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English book, p. 37

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Weigh Before You Are Weighed gathered together and dumped in a universal litterbin, just as rubbish is collected together and thrown away. Weigh Before You Are Weighed I n this world, every single thing has two forms: an external form, and an inner form. Here, in this world, it is possible for everyone to nurse all sorts of evils inside but to speak beautiful words and present a very charming exterior. The Day of Judgment will arrive in order to put an end to this difference between the external and the internal. The Day of Judgment will tear apart all external veils, pulling off the shells under which people conceal their true selves, exposing their inner realities. What an astounding Day that will be, when the veils that now conceal these realities will be lifted! How many people who today are ensconced in the seats of justice will, on that Day, be seen standing in the criminal’s dock! How many of those who today are considered to be Very Important People or VIPs, will, on that Day, be seen as even more lowly than worms and spiders! How many people who today seem to have a smart reply for everything, will, on that Day, be struck totally dumb! Here, in this world, it is possible for someone to torment someone else even while being considered a great religious leader. He may be engaged in doing everything possible to garner name and fame, and yet may be widely known as a great ‘crusader for Islam’. He may be abjectly unjust in his

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