Islam As It Is
man, know theyself!
~ 31 ~
to detect it, it could be replayed to us in its original
form, and many would be the historic discussions
upon which we could then eavesdrop. Just as we
are enveloped by a blanket of air on which every
word of ours is engraved without our being able to
see either the air or the ‘inscription,’ so the other
world constantly envelopes us, recording our
actions and our intentions. In this way they are
imprinted there for all time, for the Almighty to
read after we pass away.
Imagine a record, revolving in silence on a
turntable. We place the needle in its groove, and,
immediately, the room is filled with the sound of
music. Not a single note is missed. None of its
subtleties are lost. Similarly, the record of our lives
will give forth every detail of our thoughts, words
and deeds, not when a needle is placed in the
groove, but when our Lord utters the word of
command. The entire history of our lives, recorded
right from the moment of birth, will thus be played
back to us—whether to our joy or to our
discomfiture will depend on the kind of lives we
have led. On hearing this ‘play-back,’ people will
ask, “what sort of a book is this which has omitted
