Eternal Bliss or Eternal Deprivation
English book, p. 221
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
LIVING IN GOD’S NEIGHBOURHOOD from being deprived of God’s blessings. If one has ample time at one’s disposal, one engages in many tasks. But if time is short then one concentrates on the most important task. No time is fixed for death. It can come at any moment. This fact makes death an even more delicate issue. Everyone is on the move and everyone’s journey ends in death. Death means eternal bliss for some and eternal deprivation for others. Fortunate are those who find themselves on the threshold of Heaven at the time of death; they will dwell in eternal bliss; they will know neither grief nor apprehension. SALVATION Salvation in Paradise is for those who, despite having done every kind of good deed, attach no value to it and realize that only God’s mercy can gain them entry into Paradise. What is the most outstanding issue facing man in this world? It is how to secure salvation in the life after death so that he may find his true abode and share in God’s eternal blessings. God has created this world as a place of trial for man. Salvation is for those who prove themselves eligible for settling in the ideal world of Paradise in the Hereafter. God seeks those who manage to see God despite His invisibility, who obey God and devote their lives to Him; who tremble

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