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There may be no court to God created people and made them responsible produces desirable results and evil if it brings summon them, no policemen to apprehend them and no “What! Do those who seek after evil ways think for their actions. In this world, we notice that the about undesirable results. public opinion to pressure them. Instead the guard with- that We shall hold them equal with those who believe virtuous often live in a wretched state while the in them is ever alert and ready to remind them when and do righteous deeds, - that equal with their life wicked often seem to have the good things in life. SECOND, there are those who do not deny the they transgress.The consciousness of this inner presence and their death? Ill is the judgment that they make. God created the heavens and the earth for just ends, Innocent people often suffer at the hands of and in order that each soul may find the recompense exploiters and criminals, who seem to gain rather “They say:There is nothing but our present life; we die, and we live, and nothing but time destroys us. of what it has earned, and none of them be wronged.” than suffer by their crimes in this world. If there Of that they have no knowledge; they merely conjecture. And when our revelations are recited to them, [Al-Qur’an 45:21] were no future life in which the virtuous are rewarded and the vicious are punished, there their only argument is that they say: Bring us our fathers, if you speak truly.” [Al-Qur’an 45:24] There is a big difference in the way of life of the two types would be no justice. There would be no point in of people. For one, the idea of a good act may be limited to creating people with a conscience and in sending its value in this temporary life: for example gains in money, Prophets to remind them of their responsibility. Hereafter, but they depend on the intercession or makes them fear doing anything that is prohibited. property, public recognition or similar things which give atonement of someone to absolve them of their Should they succumb to temptation and violate the law one position, power, reputation or worldly happiness. “We shall set up scales of justice for the day of sins. Among them are some who regard them- of God, they are ever ready to offer sincere regrets and Judgment, so that not a soul will be dealt with selves as God’s chosen people, who will receive to enter a firm contract with God not to repeat the same Such things become the objectives of life and they may not unjustly in the least.And if there be (no more than) only nominal punishment, however grave their mistake in the future. deter one from pursuing cruel and unjust means in their the weight of a mustard seed,We will bring it sins may be. This deprives them of the moral achievement. In contrast, for a believer,all that pleases God (to account):And enough are We to take account.” advantage, which they could have derived from A person who is focused on successes or failures in this is good and all that invokes His displeasure and wrath is evil. [Al-Qur’an: 21:47] their belief in the Hereafter. As a result their world alone will be concerned with the benefits and A good act for a believer will remain good even if it brings behavior becomes very much like that of those harms that come to him in this life only. He may be no personal benefit in this world. God is the Most Just; He will establish justice who deny the Hereafter. reluctant to do good deeds that have no worldly bene- among all His creatures and no one can escape fit. Similarly, he may not be prepared to stop doing A believer will be confident that God will reward him in the from God. Islam, therefore, places great emphasis THIRD, are those who believe in the Hereafter awrong act that will not harm him in this world. eternal life and that would be the real success. Similarly, on having absolute assurance of the Hereafter.This and do not delude themselves that they have any they would not fall a prey to evil deeds merely for some assurance should be similar to the certainty we special relationship with God or that anyone can On the other hand, a person who believes in life after worldly gain, for they would know that even if they escape have in death (which can overcome us at any time). intercede on their behalf. They hold themselves death would look upon all worldly gains and losses as punishment in this short worldly life, they would still have Therefore, striving to earn the pleasure of God accountable for their actions and their belief in the temporary and would not put at stake eternal bliss for a to answer to God. becomes the objective of life.