86“ Human life” only has value among you worldly
materialist thinkers. For us, this human life is only a
tiny, meaningless fragment of our existence. Our real
destination is the Hereafter. We don’t just believe it
exists, we know it does.
Death is not the end of life. It is the beginning of
existence in a world much more beautiful than this.
As you know, the [Urdu] word for death is “intiqaal.”
It means “transfer,” not “end.”
Paradise is for those of pure hearts. All children
have pure hearts. They have not sinned yet... They
have not yet been corrupted by [their kafi r parents].
We did not end their lives. We gave them new ones
in Paradise, where they will be loved more than you
can imagine.
They will be rewarded for their martyrdom. After all,
we also martyr ourselves with them. The last words they
heard were the slogan of Takbeer [“Allah u Akbar”].
Allah Almighty says Himself in Surhah Al- Imran
[3:169–170] that they are not dead.
You will never understand this. If your faith is pure,
you will not mourn them, but celebrate their birth
into Paradise.I believe we should take declarations of this kind
at face value— and understand that those who think
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