Hereafter and Society: Is Ignorance Bliss?

Do wee need hereafter? What could possible benefits does have the hereafter? Does it help society or destroy family? Why do some not believe in the hereafter? Does belief of hereafter promise an ultimate happiness or corruption? This article will seek answers for those questions commonly asked of people of faith.

Islamic creed reveals significant clues about human happiness both in this earthly life and the one after death. As this huge topic covers so many fields and answers, it would be better to discuss it from some perspectives in an article like this. Along with the other principles in Islamic creed like belief in God, angels, prophets, holy revelations, destiny, the belief in resurrection and hereafter is a necessary value for humanity. To believe in the resurrection and hereafter is amongst the Islamic creed and it has many benefits to human soul and happiness. If one believes in the hereafter, he is free from distress and anxiety of losing his beloved ones. He not only gains the bliss in the world but also after his death. The belief of hereafter has different impacts on different layers of society.

Let’s think about children. The feeble nature of child cannot bear his mum’s death, he psychologically collapses. Knowing that his friend or siblings have died, he will always be in fear of dying or losing his beloved ones because he thinks that he will not be seeing them anymore. His heart, mind and soul and his weak body will dreadfully be affected by this.