THE WORD OF GOD
Spirit of Islam, Aug 2016, p. 44
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
When Doomsday comes, the present system of the world will be thrown into disarray. Those who consider themselves strong in the present world—and on that basis ignore the call for Truth, will find that there is nobody weaker than they. Did We not create you from a humble fluid, then placed it in a secure repository [the womb], for an appointed term? Thus We have determined the stages of development and Our power to determine is excellent indeed. Woe on that Day to those who reject the truth! Have We not made the earth a receptacle, for the living and the dead? Have We not placed high mountains upon it and given you fresh water to drink? Woe on that Day to those who reject the truth! (77: 20-28) The system of the present world has been so formulated that one who ponders over it sees the Hereafter in its mirror. So, there is no criminal worse than one who denies the Truth in spite of the above-mentioned scenario. Proceed to that which you denied. Proceed to a shadow rising in three columns: affording neither shade, nor protection from the flames, and throwing up sparks as huge as towers and as bright as a herd of yellow camels. Woe on that Day to those who reject the truth! On that Day they will be speechless, nor shall they be permitted to offer excuses. Woe on that Day to those who reject the truth! This is the Day of Judgement. We have assembled you all together with past generations. If now you have any strategy, use it against Me. Woe on that Day to those who reject the truth! (77: 29-40) When a man is confronted with the horrors of the Hereafter, he will find himself helpless. At that time, those who were used to speaking in inexhaustible vocabularies in this world will be rendered speechless. o DESIRE Desire can serve as a motive force. But mindless yielding to desire will lead to disaster.

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