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FEAR OF ALLAH
him from his goal, he would be totally uncompromising in his pur-
suit of Allah's approval. He would take every opportunity to do as
much as possible for his own benefit in the Hereafter. What other
people do, what types of lifestyle they lead and what ideologies
they follow would be of no concern to him whatsoever. With all his
strength and all his effort, he would strive to gain Allah's love and
affirmation. As well as being sensitive towards Allah's commands
and prohibitions, he would also explain them to other people, ad-
vising and warning everyone he met as to the reality of life. His
greatest goal, his life long ambition would be to gain Allah's friend-
ship, submitting himself completely to Him. He would embody the
type of fear described in the Qur'an:
… There are some rocks from which rivers gush out, and
others which split open and water pours out, and others
which crash down from fear of Allah… (Surat al-Baqara: 74)
If it is the fact that we have not seen Hell that is preventing some
people from fearing Allah as they should and being cautious in their
daily lives, it should suffice that He has indicated the existence of
Hell repeatedly in the Qur'an, describing it in all its details and
warning people against it.
When the time comes there will be no one who will not see Hell.
Allah has made this absolutely clear. Only those who fear Allah will
be saved from it, the others will be left in it on their knees:
There is not one of you who will not come to it. That is the
final decision of your Lord. Then We will rescue the right-
eous [who fear Allah] and We will leave the wrongdoers in
it on their knees. (Surah Maryam: 71-72)
However, there will be no benefit or advantage to be gained
from seeing Hell at this point, because then, one is already beyond
the point of no return…

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