Reflections on Life and Death

both God-fearing people as well as those who do not fear God. God has made some people to be powerless and bereft of any status and has placed them among others. He sees how the latter behave with them. Those who fear being unjust with such people fear God. Such people will be destined for Heaven. But those who do not fear dealing unjustly with the weak do not fear God. And so, they shall be taken to task for their actions in the present world. When the Truth Shal Be Made Clear S ome people have not really submitted to God although they make a big pretence of prostrating before Him. Of such people it is said that in the Hereafter, when they shall be told to prostrate before God, they will not be able to do so. The Quran (68:42) says: On the Day when the truth shall be laid bare, they will be called upon to prostrate themselves, but they will not be able to do so. Prostration to God in prayer is not a time-bound, ritualistic physical action. Rather, it indicates one’s submission before the Highest Reality. It symbolizes the