Dear
readers,
Death is an absolute phenomenon will happen to
every living being.
It is impossible to run away from it. We should not be unwary
from it. Death is the beginning of a new life.
Afterlife is a new divine order where the divine justice shall
be fulfilled. Allah notifies us through His
Book and Prophet that all of us will be present on Judgment Day in this new
order and He warns us:
"Assuredly
it is thy Lord Who will gather them together."
[Hijr, 25]
“Closer and closer to mankind
comes their Reckoning: yet they heed not and they turn away.” [Anbiyaa, 1]
For this reason, people who have at least some
faith in his heart for Allah and afterlife should not be unwary. He should not ruin
his eternal life in the afterlife by being connected with this temporary,
mundane life. It is ordered in the hadith that:
"Those who have a love for the
world will harm his afterlife, and those who have a love for afterlife will
harm his life in this temporary world. Prefer the eternal one to the
temporary!” [Bayhaqi]
# Obey Allah, not your nafs (ego, desires)
Earthly
desires are the primary reason for troubles in the world as well as in
afterlife. One should try to obey the divine provisions
that will bring goodness at the world and afterlife, instead of his nafs.
"A smart man worships instead
of following his desires. A fool follows his nafs and then expects Allah’s
mercy”. [Tirmidhi]
It is not an easy affair to get rid of the desires
of the nafs. This can only be achieved by putting the love of Allah in your
heart, instead of the love for the world. The methods of this are riyazat
(avoiding the sins), mudjahada (worshipping and praying) and zikr
(remembering Allah).
One
should not hate death by thinking it is a bad event. If we have such feelings
in us, it means that we have a love for the world by heart. If the case is so,
one should want to reach Allah. It is ordered in the hadith:
“Allah will not wish to reach those people who
do not wish to reach Allah” [Bukhari, Muslim,
Tirmidhi].
This hatred will vanish once a man puts away the
love for world and instead have love for his Creator. Thus, he will perceive
death as a bridge to the Loved one.
"Death is a precious gift to
the Believer.
[Taberani]
"Death is a bridge that unites
friends and lovers to one another”
Dear readers; mankind should pursue
a life in accordance with Allah’s will.
# Live by the sword, die by the sword
Rasulullah (s.a.w.) ordered:
"You shall die according to the
way you live; you shall be judged according to the way you die”
However, living according to
the will of Allah is not an
easy affair for us. We are incapable servants who
have nafs. We cannot pursue a purified life without committing any sins. That is why, we are always bashful before our Rab. But
this shall not lead us into hopelessness. It is ordered in a Quran verse:
"and
never give up hope of Allah's Soothing Mercy: truly no one
despairs of Allah's Soothing Mercy, except those who have no faith." [Yusuf, 87]
No
matter how sinful, a man should never give up hope
from the mercy of Allah. Even if he has committed murder, adultery, shirk (to associate partners with Allah), kufr (unbelief) etc… Many
of the companions of the Prophet were polytheists, but then they repented, pledged and declared their loyalty to Allah and his
Prophet, therefore became the best man of the world. It is ordered in a verse
from Quran:
"Say:
"O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of
the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful." [Zumar, 53].
It
is ordered in the hadith:
"A Muslim who remembers Allah
once in his lifetime or is fearful towards him shall get out of Hell.” [Tirmidhi]
Thus, those who have even little faith in their
hearts should never ever give up hope from the grace of Allah. Only heretics abandon hope from the Divine Grace. However, one should not
underestimate his sins, he should repent immediately, not delay repentance, refresh his faith with Kalima-i-Shahada and
try to die faithful. It is ordered in the hadiths:
"Die as a Muslim and think no
more about it!” [Daylami]
“The believer sees the angels before
dying and does not feel any pain. His soul gets out easily and reaches
blessings.” [Bazzar]
May Allah grant us a death with faith.
# Death is a divine fate
Dear
readers,
The one who is eternal is only Allah. Every living
thing is mortal. Almighty Allah is the one who determines how trillions of
facts in this universe emerge, endure and perish and it is He who determines
the way how they will happen. All these are connected to a divine program
(destiny). The birth, life and death of each living being,
like other facts, happen within the framework of this destiny. In short,
death is a divine fate. There is no creature on this universe whose death does
not come from the permission of Allah. Every living thing will taste death one
day.
"Nor
can a soul die except by Allah's leave, the term being fixed as by writing." [Al-i Imran, 145]
"Every
soul shall have a taste of death" [Anbiyaa, 35]
Therefore
death is inevitable for all beings. The time of death is up to Allah (swt):
"To
every People is a term appointed: when their term is reached, not an hour can
they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance (it in anticipation)." [Araf, 34]
"We
have decreed Death to be your common lot."
[Waqia, 60]
Given the fact that death is inevitable and its timing is
determined by Allah, then we all should be prepared for it. A
sane, logical person does not ignore a certain fact that is to come eventually.
Dear
readers; responsibilities of man towards Allah starts since he reaches puberty.
We call this “responsibility” since we regard it as a
kulfat (inconvenience), but in fact this is not a responsibility; this is a mukallafiah
(obligation, undertaking). Mukallafiah is an Arabic term meaning to accept the offer
(taklif). What is offered (recommended) to us is to believe in His existence
and accept His teachings. Namely, it is a religious training. It is "the correct way of living" that
shall bring us goodness. We shall appreciate it… It is a burden
for those who follow his own desires, it is a kulfat (trouble,
inconvenience). The root of the Arabic
term “taklif (offer)” and “kulfat” come from the same root. Interesting, isn’t
it? One of them represents the perspective of a sincere believer, and the other
represents the perspective of a person whose religion
is weak.
# The offer should not be regarded as a burden
Dear
readers; let us not regard the offers of Allah that are meant for our goodness
as a burden. Allah (swt) eases the burdens.
"But
whoever believes, and works righteousness,- he shall have a goodly reward, and
easy will be his task as we order it by Our command." [Kahf, 88]
Life
is a process that starts from birth and moves through death swiftly. The moment
in which we shall encounter death is unknown. Only Allah determines it. We
should always be ready for it. Being prepared for death is possible only by
always following Sirat al-Mustaqim (the
straight path). But who can live like that? We
are weak servants who have nafs. Under this circumstance, is it easy to live
our religion in a completely correct way? That is why, we all need to evaluate
this situation and reform ourselves accordingly.
We
are responsible for teaching our children before they reach puberty that they
should follow the straight path which means we should teach them not to lie,
gossip, cheat, steal, waste time and our belongings as well as teach them to be
away from bad habits like alcohol, cigarettes, drugs; teach them not to be
dedicated to earthly belongings; teach them to fast, perform salat (prayer),
give zakat (alms, charity) if we are wealthy, serve for the good of the people
and most importantly to do all these things only “for Allah’s sake”. We should raise our children as the servants of
Allah. If we do not do so and comply with all their wishes and make them the servants of their “own selves”; then we turn them into servants of money, wealth
and the servants of other servants; if
that happens, it means we prepare their troubles both in the world and in
afterlife.
But, the door to repent is always open to
sinful believers. It
is ordered in a Quran verse:
"and
pray for His Forgiveness: for He is Oft- Returning (in forgiveness)." [Nasr, 3]
But
a person should be able to dare for repentance and for asking for forgiveness! Spiritual wounds that are made out of mistakes do not heal
easily. Mankind holds this spiritual pain throughout his life in his
conscience. For this reason, we should try to pursue a life in accordance with
Allah’s will.
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