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Zeal and Enthusiasm Described in the Qur’an

and of Allah’s religion yet do not respond to them as they should
were cautioned that they might yet end up in great loss. As Allah
advised in the Qur’an:
"Then look how was the end of those who were
warned." 136

Once again, all people of intelligence are reminded to listen to
the voice of their consciences and eagerly respond to Allah’s invi-
tation. That is because man has the chance to live his life only
once. Thus he is tested only once. By the time death comes upon
him, there is no second chance.
The life of this world passes "in a blink of an eye." In the pres-
ent life if one follows his conscience and exerts his willpower for a

limited period of time, he will enjoy the bliss Allah grants for all
eternity. But should he turn away from the true religion, saying, "I
would rather follow my own desires," he will lose eternal bliss as
the price for this short and imperfect life, which is both an unprof-
itable exchange and an unwise choice.
The only wise thing to do is to cease one’s obsession for the
life of this world and seek the rewards of the hereafter. For once a
person meets the angel of death, he will have no time to think
about the pleasures he enjoyed in worldly life or the things he

deemed to be so important. Once the soul "reaches the collar
bone," he will no longer recall any pleasure he experienced in the
life of this world and will only face the terror of the Day of
Judgement.
However, if a person devotes his life to Allah and zealously em-
braces Islam, he will have no reason to fear torment and will attain
peace of heart and mind because his record is clean. Having no

fear, he will joyfully say on that Day:

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