FACING THE REALITY OF DEATH. Allah has created everything with a fixed life span. The Qur’an states: {It is not given to any soul to die save by Allahs permission, and at an appointed time. } (Aal `Imran 3: 145.) {Indeed there is no certainty in life except death. Every soul will taste death.} (Aal `Imran 3:185.) Not only is death itself inescapable, but the place and the very day and hour of death have been forever fixed: {No person knows what he will earn tomorrow and no person knows in what land he will die.} (Luqman 31: 34.) {When the time arrives they cannot tarry a single moment nor can they go ahead.} (An-Nahl 16: 61.) In death, we are compelled to return to Allah. In life, however, we can choose to draw closer to Allah voluntarily by living our lives according to His will. In this way, we have the opportunity to meet Allah and gain His pleasure even before we leave this world. To be continue...
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 06:15:13 +0000
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