Real Success and Failure
English book, p. 171
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Real Success and Failure God weigh their words and deeds in this balance. They should not be unjust either in giving or in taking. The weighing scale is a symbol of justice. It measures or weighs things with exactness. The weighing scale demonstrates to a person what principles he ought to follow in giving and taking, in all his dealings in this world. A person’s words and deeds should not be at variance with one another: all his behaviour should measure up to the standard of truth. REAL SUCCESS AND FAILURE Success or failure in the Hereafter will be judged on the basis of divine moral values. Failure on that Day is real failure and success on that Day will be real success. C hapter 64 of the Quran states: “It was He who created you; and some of you are those who deny this truth, and some who believe [in it]. God sees everything you do. He created the heavens and the earth for a purpose. He formed you and gave you the best of forms. To Him you shall all return. He knows

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