In this article, we want to examine the relationship between people in this world and human life in the afterlife and the destruction of human life
To make the matter clear, we refer to the narration
The Prophet of Islam said: The amount of your life compared to your life in heaven is like breathing;
So if you waste that one soul, you have lost eternal life and you are definitely one of the losers. (1)
By reflecting on the above narration, it can be concluded that if we consider the average human life of 70 years, it is one breath compared to the afterlife.
In this case, the ratio of human life in this world to the hereafter is one to infinity, because the word (eternity) is used in the above narration.
The Holy Qur’an also emphasizes the existence and eternity of the afterlife in Surah Al-Ala and says
: بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا ﴿١٦﴾
[But you obstinate disbelievers do not go towards the path of salvation] but prefer the life of this world [to it]. (16)
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ ﴿١٧﴾
while the Hereafter is better and more stable. (17) (2)
Therefore, a person should not ruin the eternal hereafter with the life of this world, which is no more than one breath
But how can we protect our afterlife from destruction and losses?
The Holy Quran says in Surah Asr:
وَالْعَصْرِ ﴿١﴾
Oath to Asr[time] (1)
إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ ﴿٢﴾
[that] without a doubt, man is at a great loss; (2)
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ ﴿٣﴾
Except those who believed and did good deeds and advised each other to the truth and enjoined patience. (3) (4)
To clarify the 4 points of verse 3 of Surah Asr, we refer to a narration
إِلَّا الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ:
Abd al-Rahman bin Kathir has narrated from Imam Sadiq (peace be upon her) about the words of God Almighty, who said:
Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala excluded her chosen ones from his creations, where he said:
Humans are all at a loss … except those who have believed in the guardianship of Imam Ali (peace be upon him).
وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ.
(Va amelos salehat) It means they fulfilled the obligations.
وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ
(Va tava sawbel hagh) It means to advise the province (12 imams).
وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ
(Va tawa sawbes sabr) That is, to order their children and those they left after themselves in this world to be wise and patient in this way. (4)
Also, in another narration, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said
إِلَّاالَّذِینَءَامَنُواْ؛ .
(Al lazin a amanu) That is, they believed in those people’s (12 imams) governorship.
وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّالِحَاتِ؛ ،
(Wa amelos salehat) that is, with the sympathy and support of their brothers,
وَتَوَاصَوْاْ بِالصَّبر؛
(Wa tawa saw bes sabr) That is, during the absence of their absent Imam (Imam Mahdi), they advise each other to be patient. (5)
Therefore, in this short world, after faith, a person should carry a burden for the eternal hereafter and not waste that infinite life in the hereafter.
Source:
1 ) Varam collection, vol. 1, p. 33
2) Surah Al-Ala 16 and 17
3) Surah Asr 1, 2 and 3
4) Tafseer of Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them, vol.18, p.370, Bihar al-Anwar, vol.24, p.214/ Bihar al-Anwar, vol.24, p.215/ Bihar al-Anwar, vol.36, p.183/ Taweel Ayat al-Zahirah, p.818/ Firat al-Kufi, p.607/ Al-Qami, vol.2, p.441/ Noor al-Saqalin/ Al-Barhan
5) Tafsir of Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them, vol. 18, p. 372, Iqbal al-Iqamah, p. 457/ Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 37, p. 132
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The book of the Hereafter in the World (Ali Raji), p. 342
