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tivated land. Both gardens yielded their crops and did
not suffer any loss, and We made a river flow right
through the middle of them. He was a man of wealth
and property. He said to his companion, debating with
him: "I have more wealth than you and more people
under me." He entered his garden and wronged himself
by saying: "I do not think that this will ever end. I do not
think the Hour will ever come. But if I should be sent
back to my Lord, I will definitely get something better in
return." (Surat al-Kahf: 32-36)
This is a very accurate portrayal of people who have
strayed far from religious moral values, fail to appreciate
Allah as they ought, and do not believe in the Hereafter.
When faced with the terrible mistake of ceasing to exist for
all eternity, such people console themselves by admitting
the possibility of a Hereafter in which they hope to be happy
and contented although they do not believe it in a certain
way. Yet since they do not truly believe in life after death,
that is Hereafter, they make no preparations for it.
It is useful to mention one important effect here: All peo-
ple, whether believers or unbelievers, have unlimited world-
ly desires and passions, for Allah uses them to test people
and reveal their true nature. Those who are faithful to Him
control their passions and observe only His commands and
prohibitions; those who are faithful only to their whims and
desires wrongfully ignore the bounds established by Him for
humanity so that they can satisfy their desires. Since the
members of the latter group prefer their desires over His
approval, they will be condemned to eternal punishment.
Allah reveals their situation in the Surat al-Ahqaf: