Dear
readers,
One
of the religious obligations for an absolute faith is
to have faith in afterlife. It is ordered in a Qur'an verse:
"Any
who denieth Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messenger, and the Day of
Judgment, hath gone far, far astray." [Nisaa, 136].
In
the famous hadith that every Muslim knows by heart, which
is known as a "amantu",
it is ordered:
"I believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His
Prophets, in the Last Day, and that Fate, good and bad is given by Allah, and
the life after death.” [Bukharî, Muslim, Nasai]
Even so, many people have doubts about afterlife,
including our Muslim brothers. Now when you read my lines, you may ask “How can
you know, did you see through their hearts?” I shall answer this with a word
from a dear friend of mine: “Would there be any evil in
this world if people completely had faith in afterlife?”
# Allah and afterlife are emphasized together
Probably
as a result of this weakness to believe in afterlife, Allah (swt) has mentioned
about it along with His name in his Book.
"This
instruction is for all amongst you, who believe in Allah and the Last Day." [Baqarah, 232]
"Of
the people there are some who say: "We believe in Allah and the Last
Day;" but they do not (really) believe." [Baqarah, 8]
"any
who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their
reward with their Lord;" [Baqarah, 62]
There
are hundreds of verses from the Qur'an that mentions afterlife and life in the
afterlife. I checked the index and tables of a Qur'an translation and
encountered nearly 160 verses mentioning afterlife. And yet,
why is this weakness to believe in afterlife? The primary reason for this,
I assume, is not knowing Allah enough and not having a complete faith in Him
with all His attributes.
Allah (swt) is an absolute being.
His existence is known through reason and descriptions of himself in His books.
He cannot be seen with the seeing mechanisms of living organisms in this
material world that He created. Because these mechanisms are only designed to
perceive in this material world. All the visible and invisible worlds He
created are relative and ephemeral beings that endure only through His
creation, management, development, initiation and termination. He can sustain some things forever, upon his will.
"He is
the First and the Last, the Evident and the Hidden:" [Hadid, 3]
# Is the Creator incapable of recreating the similar creatures?
Allah
(swt) is the creator and owner of everything. He is the one who gives power and
energy to every being. He knows every hidden and apparent thing. He is the only
sovereign of the universe. He does not resemble any of His
creatures. He owns all the perfect attributes. He
is far from deficiencies and flaws. He has an absolute
power to do everything. He is never tired of creation. He
does not sleep or doze off. If he
wishes, he can destroy everything and recreate them.
"Allah
is the Creator of all things" [Zumer, 62; Mu’min, 62]
"His
are all things in the heavens and on earth." [Baqarah, 255]
"the Living, the Self-subsisting, Supporter of all." [Baqarah, 255]
"But
Allah knows all that is in the heavens and on earth:" [Hujurat, 16]
"He hath power over all things." [Tauba, 39; Hud, 4; Furqan, 54; ...]
"It is
Allah Who created you in a state of (helpless) weakness, then gave (you)
strength after weakness" [Rum, 54]
"To
Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth." [Shura, 49]
"and
the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) are subservient by His Command. Verily,
His are the Creation and the Command" [Araf, 54]
"See they not that Allah, Who
created the heavens and the earth, has power to create the like of them (anew)?" [Isra, 99]
"Were
We then weary with the first Creation, that they should be in confused doubt
about a new Creation?" [Qaf, 15]
Dear
readers; we shall not have any doubt about the power of Allah who has the power
to destroy and recreate all His creations. If He wishes, He can destroy this
order in which we live in and He can create a brand new universe with new rules.
This is not a hard affair for Him.
# Pretending not to see does not change the fact
Dear
readers,
The
most distinctive characteristics of the Almighty Creator that makes Him
different than creatures are the Qidam
and Baqa (Eternal existence in the
past and future) attributes of Him. The one who is eternal
is only Allah. Every creature is mortal. Even the most durable things vanish in time. Stars fade, mountains become hills,
buildings collapse, cars crash. There are no
scientific or logical excuses in materialist philosophy to assume the universe as
immortal. On the contrary, all evidence shows that the universe and everything
that lies in the universe are mortal and ephemeral.
Everything has a beginning, middle and an end. Allah is the one who determines
how things emerge, endure and perish. He is the reason
of reasons.
Living
creatures are the best examples for this phenomenon. Every living thing is
born, every living thing lives and dies. There are no refutations against this.
Everybody witnesses this reality. Although mankind celebrates birth and life,
he never wants to accept death. Mankind avoids it. It has always drawn my
attention: once the subject matter is about death in a family meeting, people
intend to change the topic and feel depressed. Nobody
wishes to speak of death.
Dear
readers; avoiding, indeed, will not change the reality. It is ordered in a Qur'an
verse that:
“The
Death from which ye flee will truly overtake you: then will ye be sent back to
the Knower of things secret and open:”
[Jumua, 8]
# Death is the fate of every living creature
Death
is the fate of every living being. It is the beginning
of afterlife for mankind. Avoiding
speaking of it will not change this concrete fact and it will even turn you
into a unwary being. On the contrary,
the reality of death should be considered every time. Mankind should be
ready for his own death and for the Judgment Day. Rasulullah (s.a.w) ordered:
“It is surprised that
person, he aspired to the world, death aspired to him..” [Abu Nuaim]
"Remember death
that spoils your appetite and hope; remember it often!” [I. Hibban]
"Remembering death protects
from sin and distracts you from the world.” [Ibn Abid-Dunya]
"Those who think of death
twenty times a day reaches to a martyr rank.” [I. Ghazali]
"Think of death a lot; he who
remembers death, his heart shall recover and have a peaceful death.” [Daylami]
“Remembering death is a
good deed like sadaqah (charity).” [Daylami]
“Hearts rust out with sins just like
steel becomes rusty. Recovery of hearts is possible through remembering death
and reading Qur'an.” [Bayhaqi]
# Attachment of heart to the world shall not make you forget death
Dear
readers; attachment of heart to the world resembles the bondage of oxygen and
hydrogen in water. This bondage is so strong that mankind does not even realize
how this love for the world drifts him toward a disaster. He can only realize this
after he knows his nafs (ego). Getting to know the nafs
is like a beginning to know Allah. The Prophet (s.a.w) ordered:
"He who knows his nafs, knows Allah."
[Imam
al-Munawi, Daylami]
The
very beginning of knowing your nafs is the moment when you
restrain your earthly desires in your heart, which means the beginning of
faith. That is why, although many people are unaware, “faith” is like the source of life. Faith eradicates the earthly desires in your heart. Instead, it puts the love of Allah who everything
is in need of his mercy. Before this light touches his heart, man
cannot draw a lesson from what he witnesses. He won’t understand or hear
Allah’s word. Guidance would not work on him. Visiting the sick or attending to
the funeral of the dead will not help the people who have dedicated their life
to mundane desires. If such a person attends to a funeral of his relative, he
would talk about the heritage and material issues even during the burial of the
death. It is not an easy affair to disconnect these strong bonds between the
world and the heart. Once these attachments are broken off, then the person may
reach to an absolute faith level.
Only
those who even have a bit of faith in his heart shall be guided and aided by
Allah. Thus, man enlarges this love in him through being
remembered of Allah (swt), much remembering the death and reading Qur'an.
And this gradually enables the heart to get rid of all mundane desires, worldly
attachments and self-indulgence; in return to be
replaced by the love of Allah.
May
Allah Grant us the chance to become servants who draws a lesson from death and
give us the power to get prepared for afterlife.
Be entrusted to Allah.
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