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DEATH, RESURRECTION, HELL

yet never think of the biggest threat, the gravest danger to their eter-
nal existence. Hell is right next to them; yet, they are too blind to see
it. In the Qur'an, the following is said about this group of people who
are in a constant state of heedlessness:

Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning: yet they
pay no heed and turn away. To each renewed Message from
their Lord they listen as in jest: their hearts are set on pleas-
ure. (Surat al-Anbiya': 1-3)

Such people engage in vain effort. These people spend their
whole lives on the basis of various distractive objectives they imag-
ine will benefit them in the transitory life of this world. Most of the
time, their goals are being promoted in the company, marrying, hav-
ing a "happy family life", earning a lot of money or being an advocate
of a useless ideology. While doing these things, these people are un-
aware of the big threat ahead of them which will last forever. One
catches the insensitive attitude they have towards hell even from
their manner of referring to the subject. The "ignorant society" com-
posed of such people frequently utter the word "hell" without hav-
ing a thorough grasp of its meaning. Now and then, this word
becomes the subject of jokes. However, nobody gives as much
thought to the subject as it deserves. This is one of the gravest mis-
takes of these people and For them, hell is an imaginary fiction.
In fact, hell is more real than this world. The world will cease to
exist after some time, but hell will remain for all eternity. Allah, the
Creator of the universe and the world and all the delicate balances in
nature, has likewise created the hereafter, paradise and hell. A griev-

ous punishment is promised to all unbelievers and hypocrites.
Hell, the worst place that can ever be imagined, is a source of

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