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Living To Die Or Dying To Live by Lukgaf(op): 8:25am On Oct 06, 2023
In the face of death's inevitability, let's remind one another of death this week with an excellent article from Jamiat KZN

Death is a harsh and fearful reality faced by everyone who lives. No one has the power to avoid it, nor does anyone around a dying person have the ability to prevent it. It is something that happens every moment and is something encountered by the young and the old, the rich and the poor, the strong and the weak. They are all the same in that they have no plan, nor any means of escaping it, no means of intercession, no way to prevent it, nor to delay it.

Allâh – the Most High – says:”Say: Indeed, the death from which you flee will surely meet you, then you will be sent back to Allâh, the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen. And He will then tell you what you used to do.” [Sûrah al-Jumu’ah 62:8] “Every soul shall taste death. And We shall make a trial of you with evil and with good, and to Us will you be returned.” [Sûrah al-Anbiyâ 21:34-35].

Indeed it is death which causes fear in the souls, and with it one’s actions are sealed, and what comes after is even more fearful and fear-inducing. For is there a place one can flee to in order to escape from the constrictions suffered in the grave? What will our reply be when we are questioned in the grave? Indeed, not a single one of us knows where we will end up. Will it be Paradise whose width is like the heavens and the earth, or shall it be the Fire whose fuel is of men and stones?

Ibrâhîm ibn Adham said, when he was asked about the verse: “Call upon Me and I will respond to you.” [Sûrah Ghâfir 40:60] They said: We call upon Allâh, but He does nor respond to us. So he said:

“You know Allâh; yet you do not obey Him.
You recite the Qur’ân; yet you do not act according to it.
You know Shaytân; yet you continue agreeing with him.
You claim to love Allâh’s Messenger(Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasallam); yet you abandon his Sunnah (guidance and way).
You claim to love Paradise, yet you do not work for it.
You claim to fear the Fire; yet you do not stop sinning.
You say, Indeed death is true; yet you have not prepared for it.
You busy yourselves with the faults of others; yet you do not look at your own faults.
You eat the sustenance that Allâh provides for you; yet you are not grateful to Him and
You bury your dead; yet you have not heeded its lesson.” [Khushû’ fis-Salâh, Ibn Rajab]

So this – O noble reader – is the reality which must be firmly established in one’s heart; the reality that life in this world is limited and has an appointed end, and that this end will surely come …

The righteous will die; And the wicked will die. The warriors who fight jihâd will die; And those who sit at home will die. Those who busy themselves with correct beliefs will die; And those who treat people as their slaves will die. The brave who reject injustice will die; And the cowards who seek to cling to this vile life will die. The people of lofty-goals and ambitions will die; And the wretched who live for cheap enjoyment will die.
“Every soul shall taste death.” [Âl-‘Imrân 3:185].

So keep in mind the point of death, and of one’s passing on to the next life, and the number of sins that one has committed and the small amount of good that one has done. Think of the good that you would earnestly like to do at that time – then bring that forward and do it today. And think of all those things which you would desire to clear yourself of- then clear yourself from them now.
Re: Living To Die Or Dying To Live by MS2471: 8:29am On Oct 06, 2023
Masha Allah

Let Allah give me all I desire on earth for a pleasurable stay
Re: Living To Die Or Dying To Live by AbuTwins: 8:50am On Oct 06, 2023
MS2471:
Masha Allah

Let Allah give me all I desire on earth for a pleasurable stay
May Allah grant us good in both worlds and prevent us from Jahañam.
Re: Living To Die Or Dying To Live by MS2471: 8:52am On Oct 06, 2023
AbuTwins:
May Allah grant us good in both worlds and prevent us from Jahañam.
Amin
Re: Living To Die Or Dying To Live by money121(m): 11:44am On Oct 06, 2023
Aliamudulilahi
Re: Living To Die Or Dying To Live by Postinor: 11:50am On Oct 06, 2023
Lukgaf:
In the face of death's inevitability, let's remind one another of death this week with an excellent article from Jamiat KZN
masha Allah
Re: Living To Die Or Dying To Live by Artscollection: 12:18pm On Oct 06, 2023
One is sure. We are living to die!!!
Re: Living To Die Or Dying To Live by Olabode211: 12:22pm On Oct 06, 2023
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Re: Living To Die Or Dying To Live by Nobody: 12:25pm On Oct 06, 2023
Lukgaf:
In the face of death's inevitability, let's remind one another of death this week with an excellent article from Jamiat KZN
I love you (Lukgaf) for the sake of Allah. You are doing a great job, May Allah continue to strengthen you n increase your knowledge n reward you with jannatal firdaus
Re: Living To Die Or Dying To Live by Ibidunade(f): 12:42pm On Oct 06, 2023
MS2471:
Masha Allah

Let Allah give me all I desire on earth for a andpleasurable stay
May Almighty Allah give us the sabr to pass all the tests on this face of the Earth.. Aameena
Re: Living To Die Or Dying To Live by Ibidunade(f): 12:44pm On Oct 06, 2023
[quote author=MS2471 post=126230303]Amin [/quote Aameena yah Allah
Re: Living To Die Or Dying To Live by Bellotelli: 2:41pm On Oct 06, 2023
Lukgaf:
In the face of death's inevitability, let's remind one another of death this week with an excellent article from Jamiat KZN
Jzk. May Allah bless you with more knowledge 🙏
Please what happens to those that died and couldn't be buried like those that got burnt or drown in water etc. What will the hereafter be like for them?
Re: Living To Die Or Dying To Live by Eniolohunda: 3:50pm On Oct 06, 2023
No matter how long we live, anything on the surface of this world will come to an end one day. May Allah grant us a good ending here and accept us among the righteous.
Re: Living To Die Or Dying To Live by Adeabbey95: 3:37am On Oct 07, 2023
Roughly, by the year 2223, every living soul today will all be in their respective graves. cry
Re: Living To Die Or Dying To Live by Topkush: 2:09pm On Oct 07, 2023
Olabode211:
all this refers to me.please how can i stop mastubation please help?
By marriage, fasting and not being in seclusion.
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