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better than those? For the righteous are Gardens in
nearness to their Lord, with rivers flowing beneath; therein
is their eternal home; with companions pure (and holy); and
the good pleasure of Allah. For in Allah’s sight are (all) His
servants” (Surat Aal-e-Imran, 3:14-15)

The life of this world is extremely rudimentary
and lacking in worth when compared to the eternal
life in the Hereafter. To express this, the original
Arabic word for the “world” has the connotation of a
“scanty, crowded, dirty place”. People consider that
their 60-70 year long life on this earth will be long and
a satisfying one. Yet, in a very short time death comes
and all areburied in their graves. As a matter of fact,
as death comes closer one realizes how short a time
he has stayed in this world. On the Day of
Resurrection, Allah will question the people.

“He will say: ‘What number of years did you stay on
earth?’ They will reply: ‘We stayed a day or part of a day:
but ask those who keep account.’ He will say: ‘You stayed
but a little-if you had only known! Did you think that We had
created you in jest, and that you would never be brought
back to Us?’ ” (Surat al-Mumenoon, 23:112-115)

Denying Allah and disregarding the Hereafter, in
the life-long pursuit of worldly greed will mean
eternal punishment in Hell-Fire. Those who conduct
themselves in this way are described in the Qur’an as

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