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in mind the remembrance of Allah and the hereafter and en-
gage in a steady effort to attain the real abode of man. In ac-
cordance with the reminder of the Prophet Muhammad (saas),
"Be in the world as if you were a stranger or someone on a jour-
ney,"(Al-Bukhari) they know that they will stay but a little while
in this world and that their real abode is the hereafter. That is

why true believers never go astray when they receive an abun-
dance of favors, nor become despondent or depressed when
they remain deprived of them. Aware that they are being test-
ed in their reactions to favors as well as deprivations, they al-
ways endeavor to display the attitudes most favored by Allah.
They react to events having the following verse in mind:
Every soul will taste death. We test you with both good and
evil as a trial. And you will be returned to Us. (Surat al-
Anbiya': 35)

In the face of all these facts, one is again deeply reminded
that the Qur'an is an explicit manifestation of Allah's great mer-
cy, since believers learn the most accurate facts by means of the
Qur'an.

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Allah Informs Us in the Qur'an that the Hereafter

is the Real Abode of Man

In regard to issues which are beyond the ability of our per-
ceptions, man is incapable of learning anything; the "future" is
one such issue. Nobody can be sure what will happen in the

next few seconds. Due to this limited capability in perception,
in every age, people have been left curious about issues related
to the future, especially about the nature of the life after death.
Surely, the most accurate answers to these questions are

THE NIGHTMARE OF DISBELIEF