Love of God
English book, p. 255
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
PREPARING FOR TOMORROW terms of this grave reality, and should plan his life according to it. Everyone should sleep at night with this thinking and should get up in the morning with the same thinking. Everyone should make this reality the focus of his attention. Everyone should strive to live with it and die with it. Only those who make this reality their supreme concern, will be able to lead righteous lives in this world and will be held deserving of gaining entry into Paradise in the world after death. PREPARING FOR TOMORROW The opportunities of the present world are not meant totally for attaining worldly benefits. They exist to enable man to do such noble work as will be beneficial for him in the Hereafter like engaging in dawah work. Wise is he who pays due heed to the issues of the Hereafter. There is a verse of the Quran which tells us that “truly, you love immediate gain and neglect the Hereafter.” (75:20-21) When a person is born into this world, he sees that everywhere there are different types of opportunities for him. He becomes impatient to grasp these opportunities, just as an animal is affected by seeing green grass. He wants to derive the maximum benefit from these opportunities. This is the biggest mistake made by almost everyone. The opportunities of the present world are not meant totally for attaining worldly benefits. They exist rather to enable man

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