The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam — Page 160
154 believers which remain hidden in the world will manifest itself by, running before them and on their right hands; and in another verse it is said: يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُ وَجُوهٌ وَتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهٌ 201 That is, on that day some faces will be bright and others will be dark. A third verse sets out: مَثَلُ الْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُونَ فِيهَا أَنْهُرُ مِنْ مَّاءٍ غَيْرِ أَسِنٍ لو لئَةِ لِلشَّرِييْن وَانْهُرُ مِن لَّن لَّمْ يَتَغَيَّرُ طَعْمُهُ وَأَنْهرُ مِنْ خَمْرِ لدة للشربين وَاَنْهُرُ مِنْ عَسَلٍ مُّصَفَّى b 202 That is, the Garden promised to the righteous is as if it has rivers of water that corrupts not; and rivers of milk of which the taste changes not; and rivers of wine, which do not inebriate, a delight for those who drink; and rivers of pure honey, which has no impurity. It is clearly stated here that heaven should be understood as metaphorically comprising inexhaustible streams of these bounties. This means that the water of life which a person of spiritual understanding drinks in this life will be manifested visibly in the Hereafter. The spiritual milk 201. On the day when some faces shall be white, and some faces shall be black. (The Holy Quran, Al-e-Imran 3:107) 202. A description of the Garden promised to the righteous: therein are rivers of water which corrupts not; and rivers of milk of which the taste changes not; and rivers of wine, a delight to those who drink, and rivers of clarified honey. (The Holy Quran, Muhammad 47:16)