The Two Roads - Heaven and Hell

fast, to give alms, etc.) he will remain subservient to the will of one
other than himself, that is to the will of All\h I.
On the other hand the unbeliever being bound by no rules, being
‘free’ to do as he desires, will have made himself king of his own
temporary materialistic heaven. His life on earth will be described as
heavenly, even if he were to be a pauper, suffering from ailments and
illnesses, unloved and totally unknown, for the reason that his pain and
hurt in this world will be nothing in comparison to the waiting torment
of the fiery afterlife. It will appear to him that this world was an
enjoyable holiday.
In this *ad|th the Prophet, Mu#ammad r at one and the same time
warns us against having love for this world and shows us three ways to
save ourselves, against its deception.
He states: “This world is accursed and everything regarding it is
accursed except for the remembrance of All\h along with everything
relating to it and a knowledgeable person and one in search of
knowledge,”
at-Tirmidh|
The word Mal`[n, although having been translated as accursed,
explicitly implies being thrown from the mercy of All\h I.
From this it is obvious that All\h I does not merely dislike this world,
but He despises and detests it to such an extent that it has been said
that if All\h I valued this world even to the extent of a wing of a
mosquito then He would never allow any disbeliever even a drop of
water to drink.
at-Tirmidh|, Ab[ D\w[d and Musnad A#mad
So if a person instead of aiming for the things which All\h I likes,
throws himself into those things upon which is All\h’s I curse he has
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