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CONCLUSION

hat a difference it would make to one's life if one were al-
lowed to witness with one's own eyes the demons of
W Hell punishing their inhabitants, the roaring of the
flames, the mad yelling of the damned, their unbearable moaning
and groaning, their writhing for breath and their frantic begging to
be allowed to be returned to Earth.
Without a doubt, one would become a new person, one would
rearrange one's entire life. The fact that everyone else might be
oblivious to this reality would not prevent one from striving with all
one's strength for the Hereafter. One would distance oneself from
every form of behavior which is objectionable to Allah, and one
would perform as many good actions as possible. One would shiver
at the thought of committing the least transgression or making any
remark that might jeopardize one's prospects in the Hereafter. One
would immediately turn to Allah supplicating and begging for His
forgiveness. The images of the things one had seen and heard would
never leave one's mind, causing one to seek refuge with Allah for
protection from a similar predicament.
To gain Allah's love and to be safe from His punishment such a
person would devote all of his life, wealth and energy in His cause.
Above all, he would be steadfast and determined to the death, even
the worst hardship would become bearable. Nobody could distract

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