Page 84 - Ever Thought About The Truth ?

EVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE TRUTH?

In one hadith our Prophet (saas) gives an example to de-
scribe what a great blessing heaven is compared to the life of this
world:
Heaven is like a bow, and more auspicious than anywhere the Sun
rises or sets over. [Al-Kutub As-Sittah -14, p. 429/2]
Even if a person knows nothing about the subject, brief con-
sideration of the deficiencies of the life of this world and the
longing he feels for blessings will make this fact readily under-
standable. This is because Allah creates many proofs for people
to see that the life of this world is not the true life. One encoun-
ters the deficiencies of the life of this world just about every day,
not least in one's own body. One has to take a huge number of
precautions just to stay alive. The sightest neglect of these may
lead to sickness, injury and even death. One spends much of
one's life just compensating for the body's weaknesses. Yet de-
spite all these efforts, the body gradually begins to decay. Like
the human body, even the loveliest flowers eventually fade; the
prettiest, most perfumed roses, tulips and violets fade and decay.
The most delicious, freshest-looking fruits and vegetables soon
rot and become inedible. The most impressive houses, cars and
objects eventually age and fall apart.
These are just a few of the millions of deficiencies that peo-
ple encounter in the life of this world. But these alone are enough
to realize that it is not really the life of this world one longs for.
In the face of all these flaws, a person will want greater per-
fection, to live in a world in which none of these deficiencies
exist. He will long for a world in which there are no evils, deaths,
wars, conflicts, flaws or troubles. To that end, he will seek ways

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