They say that there is to be resurrection...

They say that there is to be resurrection, and reward and punishment; and they believe that there is a God." (And you do not believe it.) Imam (A.S) meant that if there was in reality no God and no Day of Judgement, as Ibn Abil 'Awja' said then the believers and non-believers both will be in the same condition after death. Both will perish for ever and nobody will suffer for his belief or disbelief.

On the other hand, if their Is a God and a Day of Judgement, as the believers say, then after death the believers will be saved and will be blessed, while the atheists and non-believers will have to suffer. Therefore, it is the dictate of wisdom to have Faith and Belief in God and Day of Judgement, to save oneself from the possibility of disgrace and eternal punishment.

Q2: My teacher (A Christian) says: My teacher (a Christian) said to me that if what the Qur 'an says about man (that he was created of clay) is true, then why do we not find any trace of dust or clay in the human body? He was referring to the verse, And certainly We created man of clay... (Qur'an, 15:26). Please enlighten me, so that I may reply to him. A: Well, water is made of oxygen and hydrogen. Why do we not see these gases in water?

Of course when water "disintegrates" then each of its components goes its separate way, and then can be "seen". Likewise, when man's body disintegrates after death, most of it turns into dust, thus proving that it was made of dust or clay.

If your teacher is really a Christian, then he must have read the following statements in the beginning of the Bible: "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." (Genesis, 2:7). (God said to Adam) "....

till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken; for dust thou art, and unto dust shall thou return." (Genesis, 3:19) I think he must have heard the last sentence hundreds of times spoken by Christian priests during funeral services. Q3: Allah and Khuda: Why we call Allah as 'Khuda' while in His 99 names there is no 'Khuda'. Then how can we say 'Khuda'? A: The 99 names are in Arabic language. Other languages have got their own words to refer to Allah.

"Khuda" is a Persian word, also used in Urdu and some other languages. Q4: To Overcome Depression: At times I am driven to despair. I have generally been depressed, since I rarely get what I aspire for. A: I think the last phrase is the clue to your problem.