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| Is Death a Start or an End ? |
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| sal |
| 03/18/04 at 16:37:12 |
| I HAVE SOME THING I HAVE BEEN ASKING MYSELF . SOME OF THEM ARE 1-If It is a beggining so why do we hate some thing we havent started yet ? 2-Is it the death we dont like or it is a matter of unsatisfaction with our job on earth ? 3-If such a confession is existing inside ourselves why do we insist to further sins ? 4- Is it reasonable excuse to say it is the satan ? 5-suppose we feel we are doing good job with ALLAH do we still fear death ? 6-If some one is not a believeR and still not fearing death is that a challenge with ALLAH ? These and many other questions are in my mind .but let me leave other questions and answers for you but the goal is atlast to strength IMAAN (faith) what do you say ? ;-) |
| 03/20/04 at 13:48:30 |
| sal |
| Re: Is Death a Start or an End ? |
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| Kathy |
| 03/19/04 at 08:59:31 |
| [slm] My two cents: [quote author=Salem link=board=lighthouse;num=1079645832;start=0#0 date=03/18/04 at 16:37:12] 2-Is it the death we dont like or it is a matter of unsatisfaction with our job on earth ?[/quote] Well, first of all we know death will be painful. But Oh yeah...it all has to do with our lives and how we misspent it. [quote]3-If such a confession is existing inside ourselves why do we insist to further sins ?[/quote] mainly because when we are sinning we are not thinking of confessing. It is our nafs, shayton, arrogance and laziness, and lack of knowledge that furthers our sins. [quote]4- Is it reasonable excuse to say it is the satan ?[/quote] Reasonable? Yes, but there are alot of factors allowing the Shayton to come near us...see above. [quote]5-suppose we feel we are doing good job with ALLAH do we still fear death ?[/quote] Yeah... because how much good ...is enough? And we never know what the state of oue deen will be at at death. [quote]6-If some one is not a believer and still not fearing death is that a challenge with ALLAH ?[/quote] I do not see why, He swt does not need us and it is up to Him whether to guide us. first question I did not understand |
| Re: Is Death a Start or an End ? |
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| sal |
| 03/20/04 at 14:30:18 |
| [slm] Sorry sister Kathy I did make spelling error that gave strange meaning but I corrected it now . well ,, am reffering to those of us (may be all of us )as we obviously hate the death though we know it is another step to begin a new life called BARZAKH. It seems to me like when some one is travellig from place to place for a holiday .The more the person has saved or prepared well the more the trip will seem very interesting In a different circumstance even if the person is leaving his place for certain difficulties for a better life . If we have freinds some where we might enjoy more than to be stranger and lonley THOSE friends wating for us are the prophets . how good is our freindship with them ? do we do what the latest of them ( mohammed ) told us ? So when we are aware death is only a transportation from a temporary destination to an everlasting where we can meet freinds we love and all the lexury life . Dont we have to start saving some credits to use it there ? INSHALLAH MAY ALLAH LEAD US THE RIGHT WAY AMEEN |
| 03/20/04 at 14:33:13 |
| sal |
| Re: Is Death a Start or an End ? |
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| Kathy |
| 03/22/04 at 09:12:13 |
| [slm] I know it is weird, but I just don't hate death. I worry about my life and the 'books of deed.' One of my favorite duas is "Allah swt please let me live while it is good for me to live and let me die when it is good for me to die." I will share with you something you may all find freaky. This past weekend we taught a janaazah class to the sisters. The Imam called and asked my hubby if we could use Ali as a 'dead one'. My hubby freaked, but I talked him into it, as Ali was ok with it. When Ali was shrouded and the Imam put the final ties on, a couple of women were visably shaken and concerned for Ali. I, his mother, just wasn't. It was actually a sign of the possibility that my son will die as a Muslim, Insha Allah. What better earthly reward for a mother than that? How could I hate death, knowing that, Insha Allah, Paradise is next? |
| Re: Is Death a Start or an End ? |
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| sal |
| 03/22/04 at 15:53:42 |
| Sister kathy :) I do envy you with your big IMMAN.( this kind of envy is allowed ) The story you have mentioned here is realy a wonderful example,to learn how much we need to know not the death is taking away persons we love but if it takes them the way ALLAH loves , then it is very fantastic in this case . But some times we dont say frankly we dont hate death but the way we react like crying as a rejection gives the meaning as why the death came now? specailly women . I have also seen people when you start talking about death they say PLEASE STOP THIS SUBJECT NOW . But we hate it or not it is coming May ALLAH make the death easy for us (SAKARAT AL MAWT) AMMEEN ;-) |
| 03/22/04 at 15:55:23 |
| sal |
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