A Muslim’s Outlook For The Future?
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The only thing that makes us accountable on the day of judgement is our ‘ ikhlaaqi wajood ’, for which basic potential has been given to every human being. The rest of the abilities ( poetry, becoming scholar, getting married, having children etc. ), have been left to the human intellect, and history tells that humans have used those skills appropriately in most of the cases. However, it is not a matter of accountability. In this context, a person is only given additional responsibility, if he/she consciously chooses to take that responsibility i.e. become a scholar of religion, for example. Not everyone goes to a forest to live there all alone because we have this innate urge within us to seek the world and gain success in this world, have a family and other social relationships etc. This world is instituted on the principle of tests and trials and it is an inevitable requirement of this scheme that a person should engage with the world and then polish their ‘ ikhlaaqi wajood ’ while engaging in this world. There can be no test without participation. Even if a person chooses not to marry and to not have children ( which he can, although discouraged ) then still the scheme of tests and trials will take its course through other means; even if a person chooses to live in isolation in a Jungle, He can escape from the test from one dimension but considering the uncountable dimensions of this test, He will be tested nevertheless. Therefore, it is recommended that a person should stick to the natural course of life which is more in line with their nature as a human being. Taking extraordinary steps like isolation, celibacy etc. may pose some attraction in the short-run, but they are more likely to cause damage than any benefit to the person. Videos in the following threads explain the nature of test we all have been put through and the hardships that come with it and how to cope with them: Discussion 76582 Discussion 58709 __ Regarding escaping from this life , please also refer to the video below from 3:13 to 7:55 https://youtu.be/lKQj-iKV6QY?t=193