Second Word İnterpretation Of The Comparison Unbelief And Belief View The World

O my nafs! Know that the first man represents an unbeliever, or someone depraved and heedless. In his view the world is a house of universal mourning. All living creatures are orphans weeping at the blows of death and separation. Man and the animals are alone and without ties being ripped apart by the talons of the appointed hour. Mighty beings like the mountains and oceans are like horrendous, lifeless corpses. Many grievous, crushing, terrifying delusions like these arise from his unbelief and misguidance, and torment him.

As for the other man, he is a believer. He recognizes and affirms Almighty Allah. In his view this world is an abode where the names of the All-Merciful are constantly recited, a place of instruction for man and the animals, and a field of examination for human beings and the jinn. Animal and human deaths are a demobilization. Those who have completed their duties of life depart from this transient world for another, happy and trouble-free, world, so that place may be made for new officials to come and work. The birth of animals and humans marks their enlistment into the army, their being taken under arms, and the start of their duties. Every living being is a joyful regular soldier, an honest, contented official. And all voices are either glorification of Allah and the recitation of His names at the outset of their duties, and the thanks and rejoicing at their ceasing work, or the songs arising from their joy at working. In the view of the believer, all beings are the friendly servants, amicable officials, and agreeable books of his Most Generous Lord and All-Compassionate Owner. Very many more subtle, exalted, pleasurable, and sweet truths like these become manifest and appear from his belief.

That is to say, belief in Allah bears the seed of what is in effect a Tuba Tree of Paradise, while unbelief conceals the seed of a Zakkum Tree of Hell.

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ عَلٰى د۪ينِ الْاِسْلَامِ وَ كَمَالِ الْا۪يمَانِ

That means that salvation and security are only to be found in Islam and belief. In which case, we should continually say, "Praise be to Allah for the religion of Islam and perfect belief."