Page 106 - Character Types of the Unbelievers

CHARACTER-TYPES OF THE UNBELIEVERS
We do not see your intercessors accompanying you, those
you claimed were your partners with Allah. The link be-
tween you is cut. Those you made such claims for have for-
saken you. (Surat al-An‘am, 94)

On that day, those fearing of being alone will ask those they
called their nearest and dearest in this life—their children, spouses,
friends—to offer ransom for them that they may escape the torment
of Hell. Allah reveals this truth in the Qur’an:
No good friend will ask about his friend even though they
can see each other. An evildoer will wish he could ransom
himself from the punishment of that Day, by means of his

sons, or his wife or his brother or his family who sheltered
him or everyone else on Earth, if that only meant that he
could save himself. But no! It is a Raging Blaze. (Surat al-
Ma‘arij, 10-15)
In light of all the information provided in the Qur’an, we can
see that a life based on pleasing others will not just bring unhappi-
ness; it will also cause one to be at loss in the Afterlife. The way to
escape this is evident: Submission to Allah and living to seek His
pleasure.

Because They Do Not Remember That

this Life is a Trial
Another reason why those who have adopted a character type
of ignorance cannot be happy is because almost all forget the reason
why they are in this world. Human beings are being tested to see
whether they will appreciate the intelligence, power and other su-

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