The Pathway to Heaven

To get to heaven-Absorb the Qur'an and Sunnah

Hold tightly to the rope of Allah (sWt)

~Stay close to your Deen

~Believe in the Unseen

 ~ Help the Muslimeen

And Stay on the Path

Siratul Mustaqeem

"Hold tight to the Rope of Allah (SWT)"

            "Stay on the Right path"

These phrases are often repeated. Easier said than done. . . 

This life is a test. If you want good at the end, you have to earn it. This life is short. The next life is eternal. It's Heaven or Hell . Allah (SWT), who knows us the very most, who created us, who knows the meaning of pain more than we ever will, and who knows happiness and pleasure more than we can imagine, will grant us the very extent of one of  these things at the end-Heaven or Hell. So you came here choosing heaven. Well, yeah, no one wants to end up in Hell -not eternally- not ever.  Just so you could get the feeling of how bad hell is, the prophet's uncle , Abu Talib, who did not become Muslim, was a great protector of the Prophet (SAWS). Allah (SWT) promised the prophet that only Abu Talib's feet would touch hell. It is explained in the hadith that  this is not even a light thing, His feet will touch Hell -- so that his brain will boil- this is just one example. There are many examples of how bad Hell is in the Qur'an and ahadith. No, Hell is not a light thing. No, don't just say, "who cares, wherever I end up ,I end up" BECAUSE you WILL regret it.  Guaranteed. On the Day of Judgment, it is explained that the hair of babies  will turn white from the fear --- even though they are INNOCENT, sinless, and  promised heaven. It is explained that the father will run away from his son, son from his father, etc. That's how scary it's going to be. YOU NEED to know this, YOU NEED to WANT to get to heaven, to NOT want to be in Hell. why? Because , getting into Heaven is not easy and This life is short. Getting to heaven in the Next life is dependent on which path you took in this life. You have to stay on THE straight path, you have to HOLD tight to the Rope of Allah (SWT).                                 

Abu Hurayrah said that  the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, said:                    

"Hell has been veiled with desires, and Paradise has been veiled with hardships.

As mentioned in this hadith, Paradise is surrounded with hardships. It's going to be hard. But if you are a true, good, patient Muslim, you'll be smiling the entire way [inshaAllah]

So this pathway? It's straight, brings you RIGHT to heaven. Why is it hard? WHY is it so hard? Well, it really isn't too bad-it's just that HUMAN BEINGS tend to do stupid things. They tend to OVERLOOK the good they have; they get deeper and deeper till they are...deep. They start on this nice straight road, and then when they go over a tiny tiny bump--they're like "NO WAY" and they take a left to another street, another path, going  away from the current STRAIGHT PROMISING PATH.                                                    

The Qur'an

The Sunnah

These are the directions...Basically, if you follow these two things, you'll go RIGHT into heaven (inshaAllah). Follow everything in these 2 Sources, and you will find yourself on the Right path-inshaAllah. You can't go wrong.

YOU JUST NEED A CAR. This has to be a good car though.

You are the car. Your body, that is. You have to be strong, you have to be DEVOTED. With  that strength and devotion you hold TIGHTLY to the Qur'an and Sunnah. TIGHTLY. You don't let it go. EVER. If someone ever comes into your way-A friend. (I should stick to the analogy shouldn't I? )let's see, a hitchhiker --- You DO NOT LET HIM IN!!!! If you do, you better be  REALLY strong, you can't let him bring you down. You have to make sure you'll be the one taking him. If you are weak, and he gets his way, he can steal your car and take you into different streets, so that you definitely won't get to where you wanted to. This is what a friend could do to you, they could take you right into the wrong path-the wrong places. (If you are VERY strong, you might be able to take HIM to the right place) --BUT DON'T LET ANYONE GET INTO YOUR WAY. Shaytan will definitely be on that path, trying to get you to turn--BE STRONG. Thing with Shaytan, is he tempts you to go into the wrong paths, he tempts you to throw away the Qur'an and sunnah, to disregard it and say "ahh who cares" or "just this once" CAUSING YOU TO PULL OVER, TURN AROUND, OR TURN INTO ANOTHER DECEIVING AND ATTRACTING STREET.