If people were to see Paradise in its real form, everyone would become earnestly desirous of entering Paradise. If people were to see Hell in its real form, everyone would flee from it. However, the present world is a testing ground. To facilitate this trial, the path of Paradise leads the way through many unpleasant experiences. In contrast to this, the path of Hell is surrounded by beautiful things. In other words, one has to place curbs on one’s desires to become a deserving candidate for Paradise, whereas following one’s desires without any restraint will lead one to Hell. Putting curbs on one’s desires produces a purified personality, making one a deserving candidate for Paradise. On the contrary, following one’s desires unrestrainedly produces an impure personality destined for Hell. It is, thus, expressed in the Quran: “He who purifies it will indeed be successful, and he who corrupts it is sure to fail.” (91:9-10)
Bismillahir Rehman ir Rahim
In the name of God, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful.
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As we know the weekly class has mission of religious understanding. This time is of interaction and dialogue and to understand each other. From thousand of years there was no major development happening, but this development happened only after the coming of communication era. Before than this communication was not there, therefore there was no major development. It was only after coming of the communication learning process has increased.
Like on Jantar Mantar we see different shape of building. This was based on Baghdad observatory model. Muslim scientist made observations thru which they could observe space. On jantar mantar road on the pattern buildings were made. Knowledge transfer from India and Baghdad was done. Baghdad king came to know that there is a pundit in India, which we wrote a book on numbers. Although it was Indian numerals but it called Arabic numerals cause the introduction was done by Arabs. Science could not progress till the time numbers came into form.
Unfortunately in religion there is bias we share in numbers, astronomy but in case of religion we become stubborn. There should be open dialogue in religion also and India is the best country for that as India is more tolerant and more open. There is an example, Maulana was in Hyderabad yesterday. It could not happen in any Muslim country. There is an organization Pragna bharti, which is made, by RSS and the programme happened in premises of Bharti Vidya Bhavan. The topic of lecture was concept of co-existence in Islam. The person presiding was RSS member and he said “Gandhi was born and he condemned all the bad things. Why don’t Muslim ullemas talk about it. I said “ there was only one Gandhi and Maulana Wahiddudin Khan is also one and I’m better than Gandhi because Gandhi was killed and I’m alive at this function”. I could say this in India but not in Pakistan . Nobody became angry.
Our mission is to have open dialogue and have intellectual exchange. People of any religion should do open dialogue like in science with a reason. There should be scientific dialogue with people, which is only possible in India.
Principle of Islam- The Day hereafter
There are three basic principle of belief system of Islam.
1.Tawheed- Oneness of god,
2.Risalat-Prophethood,
3.Akhirat-The Day Hereafter
In the concept of Islam there are two periods - pre death period and post death period. This division is just like an iceberg , which is hidden in water. The same is with life of man. Pre death period is a testing ground and post death period is for reward. This is concept of akhirat. God has made a beautiful world, which we call as paradise and this is eternal and ideal. Every man and woman is graveyard of unfulfilled desire and is sad and not satisfied with life. In spite of having all the material wealth of life people are still not satisfied. This concept is akhirat in which there is a belief that after death man will get paradise. But this can only be achieved after he qualifies for paradise.
When observe that this world is in pairs and is based on duality. To see a person needs light, which we get from sun . Thirst wants water to quench the thirst. Also with every negative there is positive particle to form an atom. There is only one exception, which is desire with which there is no duality concept. When the whole system is on duality then why only one exception, there is desire but no satisfaction ?. THERE IS NO PAIR FOR IT. Man is born with unlimited desire but its fulfillment has no solution. With scientific logic we have to accept that for 99 things there is a pair so there should be pair for everything. Also in light of law of probability there is pair for other things, there should be pair for desire also. It is in Quran “In paradise all the desires will be fulfilled”. In pre death there is no fulfillment and in post death period it is on the basis of deserving.
Maulana had gone to Hyderabad from 9 March’06-11 March’06. Whenever he was traveling he had a return ticket to come back to Delhi. But in life we do not have a return ticket to come back and will only face Day of Judgment .This ticket is of death and with this he is destined to die and will have no return ticket to come back into life. This is concept of akhirat. This journey is of day hereafter and with this concept of accountability is attached to it. Pre death period is freedom period. Post death period gives the result and a person is accountable for it whether he used properly or is misused. In akhirat a person will be asked four questions:-
- From where did you earn
- Where did you spend? All the economic activities should be based on this. Have you earned from unlawful activities.
- What did you learn and
- How did you implement that learning in your life?
On the basis of these four criteria’s paradise will be judged .This is not the world for pleasure but has its share of problems also This world has likes and dislikes we are in the middle of it and are given freedom to choose between the two. We have to use the freedom and on the basis of this we qualify or fail. The concept of paradise is not that all the Muslims will go to paradise. This is wrong. A Muslim gentleman came to Maulana 11 pm and said “I’m fortunate to be born in a Muslim family and will go to paradise”. If a person follows form it is not sure that he will go to paradise but one needs spirit instead. sure. They need to have the spirit. It is in Quran “God does not get flesh and blood but he gets the spirit”. None of the rituals and form will enable a Muslim to go to paradise and rather one needs spirit to achieve paradise. There is a verse that “Reward for paradise will be earned by the individual who does his purification”. Only purified soul will be rewarded paradise. Personality development is not in the physical sense but it has in the form of Spiritual development. There is a verse in Quran “We created man in the best mould and then we cast him in the lowest of the low” Ch Al-Teen. He is better than stars, planets and then man was thrown in the lowest of the low. This is potential compared with actual.
Every human being is potentially strong but the there is enmity and negativity in him. We have to face unpleasant situation on daily basis. There is another verse “The heart of man gets a black spot when he does a negative thing”. This is a symbolic language. A man is conditioned and he has to face negative situations with that mind set and he gets provoked in return .Any position does not save him from negative thoughts. This is the lowest of the low. There is no spot, which saves you from negative thoughts. Negative question and talking is it wrong and is not permissible. This is test. Like a student goes to examination hall and says that there is no bed for him to sleep is wrong and not possible. Similarly a world with no negative situations is not possible and we have to live with it . Negative thoughts have to be converted into positive thoughts. This conversion is to be done on moment-to-moment basis. Only positive personality will go to paradise and negative personality will not go to paradise. Every human being has to have a positive personality to qualify for paradise.
Once a person passed Prophet Muhammad and showed no reaction to Prophet sitting there. Even Prophet did not reacted to the situation. This was not possible in the world today and would have created problems. There is real Islam. Today’s Muslim is on their invented Islam. Prophet Muhammad said “this man will got to paradise”. One of the companions asked “why did you say this” . Companion thought I will observe this man for three days. He observed this man and went to his place said “I will stay at your place for three days”. He stayed for three days and observed that man.. On third day when companion was going host of the house asked why had you come and you did not even talk much. He told him the incidence and said that I had come to observe you. The guest was looking for reason in form but the reason was in spirit. It was being seen on external form rather it was in the internal form. External behaviors will not take you to paradise and only sprit will take you to paradise. The host said I’m like the way you have seen. But I have a spirit “there is no malice for anybody in my heart”. Where there are negative thoughts till the time it was added “if people provoke me and harm me and experience the sad experience but still I maintain my positivity”.This concludes that a person is in paradise whose concern is paradise and converts negative situations into positive opportunities.
There is a deeper meaning why God created negative items. Like for a businessman, with every customer he has to be friendly the same was this should be the behavior of a Dayee.
Why are there negative items in the world . Bigger the reward bigger the test. Paradise is for test . Like a bird who was stoned and sitting somewhere else will still sing a song on other branch. The same has to be with a Dayee. This has to be the character of a person who wants to go to paradise. The sentiments will be there but one has to learn the art of anger management. The sentiment is inside a person by birth but has to learn the art of management. When there is negative sentiment there is an opportunity like Christ said “love thy neigbour”.If there is a problematic neighbor that neighbor should be forgiven and person should pray for that neighbor instead. There is reward which will be earned and convert negative situation into positive opportunity. By virtue you earn reward for going thru the situation. One earns reward for patience and being tolerant.
