The Reality Of Sacrifice

 Throughout history, certain lifestyles have become widespread in the world. Some types of relationships are created. Some cherished ideas capture people’s minds. People base their lives on these things. They attach themselves to a specific set of thoughts and actions, believing: I have joined the best group and tied my future to it. But when the call of truth comes to them, they feel as if this call opposes their personal interests. They believe it wants to break their relationships. They feel that the ideas they trusted—those ideas are proving to be useless. Because of this, accepting the call of truth becomes a significant act of sacrifice. It is like offering your entire life at the altar of truth. But this is the sacrifice that makes a person loved in the eyes of God. It is the sacrifice that unlocks the gates of eternal Paradise for someone. Sacrificing your own self is the only cost of Paradise. Without this sacrifice, no one reaches God’s Paradise. All India Radio, New Delhi, 1st November 1971. SACRIFICE IN ISLAM