Page 109 - The Struggle Against the Religion of Irreligion

In fact, such scenes are often seen in dreams as well. In their

dreams they also have houses, fast cars, extremely precious jewels,

rolls of dollars, and loads of gold and silver. In dreams they are

positioned in a high rank, own companies with thousands of workers,

possess power to rule over many people, and wear clothes that make

everyone admire them. Just as boasting about the possessions one

has in a dream would cause a person to be ridiculed, he is sure to be

equally ridiculed for boasting of the images he sees in this world. After

all, both what he sees in his dreams and what he relates to in this

world are mere images in his mind. Surely this fact deserves deep

contemplation. As stated in the Qur’an, those who perceive this fact

will be victorious:

"There has come to you enlightenment from your Lord. So

whoever will see does so for [the benefit of] his soul, and

whoever is blind [does harm] against it. 105

Similarly, the way people react to the events they experience in

the world will make them ashamed when they realize the reality.

Those who fiercely fight each other, who rave furiously, who swindle,

who accept bribes, who commit forgery, who lie, who covetously

withhold their money, who wrong others, who beat and curse others,

who rage aggressively, who are full of passion for office and rank, who

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