Left Speechless

there for a minute and was on the move. The driver saw the whole sequence of events played back to him before his very eyes. Up to now, the driver had denied the inspector’s allegations. He had plenty of words with which to justify himself. But when his actions were replayed to him on the video, he was stunned into silence. His offence had been proved so conclusively that there was no point in him even admitting it. His silence was sufficient proof of his guilt. In the words of the Hindustan Times reporter, he was “left speechless.” Just as the driver was left speechless on seeing a video recording of his movements, so all men will be left speechless when a recording of their actions on earth is played back to them in the life hereafter. In this world, people do not accept reality. They are called to justice, but they do not heed the call. This situation, however, will not last. Science has shown that man’s words and deeds are imprinted in the cosmos. Such is God’s universal recording system. God has arranged for everything man does to be recorded under the order of the cosmos. In the next life, when God brings justice to the world, He will replay this recording. Everyone will see, on a cosmic screen, what he really was and what he was pretending to be; he will see how he was used to oppressing and exploiting others; he will hear the words he used to speak in pretence that he was doing right and was wronging no one. Man denies the truth in this world. He pretends to be in the right. In the next world, however, God will play him a full record of his actions. He will find himself in the same situation as the scooter driver was when he was left speechless. □ An Appeal to Our Readers Al-Risala Monthly is the organ of a mission whose aim and objectives are to propagate a divine message. This is a voluntary effort. Those who are in accord with these aims and objectives should assist in conveying this divine message to the people around them. The simplest way to serve this cause is to accept the agency of the magazine in order to disseminate and proclaim this message as widely as possible.