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34 The Importance of Conscience in the Qur'an

ended; no longer will it be possible to make up for what has
been done in the past. The gates of hell will be locked behind
man forever:
That Day Hell is produced, that Day man will
remember; but how will the remembrance
help him? He will say, 'Oh! If only I had
prepared in advance for this life of mine!' That
Day no one will punish as He punishes and no
one will shackle as He shackles. (Surat al-Fajr:
23-26)
All men, even the most astray ones, will be able to see
very clearly everything that their conscience tells them at the
moment of death and while giving account, but since return is
no longer possible, they will not be able to correct their
situation by following their conscience. The purpose of this
book is to reveal to people their conscience while there is still
time, and to invite them to live a life by which they can make
up for their past and feel no regret in the hereafter.
The difference between people who always follow their
conscience and people who do not, is the power of faith the
conscientious people have in Allah and the hereafter. A
conscientious man always acts as if he is being questioned on
the brink of hell. By example, Allah tells us about some of his
messengers, who always remembered the hereafter:
And remember Our slaves Ibrahim, Ishaq, and
Ya'qub, men of true strength and inner sight.
We purified their sincerity through sincere
remembrance of the Abode. (Surah Sad: 45-
46)