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THE SECRET BEHIND OUR TRIALS
He also describes their state in the afterlife:
… on the Day when faces are whitened and faces are black-
ened. As for those whose faces are blackened: "What! Did
you reject belief after having believed? Taste the punish-
ment for your unbelief!" (Surah Al `Imran, 106)
These verses show the danger of abandoning faith to follow the
wrong path. Such people spend a part of their lives believing in His
existence and living according to His commands. But later on, their
lower self leads them away from Allah's religion and into denial. As
a result, they become irreligious, perhaps even more irreligious than
others, because they had learned what was right, accepted and lived
according to Allah's religion, but then had abandoned it. For this
reason, all of their good works are completely cancelled. (Allah
knows best) Therefore, people should not forget for even one mo-
ment that they are being tested in this world and that Satan will try
to tempt them off the right path through various suggestions and
doubts that these tests will never end. To deny Allah after believing
in Him is the way to endless agony.
In addition, these people who reject belief live miserable lives.
Even if they have attained a certain measure of material wealth and
comfort, they suffer a spiritual pain for the rest of their life. Since
they know the truth, they always try to suppress their conscience;
however, a sense of guilt always burns in their souls. But the pain
that they experience in this life is nothing compared to what they
will suffer after death. The Qur'an reveals:
As for those who do not believe and die while they are un-
believers, the whole Earth filled with gold would not be ac-
cepted from any of them if they were to offer it as a ransom.
They will have a painful punishment. They will have no
helpers. (Surah Al `Imran, 91)

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