A Bud that Will Bloom in Heaven

A BUD THAT WILL BLOOM IN HEAVEN heaven is, as it were, a cash award granted to someone before the real reward, as a preliminary indication or symbol of the heavenly reward after death. Who are these heavenly people? They are those who experience the psychological states that make them eligible for heaven in the Hereafter. In the words of the Quran, “True believers are those whose hearts tremble with awe at the mention of God, and whose faith grows stronger as they listen to His revelations.” (The Quran, 8:2) They are acutely aware of being accountable to God. Expelling all feelings of envy, malice and revenge from their hearts, they experience divine forgiveness. In their tears of repentance, they have seen the mercy of a beneficent Master who forgives His servants for their mistakes. They forgive others so their Lord will forgive them. They willingly surrender themselves before the Truth. People of Paradise are like flowers of the garden of heaven. In this world, they are, as it were, buds that