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he paid no heed to her objections. He had devoted his life and money to
my care”.
Naimah was desperate to say more in Jamshaid’s defence, but she
was aware that to utter a word more than what was asked of her might
put her own self in jeopardy. She was therefore forced to become quiet
after saying these words.
The Lord looked at the angel standing next to her and asked, “Is this
woman telling the truth”?
The angel looked at the scroll of Deeds and replied, “My Lord, she
has spoken the truth”.
What happened thereafter made my heart beat faster. It was
ordered that Jamshaid’s deeds be placed in the scale. First, the sins
were placed in the scale to the left, which caused the left arm of the
scale to become heavier. All three of us were distraught. Thereafter, his
virtues and good deeds were placed one by one in the scale on the
right. They were few, and weighed significantly less than the weight of
the bad deeds in the left arm of the scale.
Only two good deeds were left to be placed in the scale now. The
decision seemed obvious.
Naimah closed her eyes with mixed feelings of dejection and
helplessness.
Jamshaid dropped down on the ground, helplessly holding his head
in his hands.
Ever since I had arrived in the Plane of Judgement, I had not dared
to look towards the Throne. However, at that moment, perhaps for a
fraction of a second or even less than that, my eyes involuntarily turned
upwards in the direction of the Almighty, the All-powerful Lord of the
Universe. At that very moment, the same call emanated from my heart
that used to be on my lips whenever I had to face a sudden unexpected
trial or tribulation in the previous world:
‘
La Illaha Il-Allah… there is no God except for the one God’
.
I then immediately lowered my gaze and my head in prostration.
The angel placed the first remaining good deed in the scale. It was
Jamshaid’s behaviour towards Naimah. Unexpectedly, the right arm of
the scale started to move downwards as it became heavier. I shook
Naimah’s arm and said, “Naimah, open your eyes”.
My voice reached Jamshaid’s ears too. He opened his eyes and
slowly stood on his feet. Hope started to gain ground in him as the scale
of virtues became heavier.
However, all of a sudden it stopped. The left arm of the scale was
still heavier than the right arm. The glimmer of hope that had arisen in
our hearts suddenly started to dwindle.
The angel took the last virtue and said aloud, “This is the belief in
the Oneness of God”. As soon as it was placed in the scale, it became
decidedly heavier than the left arm, the arm holding the scale of sins.
I involuntarily uttered, “
Allah-o-Akbar walillah-hil-hamd - God is
great and praise is only for him!”
The Almighty spoke in a soft voice:
“Jamshaid, your father had also taught you that my love for my
people is seventy thousand times more than the love of parents for
their children. In fact, you did not value me! That is the reason you had
to face so much hardship in the Plane of Judgement. My justice is
without prejudice; however my grace overshadows everything else”.
The angel wrote down the decision for Jamshaid’s salvation onto
the scroll of deeds and placed it into his right hand.
Overwhelmed with emotion, a scream emanated from Jamshaid’s
throat. He had been blessed with the ticket to the Paradise. Not only
had he been saved from the tribulations of this day, a day that had
comprised of many thousands of years, he was also relieved of every
pain forever, as of now. He ran towards us and embraced us. Naimah
was overwhelmed with joy. Tears were running down Jamshaid’s
cheeks. With every element of my being, I was praising the most
beneficent and the most merciful Lord who had forgiven Jamshaid.
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My entire family was present in the V.V.I.P lounge by the pond of
Kauthar. My three daughters, Leila, Arifa, and Aaliya and two sons,
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