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THE PAINS OF THE FALSE WORLD

You who believe! Be upholders of justice, bearing wit-
ness for Allah alone, even against yourselves or your pa-
rents and relatives. Whether they are rich or poor, Allah is
well able to look after them. Do not follow your own de-
sires and deviate from the truth. If you twist or turn away,
Allah is aware of what you do. (Surat an-Nisa', 135)

Conclusion

In relation to unbelievers, what has been explained in this
chapter reflects only a small part of their self-defeating outlo-
ok on life. The basic logic in these peoples' lives operates by
bearing only worldly interests in mind. They never wish to
consider the existence of the Hereafter and what they will en-
counter there. When reminded of death and the A f t e r l i f e ,
they usually make all kinds of excuses not to think about
them. They never seek to understand that the world in which
they live is only a transitory place of testing, and that their
spouses, children, families, houses, cars and everything else
a round them are all parts of that test. Accepting the truth of
that would mean relegating their desires for the enjoyment of
this world. Those who deny the Hereafter in order not to ha-
ve to accept this fact are described thus in the Qur'an:

These people say: "There is nothing more than our first
death. We will not be raised up a second time. Bring us
our fathers if you are telling the truth." (Surat ad-Duk-
han, 34-36)

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