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lawyers, but they never think at all about why or how they were cre-
ated or that they are indebted to Allah for their creation. They write
books, they take part in TV discussions, they rationalize their opinions
and express their views but never once do they allow death and the ac-
counting they will give to Allah to cross their minds. These people are
making a grave mistake because death comes to everybody sooner or
later and Allah will call everybody to account for their service to Him.
Being thoughtless will not do them any good.
Every sane individual has a mind and a conscience capable of

thinking about and comprehending the existence of Allah, the purpose
of creation and how Allah should be served. The truth is that people
who do not think about these matters that are most vital to them are
capable of thinking very clearly about other things that affect their
worldly lives. For example, on commercial matters they know very
well how they should use their money and they think about this at
every turn. They can overcome major difficulties in their working lives
and manage to come up with detailed responses to every aspect of a
problem. When they want something they can make very long-term
plans to achieve it and put them into effect step by step. In short, peo-
ple are capable of thinking very clearly about matters that concern
their worldly gains.
For this reason, unless Allah wills it, excuses such as "I didn't
think" or "It didn't cross my mind," will not be accepted in the

Hereafter.
Every newborn baby enters the world that Allah has created.
Wherever a person looks, he encounters a glorious creation, flawless
design and systems planned down to the last detail. A person who
thinks about what he encounters can easily understand that all these
things were created, but a person who is trapped in everyday life and