long-haired, with each hair standing stiffly on end, giving off a disgusting smell, with flames of fire coming out of his mouth and nostrils! Sayyiduna Ibrahim عَـلٰى نَبِيِّنَا وَعَـلَيْهِ الصَّلٰوةُ وَالسَّلَام could not bear to look at the sight and fell unconscious. When he عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام regained consciousness, Malak-ul-Maut عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام had turned into his normal form. Sayyiduna Ibrahim عَـلٰى نَبِيِّنَا وَعَـلَيْهِ الصَّلٰوةُ وَالسَّلَام then said, ‘O angel of death! Only looking at your face is a great torment for a Fasiq and Fajir (transgressor) at the time of death.’ (Hikayatayn aur Nasihatayn, pp. 548)

جاں کَنی کی تکلیفیں ذَبح سے ہیں بڑھ کر کاش!                  مُرغ بن کے طَیبہ میں ذَبح ہوگیا ہوتا

کاش! کہ میں دُنیا میں پیدا نہ ہُوا ہوتا                     قَبر و حَشر کا ہر غم خَتم ہوگیا ہوتا

(Wasail-e-Bakhshish, pp. 256)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Who feels the fear of bad end?

Dear Islamic brothers! You have heard that Malak-ul-Maut عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام will appear in a horrifying form at the time of death. Sayyiduna Ibrahim عَـلٰى نَبِيِّنَا وَعَـلَيْهِ الصَّلٰوةُ وَالسَّلَام, despite being a glorious Prophet, fell unconscious as soon as he took a glance at that terrible sight. Think seriously! We, sinners, bogged down in the marsh of sins, void of virtues coupled with a weak Iman and that we cannot get rid of sins.

Ponder! At the time of death, when satan would be doing his best to persuade us and then that frightening sight of Malak-ul-Maut عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام, how would we be able to protect our Iman in that most critical situation?

بَوَقتِ نَزع سلامت رہے مِرا ایماں     مجھے نصیب ہو تَوبہ، ہے اِلتِجا یا رَبّ

(Wasail-e-Bakhshish, pp. 87)

On page 219 to 221 of the 4^th volume of the 911-page book Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami: Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Bin Muhammad Ghazali عَـلَـیۡـهِ رَحْـمَـةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـوَالِی has stated while advising: ‘If you wish to remain safe from a bad end, spend your entire life in obeying Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, avoiding each and every sin. It is necessary that you have fear like that of the ‘Aarifeen (mystics) so that you weep a lot and remain sad all the time.’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has further stated, ‘You should always make efforts to have a good end. Always remain engrossed in the Zikr of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Remove the love of the world from your heart. Protect your body and heart from sins. As long as possible, avoid even looking at wicked people as the heart is affected by this and your mind may turn towards them.’ (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 4, pp. 219-221)

بنادے مجھے نیک نیکوں کا صَدقہ گُناہوں سے ہر دَم بچا یا اِلٰہی

مُسلماں ہے عطاؔر تیری عطا سے                 ہو ایمان پر خاتِمہ یا اِلٰہی

(Wasail-e-Bakhshish, pp. 78)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Undoubtedly, agonies of death are extremely severe, but if we are privileged to have the blessed sight of the Prophet of Rahmah, the Intercessor of Ummah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم then all the severities would turn to ease. Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی has stated, ‘Scholars quote that even