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However when it comes to the advantages of
the afterlife, they are not concerned enough to
take appropriate action. In this way, life’s caravan
proceeds heedlessly towards a point of no return.
People start in response to the siren-screeching
out from the military headquarters, but no
importance is attached to the danger signal that
the Lord of the Universe has given out for
mankind. Far from hastening at the sound of it,
no one even alters his pace.
What can be the reason for this sorry state of
affairs? It is simply that the danger about which
the military headquarters’ siren warns us is of
this world and is observable by us. So, everyone
perceives this and knows that its effects will be
immediately felt. On the other hand, the danger
that God has cautioned us about will be felt only
in the afterlife: the wall of death stands between
us and its realization and our eyes cannot
penetrate it. Therefore, although people
immediately respond to the air-raid siren, they
remain unaffected and dispassionate on hearing
