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He who has fear will be reminded; but
the most miserable will shun it, those
who will roast in the Greatest Fire and
then neither die nor live in it.
(Surat al-A`la, 10-13)
T hose who are called through the good word,
admonished by the light of the Qur'an, warned
of the Day of Judgment, and reminded that
they will be called to give an account of every deed they had
done, are then responsible themselves for adhering to the
straight path. Unless they do so, inevitably, they will face a
deep regret, and ultimately punishment. For, one who has
been duly warned has been made aware of what is right and
wrong, and, thereby, will be held responsible for living by the
ideals imparted to him.
However, throughout history, the great majority of people
disregarded the responsibilities placed upon them. As we
54 THE IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOWING THE GOOD WORD