﴿…مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا...

﴿…مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ﴾ “…whoever believes in Allah and the Last day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.” [^3] The Holy Qur’an has clearly nullified such claims.

O Muslims, Allah says: ﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَى وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ﴾ “Surely, those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.” [^4] These titles are meaningless.

The names like Jews, Christians, Sabian, Muslim etc are of no use. The path of God requires truthfulness, requires Faith or religion. Religion is in the heart. Unless the heart realizes God and Hereafter, until man is totally inclined towards God and Hereafter it is no religion. Be, if you like, a Christian or a Shia. Unless and until heart is inclined towards God and Hereafter it is of no use.

The man of today, may he belong to any community, is attracted only towards material things of this world. If you tell him: Fear your grave, think about the forthcoming questioning after death, and Judgment Day is also there, he replies: These talks have now become old. Is this man a religious believer? Maybe his name is like the names of Muslims or Christians or Jews but around what is he circling? Only around money, lust, greed, passion and desires. Who is revolving around God?

Who is running after Paradise? Wherever I see, I see that all are after big bungalows and buildings. When did you turn towards the House of the Hereafter? I do not know when you turned towards the House of the Hereafter to see if its walls are aright and its construction good. Hereafter requires prior preparation You do not arrive in the Hereafter in a readymade house. When you came out of your mother’s womb a readymade house was awaiting you. A lamp like the sun during day and moon at night.

So also the leveled earth for your habitation. As for your food, mother’s breasts were pre-filled. In short, you came in a well-prepared life. Then you lived in this world until you return and go away from it.

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