The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam — Page 144
138 Whatever they are bestowed by way of comprehension of the Divine are the bounties of the Hereafter, a specimen of which is given to them in advance to stimulate their eagerness. It should be remembered that a godly person does not belong to the world, that is why the world hates him. He belongs to heaven and is bestowed heavenly bounties. A man of the world is given worldly bounties, and a man of heaven is bestowed heavenly bounties. Thus it is true that those bounties are hidden from the ears and hearts and eyes of the worldly; but he whose worldly life suffers death and who is given a drink of the spiritual cup which he will drink in a physical form in the Hereafter, will then recall having partaken of it in his previous life. It is true, however, that he will consider the eyes and ears of the world as unaware of it. As he was in the world, though he was not of the world, he will also testify that the bounties of heaven are not of the world and that he did not see such a bounty in the world nor did his ear hear of it, nor did his mind conceive it. He saw a specimen of those bounties of the Hereafter which were not of this world. They were a presage of the world to come to which he was related and had no connection with the life of this world.