Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Can one enter Paradise without God's closeness?

“Is it possible that a person follows Islam but the thought of God's closeness does not come to his mind, and God admits him to Paradise?”Asked by Farhad

He answers at 46:38 in The Culture of People of Paradise · 1 min 2 sec

His answer, in his own words
46:38
molana, yeh sawal bheja hai farhad sahib ne: "molana, kya yeh mumkin hai ke insan islam par chale magar is ke mind mein khuda ki qurbat ka khayal na aaye aur khuda is ko jannat mein dakhil kar de? is ke bare mein batayein." main to is ko impossible sochta hoon kyun ke jannat khuda ki qurbati ka to naam hai, khuda ke paros mein jeene ka naam hai. to agar koi khuda ke paros ka shaiq na ho to jannat kyun milegi us ko? main to samajhta hoon ke woh qurbat, khuda ki qurbat, woh wali jannat ka ko deserve nahi karta. woh
47:40
molana, agla sawal bheja hai afaq hussain sahib ne ahmedabad se. unhon ne likha hai: "molana, every Muslim feels that following all the five pillars of Islam are enough to qualify for paradise.
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