The Spirit of Islam

discriminate between truth and falsehood. On this basis, he will be subjected to an assessment of his deeds. Those who succeed in this test will be rewarded, while those who fail will be deserving of punishment. LISTEN TO YOUR INNER VOICE A person’s inner voice, his conscience is like a divine court of justice. It warns a human being in advance of his errors, of his wrongdoings. But man does not pay heed. C hapter 75 of the Quran has this to say: “By the Day of Resurrection, and by the self-reproaching soul! Does man think that We cannot [resurrect him and] bring his bones together again? Indeed, We have the power to restore his very finger tips! Yet man wants to deny what is ahead of him: he asks, ‘When is this Day of Resurrection to be?’ But [on that Day], when mortal sight is confounded, and the moon is eclipsed, when the sun and the moon are brought together, on that Day man will ask, ‘Where can I escape?’ But there is nowhere to take refuge: on that Day, to your Lord