NO FEAR OF ACCOUNTABILITY

NO FEAR OF ACCOUNTABILITY T HERE are very few people who believe that their lives will end after death and that life will not continue in one form or another. About 99% believe that death does not put an end to life, and that there is life after death which will continue eternally. Despite this belief, there is almost no one who has any fears about the next stage of life. People accept life after the present life as a belief, but it has no bearing on their everyday lives. There are few exceptions to this rule. What is the reason for this? It is because everyone has devised a selfmade belief regarding life after death which has placed this concept within the framework of ritualism. People accept life after the present life as a belief, but it has no bearing on their everyday lives. Jews believe in the concept of life after death. But they believe, in addition, that they are the 'chosen people of God' (THE QURAN 5: 18); that they will all go to heaven after death. This concept of a certain salvation has made Jews fearless about the Hereafter. Christians also believe in the concept of life after death. But they believe furthermore, that Christ allowed himself to be crucifi ed to atone for their sins and, in this way, he assured the salvation of his followers. This concept has relieved Christians of any fear of the Hereafter. The same is true of Hindus, Jains and Buddhists. They also believe that human life is not ended by death but, rather, continues after death. Moreover, these religions have a common belief that man is repeatedly born into this very world after death, sometimes in human form and sometimes in non-human form. But, after this new birth, man’s memory mysteriously vanishes. For instance, if a person in his previous life was healthy but led an immoral life, in his next life he will be born disabled. But he will have no memory of his previous life and will not realize that he has been born disabled due to the bad deeds committed by him in his previous life. Since he is not conscious of his past actions, he