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MAN WILL ALSO ACCOUNT FOR HIS THOUGHTS AND INTENTIONS

God has knowledge of one's heart, subconscious,
thoughts and what he keeps hidden from others. God
intervenes between a man and his heart. Therefore, man
cannot possibly keep anything hidden from God. Any doubt
that crosses his mind, any whispering of Satan, his actual
thoughts about believers, his faith in the Qur'an, what crosses
his mind while performing the prayers are all known one by
one by God and recorded by angels. For example, God
knows when one performs prayers lethargically, or when he
harbours contradictory thoughts. Man will meet each one of
these on the Last Day. Purifying one's heart, living by the
religion, not by observing the rituals only but also by being
sincere and committed, are the ways we will attain salvation.
It would simply be imprudence to neglect the eternal and
real life of the hereafter for a brief and fleeting life. Below are
some verses in which God warns mankind about the
temporary nature of the life of the world:

My people! The life of the world is only fleeting
enjoyment. It is the hereafter, which is the abode of
permanence. (Surah Ghafir: 39)
These people love this fleeting world and have put
the thought of a Momentous Day behind their
backs. (Surat al-Insan: 27)