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the purpose of existence in the world, and disregarding the fact that death
is unavoidable, and that we will definitely meet on The Day of Reckoning
after death. In the Qur'an, Allah invites people to reflect upon these cru-
cial matters.
Those are the people who have lost their own selves. What they
invented has abandoned them. Without question they will be
the greatest losers in the Hereafter. As for those who believe
and do right actions and humble themselves before their Lord,
they are the Companions of the Garden, remaining in it time-
lessly, forever. The likeness of the two groups is that of the
blind and deaf and the seeing and hearing. Are they the same as
one another? So will you not pay heed? (Surah Hud: 21-24)
Is He Who creates like him who does not create? So will you not
pay heed? (Surat an-Nahl: 17)

The Erroneous Indoctrination that "Thinking Too Much
is Not Good"
There is an ill-judged belief prevalent in society that deep thought is
not good. People warn one another saying, "Don't think so much, you will
lose your mind". This is merely a superstition invented by people who are
distant from religion. People should not avoid thinking; however, they
should avoid thinking negatively or being carried away by exaggerations
and misapprehensions.
Since those who do not have strong faith in Allah and the Hereafter
think without committing themselves to fairness and goodness, but instead

think negatively, then by their contemplation they achieve outcomes that
are not entirely beneficial. They think, for example, that the life of this
world is temporary, and that one day they will die, but this causes them to
display great pessimism. This is because, conscientiously, they are aware
that the life they pass without following the commands of Allah prepares
a wretched end for them in the Hereafter. Some, on the other hand, are
pessimistic because they have a superstitious belief that they will totally
vanish after death.