The Words of Wisdom and Purification

by Rashid Ahmad Chaudhry

Page 168 of 210

The Words of Wisdom and Purification — Page 168

168. After belief in one God, belief in the Day of Judgement is the most emphasised doctrine mentioned in the Holy. Quran. No other revealed book draws such a vivid picture of Life after Death as does the Holy Quran. . According to the Holy Quran, the entire universe will come to an end on the Day Of Judgement. The dead will be resurrected and accounts will be taken of their deeds. . People with good records will entre into heaven while those with bad records will be thrown into hell. According to the teachings of Islam, hell is a temporary abode while heaven is everlasting. . The Garden promised to the righteous has rivers of water that is not corrupted; and rivers of milk of which the taste changes not; and rivers of wine full of delight for those who drink; and rivers of pure honey. Thus paradise may be understood as having endless streams flowing with these things. The water of life which a person, possessing insight, drinks spiritually in this life will be present overtly in the life to come. The spiritual milk of which he drinks. spiritually like a suckling babe in this world, will be seen openly in paradise. The wine of the love of God with which he was spiritually drunk in the world will be made. manifest in paradise in streams. The honey of the sweetness of the faith, which one possessed of insight, swallowed spiritually in the world will be felt and observed. in the shape of streams in paradise. In short, spiritual condition will be no longer hidden but will become physically visible.