Trouble in This World Makes Us Understand
Better the Beauty of the Garden
We suffer various troubles in this world. We become sick, we may
break arms or legs, we feel very cold or hot, our stomachs become upset,
our skins become bruised, etc. Look at your parents' photographs in their
youth and think about their faces today. You will notice the difference.
Allah specially creates such weaknesses for man in this world.
None of them exist in the hereafter. Once weaknesses in this world are
reflected upon, we can better appreciate the worth of the Garden.
Attaining the Garden erases all these troubles. Think about what
displeases you in this world…None of it exists in the hereafter.
The Garden is decorated with the blessings from which man takes
most pleasure. The best of what we eat and drink in this world have their
flawless counterparts in the Garden. Man never feels cold or hot in the
Garden. He never becomes sick, fears, grieves or grows old. You cannot
find a single wicked man there. That is because wicked people, those who
disbelieve in Allah and deny Him, remain in the Fire, a place they
deserve. People in the Garden speak graciously with one another; they do
not curse, become angry, shout or hurt others. All the good people who
have a real belief in the unity of Allah and who act in such a way as to
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