Miftah-ul-Janna (Booklet for way to Paradise)

worship)! As long as I have lived I have never placed my hopes on
anyone but Thine Greatness! Nor have I ever hung my head
before anyone (but You). And I have never gotten carried away by
trickeries of the world or of the enemy. Yâ Rabbî! Presently, I
hope that Thou wilt treat all the Ummat-i-Muhammadî ‘sall-
Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’ with ’afw (forgiveness) and
maghfirat (compassion)”. This person also is a martyr.
The blessed angels wrap that fortunate soul in the garments
(that they have brought with them. At that moment a voice from
Haqq ta’âlâ says: “Take that soul to Paradise! For, he (or she) used
to perform namâz more than others did and he (or she) liked
having guests, and forgave people their faults and guilts, and said
‘Istighfâr’ very often. And he (or she) made dhikr of Me so much.
And he (or she) never went out without properly covering
themselves. And he (or she) avoided harâms. And he (or she)
obeyed Prophets and Islam, in the world.”
Now, the two angels on a person’s both shoulders and who are
charged with recording that person’s good and evil deeds
supplicate: “Yâ Rabbî! You have made us responsible for this
person in the world. And now, please give us permission to ascend
to heavens with this person’s soul. The voice coming from the
Most Great says: “You stay by that person’s grave, say tasbîh and
tekbîr and make sajda and donate the thawâb (for all those acts of
worship) to that slave of Mine.” Thereupon they continuously
make dhikr and tasbîh and record the thawâb in that person’s
book, and this process continues until the end of the world.
[AN IMPORTANT NOTE: The munâfiqs living in Egypt
revolted against the (rightly-guided) Khalîfa ’Uthmân ‘radiy-
Allâhu ’anh’ and came to Medîna to kill him. Their accomplices in
Medîna supported them with lies and slanders. They vilified the
Sahâba by spreading the gossip that “Muslims in Medîna did not
help the Khalîfa.” The fact, however, was that the Khalîfa’s
purpose was to attain the high ranks of martyrs in Paradise, and he
was praying to Allâhu ta’âlâ for that greatest blessing. Other
Muslims came to help him, but he requested them not to do
anything about the matter. He sent them back. Taking advantage
of this, the rebels martyred the Khalîfa easily. Thereby he attained
his wish. His supplications had been accepted (by Allâhu ta’âlâ).
Martyrs do not feel any pain as they die. The blessings to be given
to them in Paradise are shown to them, so that they surrender their
souls willingly to the angels as they rejoice at the rewards awaiting
them.]
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