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Harun Yahya 53

ately bound to it and live only for this world. From childhood
on, they continually make plans for the future and try to fulfill
their desires. In the midst of this distraction, they suddenly
die, never having understood the true nature of life or this
world. What they see as permanent will come to an end like a
fleeting dream; but in the Hereafter, they will understand that
this life lasts as long as a dream and that they were sadly mis-
taken. Allah reveals the conversations of those in the
Hereafter:
He (Allah) will ask: “How many years did you tarry on
Earth?” They will say: “We tarried there for a day or part
of a day. Ask those able to count.” He will reply: “You
only tarried there for a little while, if you did but know!”
(Surat al-Mu’minun: 112-14)
The expression “a day or a part of a day” shows how
short a person’s life, which seems so long, really is. This is a
truth known in the Sight of Allah, so human beings must care-
fully consider why they choose a certain path. Will they be
satisfied with the endless Garden or the life of this world,
which is very short? The core issue here is that the benefits of
this life are very short, in exact proportion to its brief span.
Therefore, people should think of this world as a waiting
room for the real world in the Hereafter. Of course, people do
not pay much attention to the furnishings or events that occur
in a waiting room, for they do not intend to stay there very
long. Nor do they consider such things when making their
plans, for whatever goes on in there is of no use to them. In
the same way, nothing done for the sake of the world is of any
use in the Hereafter. In other words, all such deeds will even-
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