Introducing Islam a Simple Introduction to Islam
A Flower of Paradise
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A FLOWER OF PARADISE
The true believer is a flower of paradise. His
fragrance is manifested in the form of divine
characteristics in this life, which will be
transformed into tangible blessings in the
hereafter. Heaven is another name for these
blessings.
The believer is one who is so involved in the
hereafter that he becomes indifferent to the world.
He puts up with any sufferings that others may
cause him. He is so conscious of his own failures
that he does not mind being criticized. If others
humiliate him, he forgives them for God’s sake. His
heart has been purified by true devotion to God, so
he forgives and forgets others’ excesses. He is so
free of malice that he prays for those who wrong
him.
God is pleased with such souls and will admit them
into paradise. Paradise is a refined world which
only refined souls can enter. Those who lead
negative lives and act in a spiteful manner are not
worthy to dwell in it.
