In ancient times superstitious people tried to predict their fate by observing the flight of birds or the revolution of stars, or through different charms.

In the present day, even those who do not believe in such superstitions, attribute their fate to some mysterious cause or the other.

They think that it is some external factor which truly influences their destiny.

God, however, says that the human fate is not linked with the birds or the stars: neither is it connected with any external thing; indeed, the fate of every man hangs upon his own deeds.

He very soon realized that modern civilization, which he had thought would fulfill his limitless hidden desires and ambitions, was only a source of utter destruction and chaos.

The present global warming is an apt illustration of this point: the modern culture of consumerism and greed for more and more has given an immense boost to industrialization, which has resulted in global climate change.

Man is an extremely vulnerable creation.

His whole existence depends on a particular balance of natural factors.

If this balance were to be disturbed, the very existence of man would be threatened.

As far as justice and fair play are concerned, they will be given to everybody– whether friend or foe.

In the present world the deeds performed are judged according to their appearance.

In the Hereafter deeds will be judged according to their inner reality.

The more sincere a man’s deeds, the more importance they will be given.

Man finds himself free in this world.

It seems to him that whatever he may do, there is nobody to catch hold of him and nobody to punish him.

This state of affairs makes him unheeding, so much so that when the preacher warns him on behalf of God about the outcome of his deeds, he ridicules the missionary and asks, ‘When will the warning of retribution for my arrogance which you have been giving me materialise?’

If a boat has a hole in it and if a sailor heedlessly sets sail in it, then in accordance with the law of God, it will sink.

The conduct of the leading group of a community is the chief indicator of the level of honesty or corruption of the community’s members.

To God, faith and deeds have importance only when they signify true realization of Him and true obedience to Him.

Those whose hearts are free of false pride are the ones eligible to be settled in paradise.

In the history of the world it has happened frequently that one nation or community rises to great heights, but is then annihilated.

The grandeur of the Universe is an indicator of the greatness of its Creator.

The present world has been created and made subject to the law of cause and effect.

This humility enables him to benefit from others’ advice in collective matters and requires him to desist from taking steps simply on the basis of his personal opinion.

Those who do not firmly believe that the Day of Judgement is going to dawn on them, venture to oppress others.

One who thinks that it is all the same whether a man leads a virtuous life or a life of evil—since either way he ultimately has to die and perish—is nurturing an extremely erroneous idea.

This way of thinking runs counter to the consciousness of justice which is found in the very nature of every man right from his birth.

Moreover, this amounts to denying the meaningfulness of the universe, which is immanent in it to the ultimate degree.

A religious relationship is in no way less important than a blood relationship.

If two Muslims quarrel with each other, other Muslims should never add fuel to the fire.

On the contrary, under the influence of brotherly feelings, they should make every effort to bring about a compromise between the two.

One who fears God can never relish the sight of people fighting with each other.

Fear of God creates heavenly attributes in man, while a lack of fear creates the attributes of Hell.

God created human beings.

A man who is not God-fearing gives importance only to visible material things, whereas the God-fearing person is one who is serious about the unseen reality.

Such entirely different characters cannot have an identical fate.

A man’s wisdom, his diligence and accommodation of interests will determine the degree of his success in this life.

The same state of affairs exists in the case of the Hereafter.

In the Hereafter also, the award of status will relate exactly to the deeds performed by human beings in the world.

In the life of this world we see that there is a difference between the status of one man and another.

Adherence to religion requires that the individual should not give a higher status to anyone in his life than God.

But it is only right and proper that, if he is a man of character, he should also take care to give to others their full and rightful dues.

He should want for others whatever he wants for himself.

In such a purposeful universe it is impossible for both the good deeds and the bad deeds performed in it to have the same final consequences.