It is Right to Live in Fear

The Qur’an is the Word of God, a divine revelation sent down to offer guidance to all people. In the Scripture, God emphasises His power over all things and His freedom to do whatever He will.

We are all under God’s control. If God chooses to make someone suffer, no one can stop Him. And God assures us in the Qur’an that He is planning to make some people suffer terrible torment in hell. No one can be sure that they will escape this torment.

In Surah 70 verse 28 God tells human beings that “the punishment of their Lord is not something to feel safe from”. This will make sense to anyone who acknowledges God’s freedom, power, and His sovereign control over all of creation including everything that human beings experience.

It is right to fear God and to fear the Day of Judgement. But we can also acknowledge that God has the power to take away our fear if He wills, and God promises in the Qur’an that those who do good deeds and are mindful of Him will be rewarded with paradise as a never ending reward – “No fear for them, nor shall they grieve”.