Paradise for Positive Personalities

PARADISE FOR POSITIVE PERSONALITIES a spiritual personality in this world of test will be held deserving of entry into Paradise in the world Hereafter. It means abandoning a life of unawareness and leading a life ruled by one’s consciousness. When he faces any hurdles, he must not resort to expediency. When desires arise within him, he must crush them, and when he is overtaken by arrogance, he should be able to overcome his overweening pride. Purificaion of the self is a continuous process that goes on day in and day out. According to a tradition, when a person does not allow this process of purification to continue within oneself the heart becomes covered with rust, just like iron when it comes in contact with water. A question was asked to the prophet as to the way to purify one’s personality. The Prophet replied, ‘Remembering death often and studying the Quran.’ (Al-Qudhai’s Musnad al-Shihab, Hadith No. 1178) This tradition of the Prophet tells us of psychological reality. In the context of the society he lives in, man repeatedly has to undergo such experiences as produce negative feelings within him, such as anger, hatred,