اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَ عَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ یَهْدِیْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِاِیْمَانِهِمْۚ-تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهِمُ الْاَنْهٰرُ فِیْ جَنّٰتِ النَّعِیْمِ(۹)

Indeed those who accepted faith and did good deeds; their Lord will guide them due to their faith; rivers will be flowing beneath them, in the Gardens of bounty.

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)](Part. 11, Surah Yunus, Ayah 9)

Dear Islamic brothers! Ponder! What greater blessings of virtuous actions can there be that by means of them, a person can also attain the splendid and everlasting blessing known as Paradise.

Verily, the intelligent person is only he who prioritises the everlasting blessings of Paradise over the finite blessings of this world and tries his best to attain those blessings that will last forever. No doubt, it is very difficult to refrain from the love of this world and the desires of money and wealth and to do actions in order to attain Paradise. But, if we keep in mind the comfort, happiness and ease that we can gain in the hereafter, performing virtuous deeds will become easy for us. Understand this from the following example, if a 100 rupees note is placed before someone and next to it, a bundle of 100,000 rupees is also placed, and then a person is given a choice to select one of them. Surely, he will select the 100,000 rupees. Just like this, the example of this world and whatever is in it is that of a 100 rupees note. Whereas, the benefits and blessings we will receive in the hereafter are priceless because one cannot compare the blessings of this mortal world with the everlasting blessings of Paradise. Let’s listen to some of the splendours of Paradise:

Splendours of Paradise

٭   If anything from paradise which is equivalent to a fingernail were to become apparent in this world, then the skies and earth would be decorated by it. (Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 241, Hadees 2547)