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Love of God

English book, p. 288

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Everyone lives a free satisfactory life in this world he has made for himself. But suddenly something very serious happens. It is the event of death. Death separates man completely from the world he has made for himself, and ushers him into another world where all those things among which he was living his life and which fulfilled all his needs, are taken away from him. His friends and relatives are separated from him. In this other world too man is totally alone, deprived of any resources he could fall back on. The situation in which I found myself in 1984 was an earthly experience which showed me an image of the world to come after death. At some time or another such an image of the next world is shown to everyone so that he may be alerted to what the situation will be after death. Wise is one who heeds this forewarning and makes the necessary preparations for it in advance. THE BUILDING OF THE PERSONALITY Some people strive for material success in this world, while others lead God-fearing lives, make the Hereafter their goal and strive to build their own personality. Godoriented personalities are destined to achieve an eternal place in Paradise. Consider the entrepreneur who goes into business. He achieves success by the power of money. All his work gets done and his desires are fulfilled. If he wants a home for himself, he buys a good house. He wants transport so he purchases a good vehicle in the market. If he wants a good

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