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3 o Islam
the mountains shall be like carded 'wool of 'various
driven by the wind ;
colours
moreover, he 'whose balance shall be
heavy with good works shall lead a pleasing life ; but as
to him 'whose balance shall be light his dwelling shall be
the pit of
hell. What shall make thee to understand how
frightful the pit of hell is It is a burningJlre."
Much has been said and written about the
Judgment
Muslim Paradise, and there are indeed no
weak as those which
parts of the Quran so
dwell upon the sweets of the future life of the
Faithful. Serious Mussulmans, when on
rare occasions 1 have heard them refer to
this subject, have invariably explained these
as symbolical. However that
passages
may be, the passages
in the Quran which
teach of the day of resurrection and of
judgment are frequent and solemn. No
doubt the judgment of God is used as a
threat against D unbelievers, but it is also
continually addressed to the Faithful as
a motive ;
and these teachings have, as I
believe, far greater influence upon
the life
of the religious
Muslim than all the promised
joys
of Paradise.