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THE SCHOOL OF YUSUF

Allah will reward everyone in return for their deeds, and will
certainly give victory to the believers. However, the true reward is
the eternal life of the Hereafter. Every human being will eventually
die. Everyone will meet the angel of death before he expects him,
and at that moment, will see the true reality that had been clearly

revealed. Everyone must know that those who settle for this world,
who seek to evade hardship, seek indulgence, prefer their selfish
desires over Allah’s good pleasure, and desert their religion for fear
of jeopardizing their well-being, will ultimately fail to enjoy the
pleasure that they had been seeking. None will be able to say,
“thankfully, I have pursued pleasure and personal gain, and have
succeeded.” Worse, what they have done will cause them inde-

scribable torment. Allah reveals the unbelievers’ remorse in the
Hereafter:
If only you could see when they are standing before the Fire
and saying, “Oh! If only we could be sent back again, we
would not deny the Signs of our Lord and we would be
among the believers.” (Surat al-An‘am, 27)
But as for him who is given his Book in his left hand, he
will say, “If only I had not been given my Book. And had
not known about my Reckoning! If only death had really

been the end! My wealth has been of no use to me. My
power has vanished.” (Surat al-Haqqa, 25-29)
A believer, on the other hand, who lived his life for Allah, who
suffered cruelty most of his life, for not forsaking the good pleasure
of Allah, who lived under the constant threat of death, who heard
hurtful and mocking words, was slandered or even imprisoned,
will feel great joy for all the hardship he endured throughout his

life when he meets the angel of death. Better still, as we have been

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