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ADHERENCE TO THE VALUES OF RELIGION

ERASES ALL SORTS OF WORDLY FEARS

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Not being companions of God and put-

ting their trust in God, people who do

not live by the morals of religion in-evitably harbour groundless fears. They

constantly go in dread of the future, of

being alone, of losing their property and

health. They greatly fear having an acci-

dent, and most importantly, are afraid ofdeath:

Say: "Death, from which you are flee -

ing, will certainly catch up with you.Then you will be returned to the

Knower of the Unseen and the Visible

and He will inform you about what you

did." (Surat al-Jumu'a: 8)

For disbelievers, death is certainly a mys-

tery. Even if they do not think about the

life beyond, they ponder much on howthey will meet death and they remain in

the grip of this feeling. They think about

all forms of death and feel too terrified to

contemplate the possibility that, one day,one of these will befall them. With their

having no serious faith in the existence of

the hereafter, death becomes utterly

frightening. They think they will be re-

duced to insignificance under the earthand will have no chance whatsoever to

go back to life again. Their fear of death

is basically oriented around losing

worldly joys and being non-existent

rather than the reality of the Day ofJudgement.

People mostly endeavour to overcomethis feeling of being reduced to nothing-

ness by creating monuments to leave be-

hind. This attitude is also stressed in oneof the verses:

You construct fine buildings, hoping to

live for ever. (Surat ash-Shu'ara': 129)

The very mention of death plunges dis-

believers into a state of misery. No matterhow hard they avoid the thought of it,

they come upon death scenes every day

in newspapers and on the TV. The death

of people surrounding them or the occur-rence of accidents and illnesses elsewhere

become constant reminders of the end of

this life. Yet, as is their general tendency,

they avoid it and do their very utmost

not to give so much as a thought todeath. If anyone ever attempts to talk

about death, they distract his attention

and make him forget the approaching

end.

That death may come in various formsterrifies them. They do not want to see a

graveyard, for instance, nor do they buy

a house close to a graveyard to avoid the

thought of death. However, no matter in

which corner of the world they are, deathwill lay hold of them one day. This im-

mutable fact is related in the following

verse:

Wherever you are, death will catch up

with you, even if you are in impreg -

nable fortresses (Surat an-Nisa': 78)

Death and the hereafter are the two reali-

ties of which believers have a sharp com-prehension. They spend their lives in

anticipation of it. For them, death is actu-ally the bliss of meeting with their

Creator and attaining the true abode.

They recognise that death is not an end

and consequently they fear neither death

nor anything else.

Almost all human beings, with the excep-

tion of believers, are curious about whatthe future holds for them. Considering all

the unfavourable things which may be

experienced all throughout life, they feelconcerned. The undesirable events likely

to happen in the future make them un-

easy and anxious.

Since they never feel secure in putting

trust in God, they are deprived of suchease. Man is tested by his favours

granted by God and he is responsible for

using these favours for His cause. Yet,

due to this fear felt for the future, the ma-jority of people remain in the grip of self-

interest. This situation is expressed in the

following verse:

Satan threatens you with poverty and

commands you to do what is indecent.

But God promises you forgiveness and

His bounty. God is All-Encompassing,

All-Knowing. (Surat al-Baqara: 268)

One of the perpetual fear man has re-

garding the future is growing old. As hegrows old, he experiences changes in his

body; wrinkles appear on his face, his

hair begins to fall out and starts turning

white, and his sensory organs gradually

lose their sensitivity. Each one of these ef-fects of old age terrifies those who are

unaware of the morality of religion. In

case of a serious illness, they wonder if

their children will care for them. They

also think about how they will face deathone day. Another major concern of eld-

erly people is having to remain alone

after their spouses pass away. They thinkabout how they will manage to live in the

absence of their partners.These are simply the unavoidable fears

and troubles one suffers in the absence of

faith. For believers, however, the situa-

tion is otherwise. They have none of

these fears. They believe there is good-ness in everything, since whatever hap-

pens, it occurs under the control of God.

They expect no more than God's guid-

ance since they consider God alone theirreal protector. Besides, they are aware of

the fact that they have nothing to fear in

this world. They have only to submit

themselves to God and always seek His

approval. This point of view of the be-lievers is related in the following verse:

Say: "Nothing can happen to us except

what God has ordained for us. He is our

Master. It is in God that the believers

should put their trust." (Surat at-Tawba:

51)

When one sincerely lives by the princi-ples of Islam, many troubles and suffer-

ings naturally vanish; everyone leads a

happy and peaceful life. Religion bringssolutions to all concerns. People feel re-

lieved and free from their burdens. That

is because they feel the comfort of being

aware that every incident one encounters

in life is but a test by God. In times oftrouble, they never forget that they will

earn their rewards by putting their trust

in God. Similarly, when they are granted

a favour, they feel grateful to God,thereby hoping to attain a benefit in the

hereafter. This state of contentment is

surely a privilege given by Islamic

morals to believers. But, a strong faith,

trust in and submission to God are essen-tial to enjoy this privilege. Only those

who possess these strengths can free

themselves from their anxiety. Others, on

the other hand, beset by concerns and

fears, start to take their punishmentwhile they are still in this world.

ADHERENCE TO THE VALUES OF RELIGION

ERASES ALL SORTS OF WORDLY FEARS

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