Accountability to God
English book, p. 51
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
ACCOUNTABILITY TO GOD Some people can manage to find loopholes in almost every law. For example, a trader acts against a tax law. As a result, he does not pay as much tax as he legally should. The tax authorities, citing a clause in the tax laws, institute a case against him. The trader then employs a legal expert in exchange for a considerable fee. This legal expert studies the tax laws and discovers a legal point in which he finds that the particular tax law cannot apply to the trader. This issue is not just of one trader and one legal expert. Instead, it is almost every person’s case. People are often on the lookout to find a way to escape from some responsibility, thinking that others will not be able to do anything against them for this evasion or will not notice their dereliction of duty. It removes fear from their life, although it is impossible for a person to lead a disciplined life without an element of fear. Belief in God is the only solution to this problem. It entails believing in a Being that is bigger than all humans and has ultimate control over every individual. He knows everything, and everyone is answerable to

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