Question No. 3029 31 August 2022 Official answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat) verified Content level: Intermediate

Is Seeing the Lord in the Hereafter Dependent on Seeing Him in This World?

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Dear questioner, Master Ali Saei

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Dear Master, is meeting the Lord in the Hereafter dependent on meeting Him in this world? In other words, will only those who have attained such a degree of purity in this world that they are able to behold God here also meet Him in the Hereafter? Will everyone else not see God in the Hereafter? I would be grateful if you could explain this.

I have not drawn these questions from any particular source. They are simply thoughts that come to mind and a concern of my own. I tell myself that if I do not meet God in this world, then perhaps I will not attain the honor of meeting Him in the next world either. If so, life in this world without meeting God would have no value. That is why I have asked Your Eminence for guidance. I would be grateful for any advice you can offer.

Subject category: Ethics and Spirituality Theology and Creed Theology and creed

The essence and first answer at a glance (60-word summary)

In this world, one may behold God through sudden leaps in spiritual understanding, an outpouring of love, the joy of worship, spiritual retreats, intimate supplication, prayer, fasting, repentance, practices that cultivate oneness with God, and a connection with the Infallible and Pure Household. These encounters prepare the way for meeting the Lord in the Hereafter. Those who attain such stations in this world will also behold God in the Hereafter.

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

Teacher and researcher in the intellectual tradition of wisdom and the Ahl al-Bayt | Soroush Bamdadān Cultural Center

In this earthly realm, we can discern various appointed times for meeting with the God who is near: sudden leaps in understanding; outpourings of love; the sweet joy that fills the soul in worship; true solitude, by night and by day; intimate communion from the depths of the heart and soul; within prayer, fasting and the performance of special acts; the sincere, contemplative recitation of the Quran; sincere repentance, and repentance upon repentance; exercises in affirming divine unity; moments poised between fear and hope; special bonds with the People of the House, the Infallible and Pure; and connection to the vast network of the exalted ones, and more...

الله یعلم...هو العلیم

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Is Seeing the Lord in the Hereafter Dependent on Seeing Him in This World?

The essence and first answer at a glance (60-word summary)

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

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