If, in this world, your soul stands in the Divine Presence, then there you are in that timeless moment of the Day of Judgment. There you are at the intersection of eternities; in some sense, like a self-conscious planet that notices the immensity of space in all directions and the frailty of its own ecosystem and parts.
It is not a linear awareness. What is this about, exactly? It is about the orientation of the heart, soul, and mind to transcend the ever trivial minutiae of creation however sacred in light of greater realizations: the fetus notices the world outside the womb; the baby notices a world outside the home; a child notices a world outside the neighborhood; an adult notices a world outside the galaxy; a worshiper notices a world of love outside the hallways of ritual, etc.
129- Abi Masja’s narrated: “We once went along with ‘Uthman to visit a dying person, and ‘Uthman instructed him to utter the testimony, ‘La ilaha il Allah’ (Surely there is no god except Allah). When the person did what he was told, ‘Uthman immediately commented, ‘I swear by Him in Whose presence my soul stands, with this testimony which he has just cast upon his sins, he has wiped them out altogether.’ The people inquired with a degree of wonder, ‘Is this something that you are personally testifying to, or did you hear this statement from God’s messenger?’ ‘Uthman replied, ‘Indeed, I have heard it from God’s messenger.’ Someone then asked, ‘If uttering this testament proves thus for a dying person, then what effects would it have on a healthy person when he testifies to it?’ ‘Uthman replied, ‘Much much stronger.’”