Man and God

prior to the arrival of that day, had made themselves eligible for such a reward. These will be those who appear there with their ‘identity card’. That day is bound to come when one can see the most beautiful scene one can ever witness of the Lord; when a head can experience the greatest possible respect, of prostrating before the Lord. But all this will be only for those who, before the advent of that day, had proved themselves eligible for the Lord’s favour. For everyone else, their having neglected the task of proving themselves eligible for this while in the present world will become a barrier between them and God. In the Hereafter, too, they will not see God. On that day, when others will be rewarded, they will receive nothing but eternal regret. A Bud that Will Bloom in Heaven T he Quran says: ‘He will admit them into the Garden He has already made known to them.’ (47:6) Elsewhere, it says about the people of Paradise: “Whenever they are given fruit to eat they will say, ‘This is what we were provided with before,’ because they were given similar things.” (2:25) A hadith relates that Heaven and Hell are actually the result of the actions of people that are returned to them. From the above we learn that entry into Heaven begins in this very world itself. A heavenly person obtains his Heaven in this world itself. It is as if a replica of Heaven exists in this