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blessing from Allah, he feels a much deeper pleasure in the things that
have been given to him. He continually gives thanks for these blessings.
At the same time, he knows everything is given to test him and that none
of it belongs to him, and so he's not caught up in passion or ambition. So,
since he lives a life according to the will of Allah, after death he'll begin to
experience a much more wonderful life.

AHMED: I've never considered it from that view.

MURAD: In Surat al-An'am verse 70, we read this command of
Allah: "Abandon those who have turned their religion into a game and
a diversion and who have been deluded by the worldly life. Remind by
it (the Qur'an) lest a person is delivered up to destruction for what he
has earned with no protector or intercessor besides Allah. Were he to
offer every kind of compensation, it would not be accepted from him.
Such people are delivered up to destruction for what they have earned."
It can be understood from this verse that those who are proud and
conceited and take themselves to be gods (Surely Allah is beyond that),
are stricken with a feeling of helplessness and weakness when they
discover that they are merely a "shadow being" on a cinema screen. Those
people whose minds are swayed by love of this world, are deeply
disturbed when they realize everything they own is insubstantial. That
the world, their children, their property, their wealth, their influential
friends are all in the hands of Allah. In this situation, there are two choices
– either they turn to Allah and their passion for the material world comes
to an end, or the contrary, they try to forget the truth and embrace the
world even more strongly. But, because they know they are deceiving
themselves, they are always uncomfortable and lead an anxious, tense
and tormented life.

AHMED: I'm choosing the right path, Murad. Of course, I
understand that there's no use in running from the truth. And what you
said has strengthened my resolve even more.