Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 171
29 November 1905 171 [alleged] martyrdom of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was being shouted out at the behest of Satan. However, when Hadrat Ab u Bakr recited this verse on this occasion, the Companions felt as if the verse had just been revealed. Certainty of the Existence of the Hereafter The Promised Messiah as said: In such matters, bewilderment and confusion are inevitable. It is not in one’s power to prevent it. I know that the secret behind Allah the Exalted revealing these matters beforehand, again and again, is so it can serve to comfort and console the Community. I hold the belief that there are two worlds whose existence is certain. One is the world in which we are now and living our lives. The second is the world we enter after death. Since man does not have extensive knowledge of it, he con- siders it fictitious and detests it. The reason for this is nothing more than being unacquainted with it. Moreover, since he lives in this world, is familiar and acquainted with it, he loves it and wants to remain living in it. If one were to acquire full faith in the Hereafter, he would have no sorrow upon leaving this world. In such a case, this world would serve its purpose, like a traveller preparing to depart from someplace, making the necessary arrangements for the journey. This is the extent and purpose of this world—to make the necessary arrangements for the journey to that world. And the Shariah does not command anything beyond this. Had this world been meant to be eternal, there would have been a dire need for all Prophets and Messengers who have