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TRUE WISDOM DESCRIBED IN THE QUR'AN

derstood, we would not now have been the heirs of
Hell." (Surat al-Mulk: 10)
The conclusion that should be reached from all of this is that
thoughtlessness is a great misfortune that leads a person into
Hell. And Hell is a place of torment where it is not even possible
to die and so escape from it. This reality is definite enough and
so much unbearable that no one may say, "Nothing will happen
to me". The Qur’an mentions in detail the unbelievers in Hell in
which there is heavy sighing, whose skin is renewed every time
it is burned off, and who cannot find anything other than boil-
ing water and scalding pus when they are thirsty.
Furthermore, one who doesn’t use his mind should start
thinking of the blessings of Heaven he will be deprived of, too.
Before unreasoning people face Hell, they will be aware of the
beauty of Heaven and see the joy believers experience as they
are given the good news of Heaven. Knowing that believers are
enjoying themselves on couches in mansions with rivers flow-
ing under them will also leave a deep and painful mark of regret
on the hearts of thoughtless people.
These are the losses thoughtlessness brings in the Hereafter.
People distanced from religion because of their thoughtlessness
try to enjoy worldly blessings by abandoning the Hereafter. But
they cannot achieve what they want here either. They suffer ma-
terial and spiritual losses throughout their lives. Firstly, they are
untrusting of Allah, which is brought about by not submitting
to Allah and His decree, and as a result of this they live in a state
of unease. They lead lives of continual worry about the future,
fear of losing what they have, anxiety about becoming destitute,
grief at separation from loved ones, and becoming humiliated