LIFE AFTER DEATH
Spirit of Islam, April 2018, p. 40
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.
photographic form. These photographs may be resorted to at any time to lay bare the innermost secrets of an entire life. Recent investigations have shown that all objects continuously emit heat waves, (provided the surroundings are of a lower temperature) no matter whether it is in darkness or in light, in motion or at rest. For instance, suppose that after sitting in a room, a person gets up and goes out of the room, the heat waves emitted by the person’s body while in the room will still be there. With the help of certain thermal imaging devices a complete ‘photograph’ of the person can then be taken. Since this device functions by means of infrared rays, which can penetrate darkness, it does not matter whether the room was in darkness or in light. However, the thermal imaging devices in use at present are only powerful enough to register heat waves emitted up to a few hours beforehand. In the near future, we shall be able to watch history on the screen. And it is quite probable that such a series of strange facts will come to light as will drastically change our entire conception of the past. The remarkable performance and results of such devices show us that all our actions can be documented on a cosmic scale, just as all the actions of actors and actresses on a film set are caught and registered on film by the fast-moving, sharply-focused cameras of the film world. Whether you strike someone or help a poor fellow to lift up his burden; whether you crusade for a noble cause or stoop to collaborate in the evil designs of others; whether you are in the light, in motion or at rest, all of your actions are being imprinted on a cosmic screen. This is happening every second of every minute in every home. There is no way of stopping it. Once a story is filmed, it can be repeated on the screen even at far-off places and after long intervals. It is watched by people as if they were on the spot, witnessing everything as if it was actually happening there and then. In exactly the same way, a total picture of an individual’s good or bad deeds in this world can come before him on the day of Resurrection in such minute detail as will make him exclaim in bewilderment: “What can this book mean? It omits nothing small or great; all are noted down!” From the above discussion, it becomes clear how a complete account of each and every deed is being unfailingly recorded. Every thought that All our actions can be documented on a cosmic scale, just as all the actions of actors and actresses on a film set are caught and registered on film.

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