Love of God
English book, p. 358
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
at the airport of the hereafter some will be stopped for questioning but others will be welcomed by the angels and will be led into Paradise. This is undoubtedly the greatest thing on which every man and woman should seriously reflect, and they should lead their lives accordingly. This time will come without any announcement and then no one will have any opportunity to go back to the world he has left behind. THE PEOPLE OF PARADISE According to a tradition of Prophet Muhammad in Sahih al-Bukhari, “The people of Hell will be mostly the arrogant and the people of Paradise will be from the weak.” There is a long tradition recorded by Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, from which we learn that: “The people of Hell will be mostly the arrogant and the people of Paradise will be from the weak.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No.4850) What has been said in the Hadith, is not something mysterious, but explains certain experiences in human history. It is a fact that God created many strong personalities, that is, such people as had great capabilities in both mind and physical prowess. Due to the exigencies of their being tested, they were, in addition, given full freedom. Lamentably, they misused their freedom and became arrogant and insolent. They, thus, became deserving of Hell. On the contrary, there were others who were born with weak personalities. They, too, had full freedom due to the exigencies of their being tested. But due to their weakness, they remained modest and

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