Barzakh

In Islamic eschatology, Barzakh (Arabic: برزخ‎) is the intermediate state in which the soul of the deceased is transferred across the boundaries of the mortal realm into a kind of "cold sleep" where the soul will rest until the Qiyamah (Judgement Day). Barzakh is an Arabic word, which is compounded of Barra and Zakhkha, which means that the manner of earning through action has ended and has fallen into a hidden state.