English book · Shaping the Souls for Eternal Paradise

Shaping the Souls for Eternal Paradise

English book, p. 226

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

How fortunate will be those who are included among God’s faithful servants, for they will be honoured in Heaven on that Day. How unfortunate will be those whom God rejects, for they will have nothing to look forward to except eternal torment and disgrace. THE COURT OF JUSTICE What an awesome event God’s court of justice will be! People’s real natures will be revealed in that world. God’s Power and Justice will be seen in all Magnanimity. Prophet Mohammad once asked his companion, Abdullah Ibn Masood, to read him a part of the Quran. “Me, read the Quran to you when it has been revealed unto you?” Ibn Masood asked in astonishment. “Yes,” the Prophet answered, “I like to hear it read by someone else.” So Abdullah Ibn Masood started reciting chapter Al-Nisa. When he reached this verse, the Prophet asked him to stop: ‘What will they do when We bring a witness from each community and bring you as a witness against these people?’ (The Quran, 4: 41) Abdullah Ibn Masood looked at the Prophet and saw tears flowing from his eyes. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 5050) What an awesome event the setting up of God’s court of justice will be! There will be no occasion for contumacy or denial. On the contrary, those whom people disregarded in this world will be the ones to be brought forward as God’s

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