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THE TRUE SPHERE OF LIFE:
THE HEREAFTER
We have so far concentrated on the way that the world is a
temporary and deceptive place, full of seductive delusion
and false baubles. It has also been explained that it is the eter-
nal life in the Hereafter that will be the true abode. In this
chapter, we shall be seeing how the Hereafter, the true sphere
of life which every human being will come to after death and
live for all eternity, will be a very different thing for believers
and unbelievers.
THE ORIGINALS OF ALL THINGS ARE IN THE
HEREAFTER
The definition in the Qur'an of the Afterlife as the "true li-
fe" is a matter which all people should consider, which all pe-
ople should reflect upon. This expression in the Qur'an reve-
als that everything we imagine to be real in the life of this
world is in fact very diff e rent. This life we live, the values
which people spend a lifetime following, and all the beautiful
things they seek to acquire are all "false" in comparison to the
Hereafter. In other words, this world is full of false passions,
false emotions, false successes, false loves and false friends-
hips for those who do not seek the approval of Allah.
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