English book · The Spirit of Islam

Do Acts which Benefit People Even After Your Death

English book, p. 243

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Do Acts which Benefit People Even After Your Death after his death and continues to benefit people, then this kind of continuous charity is regarded as being of great importance and deserving of a great reward. Continuing charity in fact reflects a noble aspect of a person’s character. It shows a high level of altruism when a person does something which will benefit succeeding generations, long after he has left this world. Munificence is a noble virtue. One who is of such a character does not do something good only when the need arises. He rather does things which are of general benefit. His wish is that even his death does not put an end to his beneficence. He wishes that the good he does should continue even when he has left this world. Being of service to others is in fact the perfection of humanity. In giving to others he finds even more for himself, more than he has given to others. Such an act obliterates the concept of ‘we’ and ‘they’. And establishing an environment of human oneness is indeed a great service to humanity.

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