FAITH AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR

On the Day of Judgement, the treatment meted out to a man by God will be based on thoroughly established facts. For this reason, on that Day, when he receives his reward or punishment for his deeds, he will know, beyond a shadow of doubt, that he is getting what he really deserves—nothing more and nothing less. The Prophet enjoined the believers: ‘Reckon yourselves before being reckoned with.’ According to another teaching, on the Day of Judgement no one can move until he has been asked about five things: how he spent his life; how he spent his youth; how he earned his wealth; and how he spent his wealth. and did he practice on his acquired knowledge. (Tirmidhi) Accountability is a basic and fundamental concept in Islam. It governs man’s life on earth and determines his fate in the Hereafter. That is because, according to the Islamic viewpoint, man is not born into this world only to make money and die after living here for a hundred years or so. The truth is that human life is eternal and we live in this world only for a small fraction of our real lives. The actual and eternal life is to be lived in the next world. The present mundane world has been created merely for human trial. The consequences of our deeds will be reaped in the life of the next, eternal world. It is to gather this harvest that we strive. This way of understanding life makes it an extremely serious business. It produces a strong incentive in man to take even the smallest matters of life very seriously. An individual therefore should be alert at every moment of his life. He should lead his life in this world in a manner that, rather invite God’s wrath and the ensuing punishment, would bring down His blessings upon him in the world to come. Social Behaviour of the God-conscious Person A pious person is one who is totally God-conscious. Such a person leads life in this world with the feeling that all his works and deeds are observed by the eyes of God. He is then accountable for all actions to God, for nothing lies hidden from the All-Knowing God. This type of conviction and feeling makes a man a responsible member of society. His behaviour is totally different. He is always aware of the fact, that all his dealings are related directly to God. So, he is always A believer is always aware of the fact that all his dealings are related directly to God. So, he is always conscious of the presence of God between him and the other person.