World of ‘Today’, World of ‘Tomorrow’
English book, p. 158
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
‘reward’ in this world, he will not be able to do the needed activities for a happy life in the world of ‘tomorrow’. Thus, he will not only lose this world, but he will also lose his only opportunity to build his next world. Few people realise this, however. In this world itself, they want to obtain things—such as complete fulfillment or ideal justice and peace—that can be had only in the next world. Because of this, they lose both. Wise is he who earns the world of’ tomorrow’ through the world of ‘today’. He knows that if he gets stuck in the allurements and entanglements of the world of ‘today’, he will deprive himself of true success in the next world, the world of ‘tomorrow’. Suppose you are on a journey and want to enjoy all the comforts that a person can enjoy only at home during that time; you will naturally not be able to fulfill this desire. From this, one can understand the issue of the world of ‘today’ and the world of ‘tomorrow’. This world is a place for a temporary halt, and the next world is your eternal home. The world of ‘today’ is the path on the journey, and the world of ‘tomorrow’ is the final destination of this journey. God has made this world the place for engaging in action and the Hereafter for obtaining the results of our efforts. If, while on a journey, you want to obtain the comforts you can enjoy only when you are at your destination, you are bound to deviate from your path. In the same way, if you desire that in the world of ‘today’ itself, you should obtain

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