The Way to Find God
A Danger Warning
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rewarded according to his deeds. The props which
man relies on in this world will not support him
there, for there will be no trading, no friendship and
no acceptable intercession.
The warning which the Prophet delivered to
mankind makes his existence a matter of personal
importance to everyone. Everyone’s fate, according
to his teachings, hangs in the balance. Either one
can believe in his message and follow his guidance,
thus preparing oneself for everlasting paradise, or
one can ignore his teachings, thus resigning oneself
to eternal hellfire.
There are two things which make this matter even
more worthy of our attention. Firstly, the
arguments of those who have expounded other
theories on this matter have been very dubious.
Those who consider material aggrandisement to be
all that is worthwhile in life have no proof for their
theory; their ideas are based on superficial
attractions. Those who speak in philosophical terms
have only analogies to offer as evidence. They
themselves do not have full faith in what they say,
