Lecture Lahore — Page 10
10 i. e. , he who has no 'sight' in this world and is unable to behold the Peerless One, shall also be blind in the Hereaf- ter, and darkness shall not leave him. This will happen because the faculties that enable man to behold God are given to him in this world, and he who does not possess them and does not take them with him [to the Hereafter], will not be able to behold Him in that world either. In this verse God Almighty has clearly de- fined the progress He expects from man, and the heights he can attain by following His commandments. In the Holy Quran, God has given us the perfect teaching, which, if truly followed, enables us to behold Him in this very life. He says: 4 i. e. , whoever desires to see God—the True Creator—in this life, should act righteously. His actions should be free from mischief, ostentation, conceit and arrogance, and should neither be defective, nor deficient, nor contrary to one’s personal love [for God]; and should instead be im- bued with sincerity and faithfulness. He should also abstain from Shirk [associating partners with God] and should worship neither the sun, nor the moon, nor the stars, nor air, nor fire, nor water, nor anything else. He should also not put his faith in the physical means as though they were God’s partners. Nor should he depend 4 Al-Kahf, 18:111 [Publishers]