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very moment of the 60-80 years that people spend in
this earthly life before leaving it contains a test. After
death, they will give an account of their good and evil
words and deeds, and then will begin their eternal exis-
tence in the world to come. On the Day of Resurrection, everything that
a person did while alive will be taken into account. Those who chose the
way of the prophets; those who were true, devout, and sincerely sub-
mitted to Allah (God) in faith; those who feared Allah out of awe and
respect and so respected the limitations He set upon humanity; and
those who hoped to win Allah’s favor and mercy and attain Paradise
will rejoice in an eternal Paradise. On the other hand, satan and those
who rejected Allah, along with idolaters and hypocrites; those who ig-
nored Allah in order to satisfy their own desires; and those who em-
braced sinful actions will be sent to live in Hell. No one will be treated
unjustly.
Believers, to whom Allah has promised the joys of Paradise,
are those who sincerely believe that He created the whole uni-
verse from nothing, who know and remember the Creator
by His most beautiful names and recog-
nize His eternal power and might,
and who spend their lives con-
sciously striving to