God-Fearing People
Those who lead their lives in fear of God’s judgement, will receive their record in their right hand, and be safe from a life of fear in the Hereafter. Those who lived without fearing God’s chastisement will receive their record in their left hand, and live in eternal deprivation.
Chapter 84 of the Quran tells us that on the day of Judgement, people will be given entry into Paradise on the basis of good deeds. “Those who performed good deeds on earth will be given their record in their right hand. On finding that, they will thank God and they shall return to their people joyfully.” (84:7-9) These are the people who, according to the Quran, lived in their family “full of fear of God’s displeasure” (52:26).
Those who lead their lives in fear of God’s judgement, will be safe from a life of fear in the Hereafter, and they will lead their lives with their families who also performed good deeds in Paradise without any fear or sorrow. On the contrary, those who lived in the world without fearing God, without fearing the chastisement of the Hereafter will be given their record in their left hand, and then they will be sent to hell where they will have no happiness.
The Quran tells us that if a person leads a virtuous life in this world, if he makes himself deserving of a high place in Paradise, he will find that his people will also be upgraded and they will be ushered into high levels of Paradise. “To those who have attained to faith We shall unite their offspring who have also followed them in the faith, and We shall not let any of their good deeds go unrewarded.” (52:21)
There are two ways of leading one’s life in this world. One is to lead a life of concern when living amongst one’s family members, thinking of the Hereafter. This is the way to find a place in Paradise in the Hereafter. Those who live in this way, are the ones who in the Hereafter will be given entry into Paradise which is a world free of grief where they will enjoy a life without fear and without sorrow.
On the other hand, those who lead their lives amongst their family members as if they have no fear of the Hereafter, not thinking of the Hereafter, and are not afraid of God’s chastisement, who enjoy the life of this world, will be deprived of the enjoyment and happiness of the next life. Whereas those who lead a life of fear of God’s punishment, can hope for a life free of fear in the Hereafter.
