THE REALITY OF LIFE

The Prophet Muhammad taught that after this world a vaster world is awaiting us, where every person will be judged and then punished or rewarded according to his deeds. The props which man relies on in this world will not support him there, for there will be no trading, no friendship and no acceptable intercession. to either believe in his message, follow his guidance in preparation for everlasting Paradise, or one can ignore his teachings depriving oneself of this Paradise. There are two things, which make this matter even more worthy of our attention. Firstly, those who consider material aggrandizement to be all that is worthwhile in life have no proof for their theory. Their ideas are based on superficial attractions. Those who speak in philosophical terms have only analogies to offer as evidence. They do not have full faith in what they say. Then there are those who speak without reliable historical information. The criterion with which to judge the past is history, and history does not verify the authenticity of their dogmas. The Prophet Muhammad, born in the full light of history, presents his teachings which have been recorded in book-form. The Quran exists in its revealed form. So, one is free to put this through their scrutiny. The Prophet warned us that we are confronted with a reality which we can never change; we have no choice but to face it. Death only transfers us to another world; it does not obliterate us altogether. The Creator has established an eternal scheme for success and failure, which no one can alter or opt out of. We have to choose between Heaven and Hell; we have no other choice. If the meteorological department forecasts a hurricane, it is telling us about an impending disaster in which those affected will have no say in the matter; another power will control events. One can either escape or expose oneself to destruction. So, when the earthquake of the Last Day occurs, we will be subject to judgement by our Creator. There is no escape from this. o