The Two Roads - Heaven and Hell

‘All\h does not impose upon any person apart from that what is
within his capacity.’ al Baqarah
From a 24-hour day, All\h I asks for a few minutes only, for
remembering Him in prayer (%al\h). From a 360 day Lunar year, He
asks that for 30 days (and that too only from dawn till dusk) we
remember Him in a state of hunger and thirst (%awm). From our oversufficient
livelihood, He asks for a mere 2.5 percent to give to those in
need (Zak\h). Once in a lifetime, and then only if possible He asks that
we pay a visit to the holy land, to the sacred Masjid He calls His own
(*ajj).
He has given us everything and despite having the right to take
everything back He doesn’t. He asks for a small amount, an
insignificant percentage. But we in our vile, evil plagiarism, depicting
everything as the fruits of our efforts and labour, have refused to give
Him back even a fraction of what is His right.
‘We gave our lives, but what we gave was already His.
The truth is that of His rights we gave nothing. ’
Translation Of Urdu Couplet
Smashed will be his skull, after his facial skin is ripped away,
The boulders being thrust through his teeth, is part of the price to pay.
On one night of spiritual Mi`r\j (ascension to the heavens), (the
physical Mi`r\j that took place was a different event), the beloved of
All\h I, Mu#ammad r was taken to see both Heaven and Hell. On
giving a description of Hell he described some of its inmates and their
punishments.
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