Aal-i-Imraan (The Family of Imraan)

185. "Everyone tastes death. And verily you will be paid in full your reward on the Resurrection Day, Then whoever is delivered from the Fire and admitted into Paradise, he indeed is prosperous; and the life of this world is not but a provision of deception."

Death, a General Destiny!

At first, this verse points to a law that involve of the world, it says:

"Everyone tastes death…"

In fact, most people are willing to forget their mortality but this is a reality that even if we forget it, it (the death) will never forget us.

Then, it says that after the life of this world, the stage of receiving the fruit of deeds (whether good reward or retribution) begins. It says:

"…And verily you will be paid in full your reward on the Resurrection Day,.."

Then, it adds that those who remove from the effect of the absorption of Hell Fire and enter Heaven, they are saved and have found their beloved and demanded ideal. It says:

"…Then whoever is delivered from the Fire and admitted into Paradise, he indeed is prosperous…"

As if, Hell absorbs human beings with all its power towards itself. Yes, verily the factors which attract man towards it are some astonishing attractions. Do the fleeting desires, unlawful sexual pleasures, unlawful positions and properties not have attraction for every human being?

In the next sentence, it completes the former discussion by saying:

"….and the life of this world is not but a provision of deception."

The important thing is that the material world and its pleasures do not become the ideal and the final goal of Man; otherwise, using the material world and its merits, as a means for attaining the human development, not only is not blameworthy, but also is necessary and essential.