Page 115 - The importance of conscience in the Qur'an

Parting Thoughts 113

But Allah forgets nothing, and everything is recorded in His
exalted presence. Whether a person follows his conscience or
not is recorded by two angels sitting on his right and left who
do not leave him throughout his life. This is related in the
Qur'an:
And the two recording angels are recording,
sitting on the right and on the left. He does
not utter a single word, without a watcher by
him, pen in hand! (Surah Qaf: 17-18)
On the Day of Account, the recordings of these angels will
be placed on balanced scales. On one side will be conscientious,
god-fearing acts, and on the other side evil acts. The person
may have long forgotten the evil that he did, or the good he
postponed, but Allah will make him face every single word and
every single action, no matter how minute. Certainly the words
he read in this book will be remembered and he will be
questioned about it. In truth, people are aware of these facts
and can, with reference to their conscience, more or less
understand what is right and what is wrong. However, as we
have mentioned throughout the book, they turn their back on
the truth and ignore it for the sake of their worldly interests.
Whatever we do, our conscience will not leave us until we
die. Conscience is a power that works totally out of our will. It
is Allah's voice. We will all continue to hear this voice until we
die, but those who do not follow this voice will taste the
intense regret of it after they die. Accordingly, in the Qur'an,
many examples are given from the conversations in the
hereafter in which those in hell confess what they failed to do
in life. Therefore, in truth, everyone knows what he must and
must not do and evading the conscience does no good.