Islam As It Is
man, know theyself!
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of that intellect must be a being who survives it.
When we die, we do not pass into oblivion. We
retire to reside in another world. The present world
is nothing but the briefest of interludes in our
never-ending life-span.
THE OTHER WORLD
Think for a moment what this other world must be
like. God’s Prophet has made it known to mankind
that heaven and hell both exist there, and that
everyone who dies must eventually find his eternal
abode in one or the other. Those who are obedient
to God in this world, always behaving in a virtuous
fashion, will be rewarded with a place in paradise,
while those who are evil and rebellious in their
attitude towards God will be cast into the Fire to be
tormented forever and ever.
It is important to understand that human actions
fall into one of two categories. The first comprises
everyday, routine matters in which there is no need
to label actions right or wrong. It also includes
purely accidental happenings, which, likewise,
cannot be labelled right or wrong, because of there
