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A Journey Towards Death - & near death experiences part II
Zara
06/27/01 at 09:12:45
slm Death is like a journey to a land from which there is no return. So before you die, be sure to pack three things to take along with you on the journey: 1)     Proper identification { ID } 2)    Enough nourishment to last for Eternity 3)    Sufficient Garments or Coverings [B]1) Proper ID:   [Book of Record of Persons Life][/B] This covers two very important categories. One is the faith or belief. The other is the actions and deeds. They must both be correct to insure an easy transition into the Next Life and a proper place in the Paradise in the Hereafter. Let us begin with the Covenant of faith with the ONE TRUE GOD & Acts of worship to Him Alone without partners. This is meaning that the person comes to the understanding that there is only One True God who is the only Creator, Sustainer and God of all that exists. This can be understood as “Oneness” or “Tawhid of Islam.”   This might be better understood by breaking it down into the following three categories: 1)     “Oneness” of Lordship [Tawhid Al Ulu hiyah] 2)     “Oneness” of Worship [Tawhid Al Rubbu biyah] 3)     “Oneness” of Characteristics [Tawhid Al Asma was Siffat) Record of submission to His Will over your own will. Correct Beliefs There are three things that we will be asked about right after our death:  Question                  Only Acceptable Answer 1 Who is your Lord?          [Allah] 2 What is your religion?     [Islam] 3 Who is your prophet?       [Muhammad] Immediately you will find those who will argue that this is not fair. After all, Muhammad, peace be upon him, was sent by Allah with the message of Islam only 1,400 years ago. So, what about all those who lived before him? And what of those who came afterwards and never heard of Allah, Islam and Muhammad, peace be upon him? And the answer is quite simple. Islam is the only true religion brought by all of the prophets of Almighty God [Allah]. They all preached a message of total surrender to the One and Only True God of the Universe. If the person lived the life of "Surrender, Submission and Obedience to the Almighty, in Sincerity and Peace"; then they in fact, lived as a true Muslim without ever knowing the Arabic terms. This means that all of the followers of all of the prophets of Almighty God from Adam to Moses to Jesus and Muhammad, peace be upon them all, will find that they will be supplied the correct answers to these questions when asked. After the angel of death removes the soul from the body, the angels will carry the soul of the one who has died up to the heavens and when they come to Allah the Most High, He will reject any who are not in possession of the correct answers [mentioned above]. After the questioning the person will be then reunited with his or her own dead body and spend the remainder of time waiting for the Day of Judgment. [B]2) Nourishment: [/B] Acts of charity and kindness only for the sake of the Almighty. These good deeds will accompany the person throughout his or her life in the grave until the Day of Judgment. On the Day of Judgment they will all see their deeds clearly. There are two angels who record all the actions and deeds of the individual from birth until death. The angel on the right records all of the good deeds while the angel on the left records all of the bad ones.  As soon as the person intends to do a good thing, a good deed is recorded for him/her.  After doing the good deed, ten full good deeds are recorded for the person (or 70 or 700 or as much as Allah Wills).  If a person encourages others to do a good deed, then a matching reward is recorded for the one calling to the good deed. Another angel on the left, records all of the bad and evil deeds of the person as follows:  If the person intends to do a bad deed, but stops himself from it because he/she knows it is wrong, then a full good deed is recorded for them.  If the person intends an evil or bad deed but does not have the chance to commit it, then nothing is recorded either way.  If the person commits a bad deed, the angel on the left begins to record a bad deed in his/her “Book of Records”, but the angel on the right stops him and asks him to wait to see if the person might repent. After a while the angel on the left again begins to record the bad deed but again the angel on the right stops him with the same pleading. This continues for a while and if the person refuses to seek the forgiveness of The Almighty, then one full bad deed is recorded to his/her account. At anytime that a person should commit a bad deed, he/she should immediately seek forgiveness from the Almighty and follow up the bad deed with a good one. Additionally, when a person performs the obligatory prayers on time in accordance with the teachings of Islam, all the sins from the most recent prayer are forgiven. When a person attends the Friday prayers according to the teachings of Islam, he/she is forgiven for all of the sins for the previous week since the last Friday service. When a person makes the obligatory pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Thurl Hijah on the Islamic calendar, all the sins since birth are forgiven and the record is wiped clean for a fresh start. All previous good deeds remain in place. In the case of the one who comes to Islam from some other faith group, all of his/her sins are forgiven and wiped clean and all of the previous ones are held in place. The person is as pure and innocent as a new-born baby but with the exception that all of the deeds previously committed whether bad or good are all purified to become mountains of good deeds for the new comer to Islam. [B]3) Garments: [/B] Forgiveness, Honesty, Respect & Fairness in dealings with others is the best covering. One important note : Even if a person has no bad deeds at all and he or she has mountains of good deeds it will still not be enough to gain entrance into the Paradise of the Almighty. [B]Why?[/B] Because of the saying of the prophet, peace be upon him, that “None shall enter the Jennah (Paradise) except with the Mercy of Allah.” When asked by his companions: “Even you? O, prophet of Allah?” And He replied: “Even me." [mentioned above] Oh yes, don't leave behind a mess -- leave behind a Will! And finally and most important of all regarding the death of anyone, Allah says in the Holy Quran: "And do not die, except in complete submission to Almighty Allah." [Islam] wlm Zara Ps may allah ta'ala awaken us from slumber and illuminate our hearts with guidance - ameen

Re: A Journey Towards Death - & near death experiences part II
Zara
06/27/01 at 09:28:40
salaam Now to describe some near death experiences... The first experience is one from my childhood.  I was on holiday in pakistan visiting family near Kashmir.  It was really hot and my little cousin and I went paddling in a pond. I didn't realise how deep it was and misjudged the depth...All of a sudden I sank in the water at the deep end, it was as if the ground gave way under my feet.  My head went under water and I felt as though I wouldn't be able to make it to the surface again..I couldn't swim so I struggled hopelessly trying to get my head above water...Although I was only under water for a few seconds if not less.  It felt like an eternity, my cousin saw me and grabbed my hand before I drifted further in the deep end.  She pulled me out and even today I feel such gratitude towards her and Allah-azawajul for giving me more life to insha'allah do some good deeds.. Despite this experience I am not afraid of water. A more recent experience was whilst driving past an industrial estate.  A car pulled out from the car park in front of me on a busy main road.  I was within the speed limit, but I really didn't have much time or space to stop my car.  I did the mirror, signal, manoevre strategy and did a emergency break - i braced myself for a crash....I stopped litterally 1cm away from the car - By that time I was almost convinced that I would hit the car - The crash could have been nasty...You can imagine the state of my heart with adrenalin pumping and heart racing....Again Allah ta'ala saved me.  I related this to family and they said you should have beeped at the driver to make them realise they were in the wrong.  At the time i was too shocked by it all to respond, even so beeping the horn may have led to the driver being aggressive.... I am still on the road regardless of all those lunatics out there.  My advice is drive safely. wlm Zara

Re: A Journey Towards Death - & near death experiences part II
Kashif
06/27/01 at 09:39:18
[quote]I did the mirror, signal, manoevre strategy and did a emergency break [/quote] assalaamu alaikum My instructor told me that when you're doing an emergency break you're not supposed to look in the mirror and signal and what not. You just push down on the breaks - every half-second is vital in a situation where you need to apply the emergency brake. Kashif Wa Salaam
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Re: A Journey Towards Death - & near death experiences part II
Zara
06/27/01 at 09:59:18
[quote] I did the mirror, signal, manoevre strategy and did a emergency break assalaamu alaikum My instructor told me that when you're doing an emergency break you're not supposed to look in the mirror and signal and what not. You just push down on the breaks - every half-second is vital in a situation where you need to apply the emergency brake. Kashif Wa Salaam[/quote] salaam I was told that too, but at the time I didn't want to be hit from the front and the rear so I applied the breaks and looked at rearview mirror in tandem...yep every second counts. wasalaam Zara

Re: A Journey Towards Death - & near death experiences part II
kiwi25
06/27/01 at 12:26:42
salam, that was a really nice post zara! my near death experience that i can remember was when i was like 13, we live in an apartment and on the side onf the apartment there are those gas meters and all, so i was home alone at night packing to go to a sleepover and my family was grocery shopping,   so while i was packing, i hear someone baning on the door very loudly,  i open it and it was my neighbor telling me i had to get out because the apartment migth explode any second!  so me in my pajamas (i wast in hijab at that time) just grabbed my two parakeets and ran out to a another neigbors place, it was sooo scary, what happened was that a car had hit one of those gas meter things, whats even scarieir is if any one of the nieghbors in that apartment turned on a light, gas, etc the place wouldbe gone out ! but alhumdulilah by Allahs mercy i was saved! wasalam nouha:)

Re: A Journey Towards Death - & near death experiences part II
eleanor
06/28/01 at 05:38:10
slm wow, that gas story brought it all back to me! When I was about 10 years old this happened. We children were all sleeping. My mother woke up and got the feeling something wasn't right. She went downstairs. It was early morning so there was dim light to see by. She didn't turn on the light. She went into the kitchen and although everything appeared to be normal she still felt something was wrong. She smoked at the time and was about to light up when she realised that the air was *blue* all around her. It was then that it clicked and she looked at the cooker and saw that a ring had been left on, unlit. So basically there was gas pouring out all night. She hadn't noticed the smell because she was still sleepy and very light headed with all the gas. So she opened all the windows and stayed up to make sure none of us got up and switched on a light. Alhumdulillah everything was okay then. wasalaam eleanor

Re: A Journey Towards Death - & near death experiences part II
JustMe
06/29/01 at 04:10:04
Assalaams!!!!!!! Wow! isn't it great to be alive!. okay I was not taking my psychiatric medications properly for months and finally my behavior was becoming more disillusioning within myself as I had no way for others to tell me this except that I was in no way gonna step out of the house for long periods of time.  like I couldn't get a job i.e..  So here I was in this fantasy world and slowly but surely I was dying.  It was Ramadhan and I'd gone for taraveeh prayers.  I was so lost. I started to cry and after prayers I went to the imam with tears flowing and trembling and everyone was like what's going on with you.  i.e. I could usually relate to others without them noticing there was anything wrong with me as it was all inside.  Then I remember talking something about Black Magic and then when on the way home I was prepared to go for it.  I was most ready. NOthing was gonna stop me now.  I'd been near suicide befor but this I was gonna Do it!  Before I went into the garage to start the car I remembered what my social worker told me.  I called her up.  the girl on the other end was like oh S_it! Well to make a long dramatic story short we rushed to the hospital.  I waited in line forever since I didn't have any insurance and then I remember going to the I.C.U. I didn't know what day or month it was.  They gave me some shots and I was okay.  ALlah thank YOu!!  THis is what Mental Illness does it kills!  Now I take my meds regularly but I still here people complaining about the side effects so I'm trying to become a Naturopathic doctor (natural medicine doctor) to find alternatives to these harsh medicines.  Inshallah, Ya allah I can be a hope to others!!  If any of you know anyone facing any mental problems or someone who needs any guidance or info then please contact me. Jazak-allah Khair.  It was very emotional for me as you can probably tell.  I don't tell everybody because this illness has such a stigma to it especially in the desi community.  Presently I'm not alone there are 20 million Americans suffering from severe depression.  Many are still out there in a lot of stress.  But a society so money-oriented especially America unlike Canada and England who have socialized medicine it makes it harder.  People tell me to pray but I don't believe in it i.e. Islam has become so personal.  I personally think it should be a community-like feeling that people should get out of their religion.  But life is cruel. Okay  salaams!! and boy it sure is good to be alive.....:) :) :)
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