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When Life Begins ---------
The Almighty asked him:
“What did you accomplish in the world?”
Trembling, he replied, “Oh God, no doubt I committed some
mistakes. However, afterwards I worshipped you a lot. I dedicated the
rest of my life for your religion.”
The angel standing by him said, following a cue by the Almighty, “He
has told the truth, my Lord.”
He was asked again:
“You were a civil servant. Did you indulge in bribery? Did you force
people to offer you bribes? Did you illegitimately enforce the law too
harshly so that people were forced to offer you bribes?”
He admitted, “Yes I did. But I repented afterwards.”
The Almighty thundered:
“You repented? Did you?”
He could not utter a word in reply.
The angel moved forward and started to read out aloud from his
Book of Deeds. According to the record, he had constructed a house
with his ill-gotten money and had lived in that house all his life. He had
invested the money to increase his net worth, and then used it to pay
for the higher education of his children. He bought lots of ornaments
and jewellery for his wife using the same illegitimate income. He
continued to benefit from this wealth until his death. However, he did
repent verbally and after retirement, he adopted the usual religious
practice and appearance of a typical Muslim, such as keeping a beard,
wearing a cap, praying regularly, etc.
As soon as the angel stopped speaking, the Almighty said:
“Put his Book of Deeds in the scale of justice.”
The angel on the right, Shaheed, took out his good deeds and
placed them in the scale. Then the angel called Saiq on the left side took
out his bad deeds and placed them in the other arm of the scale. The
civil servant watched all this, totally helpless and terrified.
As soon as the angels finished their task, the result was obvious.
Left arm of the scale had completely out-weighed the right arm. What
he had earned through bribery, injustice, and abuse of power
completely overshadowed his good deeds.
He started to weep and begged for mercy.
Almighty’s voice boomed:
“Did you ever feel pity for the people you abused and extorted the
money from? See that all you had earned is of no use to you today. You
are destined to Hell.”
At that, the angel placed the Book of Deeds in his left hand.
The man started to lament even louder:
“I did not do anything for myself. Whatever I did was for the sake of
my wife and children. For God’s sake, let me go! Punish my family
instead.”
The angels replied:
“They will be dealt with on their turn. For now, move on to your
cursed destination!”
The two angels dragged him away towards Hell, beating him
heartlessly.
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Next person to appear before the Almighty was a senior police
officer. The Almighty Lord did not even address him directly. He asked
the angel standing next to him about the contents of his Book of Deeds.
In response, the angel narrated all the crimes he had committed in his
life. They included heinous crimes such as cruelty against public, murder
of innocent people, patronage of gambling dens and brothels, adultery,
drinking, corruption, and pleasure mongering etc. On the other hand,
his good deeds were only those Eid prayers that he had attended half-
heartedly to please his superiors.
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The Almighty asked him:
“What did you accomplish in the world?”
Trembling, he replied, “Oh God, no doubt I committed some
mistakes. However, afterwards I worshipped you a lot. I dedicated the
rest of my life for your religion.”
The angel standing by him said, following a cue by the Almighty, “He
has told the truth, my Lord.”
He was asked again:
“You were a civil servant. Did you indulge in bribery? Did you force
people to offer you bribes? Did you illegitimately enforce the law too
harshly so that people were forced to offer you bribes?”
He admitted, “Yes I did. But I repented afterwards.”
The Almighty thundered:
“You repented? Did you?”
He could not utter a word in reply.
The angel moved forward and started to read out aloud from his
Book of Deeds. According to the record, he had constructed a house
with his ill-gotten money and had lived in that house all his life. He had
invested the money to increase his net worth, and then used it to pay
for the higher education of his children. He bought lots of ornaments
and jewellery for his wife using the same illegitimate income. He
continued to benefit from this wealth until his death. However, he did
repent verbally and after retirement, he adopted the usual religious
practice and appearance of a typical Muslim, such as keeping a beard,
wearing a cap, praying regularly, etc.
As soon as the angel stopped speaking, the Almighty said:
“Put his Book of Deeds in the scale of justice.”
The angel on the right, Shaheed, took out his good deeds and
placed them in the scale. Then the angel called Saiq on the left side took
out his bad deeds and placed them in the other arm of the scale. The
civil servant watched all this, totally helpless and terrified.
As soon as the angels finished their task, the result was obvious.
Left arm of the scale had completely out-weighed the right arm. What
he had earned through bribery, injustice, and abuse of power
completely overshadowed his good deeds.
He started to weep and begged for mercy.
Almighty’s voice boomed:
“Did you ever feel pity for the people you abused and extorted the
money from? See that all you had earned is of no use to you today. You
are destined to Hell.”
At that, the angel placed the Book of Deeds in his left hand.
The man started to lament even louder:
“I did not do anything for myself. Whatever I did was for the sake of
my wife and children. For God’s sake, let me go! Punish my family
instead.”
The angels replied:
“They will be dealt with on their turn. For now, move on to your
cursed destination!”
The two angels dragged him away towards Hell, beating him
heartlessly.
===============
Next person to appear before the Almighty was a senior police
officer. The Almighty Lord did not even address him directly. He asked
the angel standing next to him about the contents of his Book of Deeds.
In response, the angel narrated all the crimes he had committed in his
life. They included heinous crimes such as cruelty against public, murder
of innocent people, patronage of gambling dens and brothels, adultery,
drinking, corruption, and pleasure mongering etc. On the other hand,
his good deeds were only those Eid prayers that he had attended half-
heartedly to please his superiors.
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