Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss First Fascicle

give one-fortieth of one’s property, though one is rich, to poor
Muslims, and strive to do what is harâm and dubious, leaving aside
the innumerable permissible things.
Youth is a time when the nafs boils, the sensual desires frolic
about and fiendish people and satanic genies attack. A little
goodness done at such an age will be given much thawâb. When
old, when worldly pleasures are on the decline, when power and
strength are gone, and when there is no longer any possibility or
hope of getting what is desired, nothing can be done except to sigh.
Many people do not have a share even from that time of regret.
That regret means repentance and is still a great blessing. Many
cannot reach those days.
The eternal torments and various sufferings, which our
Prophet communicated, will certainly take place, and everybody
will get their deserts. Today, wicked people and devilish genies
deceive us by putting forth Allah’s forgiveness and compassion
and prevent us from worshipping and drag us towards sinning.
However, one should know well that this world is a place of
examination. Therefore, the darlings and the enemies are put
together here, and all of them are pitied. Indeed, He declares in
the hundred and fifty-fifth âyat of Sûrat-ul-A’râf: “My mercy
includes everything.” But on the Day of Rising the enemies will
be separated from the darlings. The âyat, “O kâfirs! Today
separate from those whom I love!” in Sûrat-u Yâsin,
communicates this fact. On that day, only the darlings will be
pitied; there won’t be any mercy for the enemies, who will
certainly be accursed. As a matter of fact, the âyat, “On that day,
My mercy will include only those who, fearing Me, avoided
being kâfirs and sinning, paid zakât, and believed the Qur’ân and
My Prophet,” in Sûrat-ul-A’râf, conveys that this will be so.
Then, on that day, the mercy of Allâhu ta’âlâ will be given to the
ebrâr, that is, to those Muslims with good habits and useful
deeds. Yes, all Muslims, all those with îmân as much as even a
mote, will attain mercy in the end, after staying in Hell for a long
time. But, for attaining mercy, it is necessary to die with îmân.
Nevertheless, when the heart darkens from sinning, when the
commands and prohibitions of Allâhu ta’âlâ are slighted, how
can the light of îmân be protected from going out during the final
breath? Great men of the religion say: “Continuing venial sins
causes grave sins. And continuing grave sins drifts one into
becoming a disbeliever.” May Allâhu ta’âlâ protect us against
being so!
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