Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 428
! ! 428 These are the four qualities which must be present in a believer. If you become like this, you will inherit Paradise. What is Paradise? The trees of Paradise are the believers , and the stream s of Paradise are their deeds. When they all are gathered together in one place, they will draw everyone’s attention to themselves. The difference between this world and the next world is that here the believers remain hidden , but in the next world they will be assembled together , and the world will gaze upon them in amazement, marveling at their magnificence. When Haz rat Shah Wali - ullah rh , Ha z rat Khawaja Baqi Billah rh , Haz rat Qutub - ud - Din rh , Haz rat Khawaja Nizaam - ud - Din rh , Haz rat Syed Ahmed Brailvi rh , and the thousands of other saints who have passed away , when they are all gathe red in Paradise people will gaze at them in wonder. In this world, [the believers] stand as individual trees , b ut in the Hereafter , they will form an orchard of trees, bearing the sweetest fruit. Upon witnessing their d eeds and faith, people will cry out that no Paradise can be superior to this one. Can a village, where the inhabitants create chaos by telling lies, steal ing other’s belongings, refusing to feed the hungry, and commit ting robbery, be called Paradise? In comparison, the greatest Paradise in the hereafter is where all righteousness will be gathered together , and all impiety will be separated. Women who perform Salāt and men who perform Salāt ; truthful women and truthful men; women who believe in the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and men who believe in the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa ; women who believe in the Holy Qur’ān and men who believe in the Holy Qur’ān ; women who believe in all the prophets and men who believe in all the prophets; women who serve other people and men who serve other people; women who guard themselves from lying, cheating, and fighting and men who guard themselves from lying, cheating, and fighting. T hey will be gathered together at one place and who would not hope to reside with them? No doubt, there will be gardens there, but the true meaning of this [verse] is that it will be an abode, where all righteous people will be assembled. Therefore , I advise you that although you have been taught the