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Chapter 8: At the Kauthar
After having seen Prophet Jesus’s testimony before God, we started
towards the pond. I asked Saleh en-route:
“Prophet Jesus
PBUH
“Did you not listen to the reply of the Almighty that today the
truthful will benefit only from their truthfulness?”
pleaded to God to forgive his people. He had
submitted that only God was prevailing and wise, and only he could do
so. Did his words not have any effect?”
“I heard that, and it appeared that his pleading had not been
accepted.”
“No, that is not the case. God had clarified his Law. Basic criterion
for success or failure is to accept the teachings of the messenger as
true, and then to affirm it further through actions. The meaning of
God's statement is that he will deal mercifully with those who meet this
basic criterion. This implies that because of his blessings, God would not
hold such people accountable for those sins and shortcomings that they
had not managed to redeem or repent for in their lives.
All prophets are similarly pleading for their nations discreetly or will
do so when it is their turn. But at present, only this level of leniency is
being granted as a consequence of their pleading. So far, only mistakes
are being forgiven, not crimes. These are the mistakes that were
deemed trivial at the time and thus forgiveness was not sought for
them. They have become a source of humiliation today, similar to what
your daughter Leila had to endure. Those who maintained a steady
regime of faith, righteous deeds, repentance, and self-
improvement have been safe from the very outset. Those who
maintained a constant attitude of disobedience and committed major
sins are now suffering the toughest hardships.”
We reached a place where angels were hindering people from going
further. Saleh held my hand and walked towards them. On seeing him,
they moved out of his way. As we walked a little, I began to see a lake.
On seeing it, Saleh said:
“This is the pond of Kauthar.”
I said, “But, I can’t see the last Prophet here.”
“He is further ahead. We have entered from another side. I wanted
you to have a detailed view. That is why I chose this way.”
When I thought about what Saleh had said, I realised that it was not
an ordinary pond. Somewhat surprised, I said:
“My friend, it is more of a lake, or perhaps a sea as I cannot even
see its other shore.”
“Yes, it is so. Can’t you see so many people drinking water from it?
If it had been an ordinary pond, it would have run dry rapidly.”
He was correct. A large number of people were everywhere around
the pond.
On account of the information in the sayings ascribed to the last
Prophet, I had some idea even in the previous world that Kauthar would
not be an ordinary pond but would be more like a sea. In fact, based
upon his sayings, I used to think that it would probably be somewhere
around the Red Sea that separated Arabia and Africa in the previous
world. When I shared my thought with Saleh, he replied:
“To a large extent, it is true. Even though the planet Earth has
become massive due to expansion, thereby changing location of
landmarks, it is more or less the same place.”
“Does this mean that the Plane of Judgement is in Arabia?”
“Yes. It is in Arabia.”
I remained quiet, thinking about the time when Earth was still
inhabited. People were busy in the affairs of the world. Alas! If only they
had realised that the real life would begin after death. God had sent his
prophets to remind people and make them understand in every
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