Man and Paradise
English book, p. 6
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
this ‘tomorrow.’ The reason is that this ‘tomorrow’ is not to materialize in this world, but will come into existence in the eternal life to come, i.e., in the Hereafter. After death, everyone will discover that ‘tomorrow.’ Those who have prepared for it will meet with all kinds of success in the Hereafter in Paradise, while those who have not made the necessary preparations will be doomed. They will be denied all the good things of that life. MAN AND PARADISE God has created an ideal world called Paradise. It is a world of everlasting joy and bliss. God has divided man’s lives into two parts: a short period on Earth for a test, and the rest in the Hereafter for reaping the rewards of our actions. God has created an ideal world called Paradise—a realm of everlasting joy and bliss, unmarred by turmoil or pain. In Paradise, one is never beset by anguish or calamity. It is a troublefree world of infinite blessings, where neither death, boredom, nor grief exists. The search for such an ideal world is an instinctive urge in man. Everyone seeks an invisible Paradise, yet no one can find such infinite blessings in this present, finite world. God has reserved it for the Hereafter. Paradise is not granted automatically; only those who perform righteous deeds on Earth will be deserving of it. God has divided our lives into two parts: a short period on Earth and eternal life

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