Self - Recognition

So far as the recognition of self is concerned, bigger the scale of the recognition is, greater the distance between the Master and the slave will be.  The man will maintain himself by keeping away from terrorism and cruelty only when he becomes certain that the real thing is Spirit or Soul, which is immortal and death is only been related to the physical body and does not affect the Soul. 

In fact, it is the Soul of a person, which receives the effect of his/her entire actions or activities, performed with organs. The man performs cruel actions with his hands, which destroy eventually leaving the effect of deeds with the Soul that will never be effaced or wiped out because, as we said earlier, the Spirit is everlasting, enjoys eternity. Therefore, a good deed conducted with hands might take four to five minutes but its effects are everlasting. In the same way, for example, a licentious (vulgar) man profanes (treats) the chastity (purity) of a woman bringing a stigma (marks) on her character may enjoy the vicious act for few minutes, however, its aftermath effects are of abominated (detested)  nature and indelible (inerasable).  

If these things are revealed before man then the man will become conscious and shall refrain from committing crimes and sins. 

As a matter of fact, on departing from this material world to the next world, Man does not carry any material wealth with him but the effects of his good actions, which are his real wealth and have more value. If in this world the volumes of one’s crimes and sins are great then these sins, committed on this Earth, shall become a perpetual (continuous) torture for him/her in the world to come. On account, of good and bad effects, he/she is to get a permanent body and will accordingly receive reward or punishment. 

In the span of sixty to seventy years time, no one wants his face to be spotted (stained) and disfigured or become horrible, means every one desires to remain beautiful though the life on earth is a short sojourn (dwelling) and this material body is temporary. However, the body we are going to have in the hereafter is eternal and will live forever. While we are living, it lies within our own power whether to stain our figure or beautify it because it comes into existence due to our good and bad deeds performed in this world. 

By getting the self-recognition, a person, in due course of time, is likely to become very cautious and will act and react quite gingerly. Definitely he/she will keep a clean conscience pricking that the cruelty he/she is doing unto others may happen to him/her. This point is available in the teachings of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) that on the Day of Judgment or Day of Resurrection certain people, on account of being cruel and committing terrorism to others, will appear in shapes more ugly than the horrifying animals. Because the body, we get in the world to come, will be strictly related to the effects of the actions performed in this world. In addition, regarding terrorism and its aftermaths, it is very important to keep people aware of Day of Judgment when all the criminals and terrorists will be punished. In this world the criminals perpetrate all kinds of atrocities thinking they will save themselves or guard themselves from the clutches (grips) of the police. But on the Day of Judgment, it is unlikely for them to escape justice of God. Therefore, pondering over the Day of Judgment in loneliness can stop a person from committing blunders. This belief is ingrained (implanted) in the nature of human beings. 

Aesthetic sense and love are two of the ingredients of human nature. Therefore, everyone loves beautiful things, which provide a unique kind of luxury or matchless kind of luxuries. As already mentioned that the extreme pleasure, after having which there are no sorrows, is unlikely to be obtained in this material world. It is preposterous to run after it for the life being subject to both happiness (glee) and sadness in this world.  In fact, this world is full of diseases and various problems of which no one can claim to be free similarly no one can escape from death.  Sometimes, in phases, beloved kith and kin, mother, father, brother or some other members of the family die inevitably one has to bear the pangs of separation. So, there are unavoidable problems and untold miseries which one has to confront with. 

It has been earlier remarked that Rahat Mutlaq, which is the absolute pleasure. This is an extreme, which cannot be attained at any cost in this material life. The point is, when it is impossible to achieve the absolute pleasure then why after all this kind of germ has entered the nature of the man. When one feels thirsty, the remedy (cure) is to get it quenched (satisfy) with water. Thirst implies that the existence of water is certain. The thirst is a natural phenomenon; everybody has got this kind of thirst and everybody is ready to have it quenched. 

In the way indicated, thirst of absolute pleasure proves that definitely a different world exists, which is devoid and emptied of any kind of pains and pangs, problems and diseases, which cause a lot of trouble to the man, and even of death. In all the Holy Scriptures and the teachings of all the Prophets, these things are been referred to explicitly. However, in order to attain the absolute pleasure one has to accomplish certain prerequisites. This means there is a big ‘IF’ before the man. That is, God will bestow the absolute pleasure only upon those who perform noble deeds in the material world, a temporary stay, which follows after death.  

Therefore, the firm belief on the life after death checks and deters the man from committing gross blunders and sins which eventually become preamble to his difficulties. 

The second argument regarding the Day of Judgment is that in this mundane (dull, routine) life, many people committing many atrocities and wicked things are not expeditiously been punished, some simply do not receive any treatment and go as freelancers. 

On the other hand, people who all of their life remain pious and protect themselves from the filth of sins do not get any reward of their noble deeds. Therefore, it is quite naturally essential that there must be a world where the sinners and oppressors are efficiently and judiciously dealt with, and the oppressed and the pious people who perform noble deeds, must receive their reward.  Because GOD is JUST, therefore, His Justice essentially will take place on the Day of Judgment in the next world where because of good or bad people will have their reward or punishment accordingly.