Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 421
! ! 421 That is the state of streams in this world, b ut God says the streams [in heaven] will flow along the gardens. In other words, th ey will belong to the dwellers of h eaven and no o ther will be their master or owner. They will be able to partake of the water whenever they wish and : ٰﺧ ِِ ۡﻳ َﻦ [… they will abide …] (Holy Qur’ ā n Ch. 14: V. 24) t hey will continue to reside there. Where are those who built Sargodha and Lyallpur? [Where are] t hose who planted the trees, cultivated the land after great difficulty, ploughed t he fields while facing hardship? S ome of them lived on for two years, some for four years , and eventually , one after another , they all died. Today, they remain unaware of what happened to their lands and what fruits their progeny enjoys. Some of their children drink alcohol and some now gamble, while other’s descendants waste their time in cinemas. It is as if all their hard work has been wasted. In comparison, Allah says : ِﻓ ۡﻴ َﻬ ﺎ ٰﺧ ِِ ۡﻳ َﻦ [… wherein they will abide …] (Holy Qur’ ā n Ch. 14: V. 24) t he efforts of those who dwell in Paradise will not be in vain. I n fact , they will reap what they have sowed , and they will continue to do so. Then there is another difference between the streams, gardens, and lands of this world and those of the hereafter. M any people ’s wealth in this world is haraam [that which is forbidden in Islam ]. For example, governments have forcefully seized vast pieces of land from peasants and given them to other people. The true owners starved to death , while other s lived off their land in l uxury. However, Allah says: