Love of God
English book, p. 305
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
THE FINAL END while the other half of it passes in the realization that despite getting all objects which are supposed to produce happiness, he has not been able to build the world he desired. History tells us that the present life of human beings is not meant for creating a world of happiness. The purpose of the present life is for man to do such good deeds as will make him worthy of finding the desired world of happiness in his eternal life after death. The stage of life before death is that of making oneself a deserving candidate for Paradise. And the stage after death is that of finding Paradise as a matter of merit. This means gaining entry into the world of happiness in the next world which every soul has sought all along in this world. THE FINAL END Everyone born into this world is destined to leave the world forever. The present world is for preparation and the next eternal world is the place to reap the rewards of our actions. It is the World Hereafter which makes human life meaningful. Emperor Aurangzeb Aalamgir’s (d. 1707) daughter Princess Zaibunnisa Begum (d. 1701) was born in a palace and was brought up in a royal environment. Finally, she became ill, and after much suffering, she died in Delhi at the age of 62. Before her death she had composed a couplet in Persian to be inscribed on her Tomb: Bar mazaar-e-maa ghareeban nay chiraagh-e-nay guley Nay par-e-parwana raqsad, nay sada-e-bubulay

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