteous deeds, possess the attributes of intercessors. Furthermore, the extent of intercession of the non- Prophet intercessors will be according to their rank in surpassing others in doing righteous deeds.