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[in the Hereafter]. (Mishkat al-Masabih,
hadith no. 1690)
The prayer means that in the Hereafter when these
children see their parents, they will come towards them
and hold on to them. Thus, the prayer is an invocation
to God to make these children – to whom Paradise has
already been granted – a means to take their families also
to Paradise.
47 Does God want us to have the spirit of
enquiry so that we discover Him?
od wants that people should stand on self-discovered
Gfaith and does not want faith to be imposed upon
them. He has given intelligence to human beings so that
they can evaluate and make a self-discovery of the truth.
The spirit of enquiry is essential for this self-discovery.
48 How do we develop the personality
that helps us recover from our
misfortunes?
his question is very easy and very difficult at the same
Ttime. It is easy because our Creator has not created
anyone to become a case of failure, not even an ant!
We have two examples from history through which
God has shown us this principle. The principle is to
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