Islam - Its Meaning for Modern Man — Page 340
340 “When they face the torment their ears, and their eyes, and their skins will bear witness against them as to what they used to do. They will say to their skins: ‘Why bear ye witness against us?’ These will reply: ‘Allah has made us to speak as He has made everything else to speak. ’ He it is who created you the first time, and unto Him have you been brought back. You did not apprehend that your ears and your eyes and your skins would bear witness against you; nay, you thought that even Allah did not know much of what you did. That notion of yours, which you entertained concerning your Lord, has ruined you. So now you have become of those who are the losers” (41:21 ⎯ 24). It is emphasized that the consciousness of living every moment of one’s life in the sight of God is the most effective deterrent against wrongdoing and the most potent incentive toward righteous action. Those who live their lives in the full consciousness of being in the sight of God every moment shall enter upon the new life in perfect spiritual health and all their reactions will be joyful. “Those who fear their Lord will be conducted to the Garden in groups, until, when they approach it, and its gates are opened, its keepers will say to them: ‘Peace be upon you; you have attained to the state of bliss, so enter it, abiding therein. ’ They will say: ‘All praise belongs to Allah; who has fulfiled His promise to us, and has bestowed