God and the Life Hereafter by Maulana Waiduddin Khan - page 14

God and the Life Hereafter
God and the Life Hereafter
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These desires are certainly a well-considered
creation. Their existence has a specific purpose.
However, this purpose cannot be fulfilled in this
present limited world. These desires, being
unlimited, can be fulfilled only in an unlimited
world. That is where good people will be rewarded
with eternal Paradise, full of all kinds of happiness
and comforts. On the other hand, bad people will be
sent to Hell where they will be compelled to taste
the fruits of their evil deeds for all eternity.
THE REALITY OF PARADISE
What is Paradise? Paradise is the ultimate answer to
the human quest. Man finds himself in a world
where he has the distinction of being a unique
exception. That is to say that every part of this vast,
zero-defect universe is complete in itself, unlike
man, who is the only creature who is not complete
in himself. Certainty prevails all over the universe,
but the human world is marred by uncertainty. Fear
is nowhere to be found in the universe, but man
continually suffers from fear and apprehension. The
rest of the universe, receiving everything that it
wants, is in a state of equilibrium, while human
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