The Mechanism of Divine Reward and Punishment at a Glance

One of the most common questions raised by today’s generation is the abundant rewards mentioned in the hadith sources for some tasks, such as visiting the holy shrines and mourning for Imam Hussain (a.s). In this article, the author tries to give a description of some general rules which can be deduced from religious texts about the rewards and punishments and make a perspective of the divine judgment and existing standards in this field Thereby reward frequency in the above-mentioned cases, according to this mechanism and its criteria will be judged. Thus, using the verses and traditions, the author of the present paper infers some rules like "authenticity of Tafazol in reward system and not in contractual transaction" and emphasizes that in the structure of divine reward things like "effects of the action" are of the most influential ones. He concludes that merely quoting a great reward for an act cannot be taken as a sign of weakness. However it is necessary to present a reward structure deductible from religious texts. Perhaps a great reward is due to the existence of a factor of the many factors which have played a role in the above mentioned structure.