Page 57 - The Pains of the False World

ARE YOU AWARE
YOU ARE LIVING IN A FALSE WORLD?

ety—and will suffer a terrible re g ret. They will understand
that these people whom they imagined to be powerful and
superior are actually helpless and powerless.
T h e y, the followers, will seek the help of the followed in
the Hereafter just as they did in the life of this world. Both
will wish for salvation from the eternal torment of Hell. But
they will be powerless to do anything to save themselves.
Allah has revealed this discourse amongst the unbelievers in

the Qur'an:
When they are squabbling with one another in the Fire,
the weak will say to those deemed great: "We were your
followers, so why do you not relieve us of a portion of
the Fire?" (Surah Ghafir, 47)
Those deemed great will say: "All of us are in it. Allah
has clearly judged between His servants." (Surah Gha-
fir, 48)

All this information provided by Allah in the Qur'an
shows how the "leaders summoning to the Fire" assume an
enormous responsibility in the life of this world. It explains
how they will be punished in the Hereafter. What the indivi-
dual who becomes aware of these facts needs to do is to emp-
loy all the means at his or her disposal in the life of this world
in order to attain Allah's approval and merc y. Paradise is
Allah's promise. Allah has related the prayers of the believers
on this subject:
[Believers are] those who say: "Our Lord, give us joy in
our wives and children and make us a good example for
those who guard against evil." (Surat al-Furqan, 74)

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