THE HEREAFTER

The Hereafter ~ 76 ~ breathing comes to you in this world.” Just as the human body excretes filth, so does the human mentality emits hate, — antipathy, jealousy, vengeance, arrogance and injustice. Considering that the Prophet’s words show Paradise as a world in which all filth and foul matter will be emitted in a fragrant form, how could it ever be possible for people who emit foul sentiments to enter that flawless domain? Those who discharge ‘filth’ in a form that is unacceptable are certainly not fit to inhabit the pure world of Paradise. Those of God’s servants who will be welcomed in Paradise are those who exude purity. They are the ones who show love in return for hatred, who forgive when they might well seek vengeance. Paradise is a place for people who display, good-will when tempted to be jealous and malicious, a sense of justice when in a position to be cruel, and humility when it would be easy to be arrogant. This is what is meant by transforming inner filth into purity and fragrance. It is only people who are able to do so who will find their abode in the Gardens of Paradise. The world has been so made that from time to time