Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Eternal punishment for limited life?

“Life's time is limited; will punishment or reward be for an eternal period?”Asked by Mr. Rajneesh Kumar Sharma, Delhi

He answers at 1:08:56 in Man and the Laws of Nature · 1 min 49 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:08:56
maulana, agla sawal hai mr rajnish kumar sharma ka dilli se. unhon ne likha hai: "zindagi ka waqt seemat hai, kya saza ya jaza anant kaal ke liye hogi?" dekhein, yeh to jaye wahan ja kar pata chalay ga. hum yeh nahi keh sakte, yeh hum nahi keh sakte. lekin aap sochiye, yeh opportunity ko miss karna hai. yeh mat so chiye, is tarah, is tarah mat sochiye. is tarah sochiye ke agar aap bachpan mein schooling nahi hui aap ki, aap ne is ke baad koi master degree nahi li, koi achi degree nahi li aap ne, to zindagi bhar is ko bhagtana bhagtaye ga, bhugtna pare ga.
1:09:43
yaani bachpan mein schooling nahi hui, is ke baad aap ne university ki achi degree nahi li, to bhugtain ge zindagi bhar. to isi tareeqe se dunya ka muamla akhirat ka muamla hai ke yahan agar hum tayyari nahi ki aap ne, yaani preparation ke sath hum akhirat mein dakhil nahi hue, to wahan bhugtna pare ga. baqi samay ka muamla jo hai, woh to hum nahi keh sakte ke kya hai, kyunke dekhiye, yeh time and space ka jo soch hai, woh isi dunya tak hai. woh bayan time aur bayan space ka muamla hai. woh
1:10:18
to hum time and space ke andar jeete hain, to hum bayan time and bayan space ke bare mein koi koi baat, koi judgment nahi de sakte. sirf ek ek principle ke tor par hum jaan sakte hain ke agar ek ek aadmi apne bachpan ko kho de, apni jawani ko kho de, to barhapay tak is ko safar karna parta hai. aise hi wahan bhi hoga. maulana, agla sawal rai pur se hai mr idrees ka.
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