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Harun Yahya 63

eternity. They do not try to understand it as an endless
expanse of time that can never end, but only as a period of
many years or centuries.
However, eternity is something quite different. It is not
equivalent to the life of a person or a generation; nor is it a
period of a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand, a
million, or even a trillion years. It is completely beyond these;
it is time that never ends.
Those who accept this fact never risk the danger of
spending eternity in Hell, where they would have to endure an
eternal punishment that they could not bear for even one
moment in this world. Therefore, thinking about eternity rous-
es people from their unawareness, brings them to their sens-
es, and causes them to behave in ways pleasing to Allah.
Believers who fear eternal life in Hell also realize that they
have the possibility of living among the eternal blessings of
the Garden. As a result, they never choose this world’s tran-
sitory life over the endless life in the Hereafter.

Knowing the beauties of Paradise
Paradise is the reward for doing good works in this
world, fearing and respecting Allah, and seeking His favor. In
the Qur’an, Allah promises:
But as for those who believe and do right actions, We
will admit them into Gardens with rivers flowing under
them, remaining in them timelessly, forever and ever.
Allah’s promise is true. Whose speech could be truer
than His? (Surat an-Nisa’: 122)

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