Advanced Introduction to Paradise
English book, p. 147
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
ADVANCED INTRODUCTION TO PARADISE If man’s desires are taken positively, they can be the decisive factors for actions that help a person become eligible for Paradise. Man is born with innumerable desires. He considers these desires among the most precious treasures of his life. He spends his whole life trying to fulfill them. Finally, every man discovers that he has failed to fulfill all his desires. Almost every person’s fate is that he is dissatisfied both before fulfilling his desires and after apparently fulfilling them. It is the condition of nearly every person. It is because man’s desires are unlimited while this world is limited. This difference makes it impossible for a person to construct the world of his dreams. In this world, the fate of every person, who seeks to fulfill his desires, finally becomes a case of unfulfilled dreams. At the same time, human desires can also play a positive role. These desires are an initial introduction to Paradise. They inform us how joyful the world of Paradise will be, where all beautiful wishes will be fulfilled completely. In the present world, the secret of success is desire management rather than the futile effort to fulfill all one’s desires. The present world does not exist so man can build Paradise here. It exists only so that, through righteous living, man can prove himself eligible for entry into Paradise in the Hereafter. If man’s desires are taken

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