parents were overcome by grief, their widows had nobody to support them, their children were left crying, their dreams were shattered, their long hopes were dashed and all their worldly tasks were left unfinished. Their worldly efforts have gone to waste. Their relatives have forgotten all about them.

جب اس بَزم سے اُٹھ گئے دوست اکثر      اور اٹھتے چلے جا رہے ہیں برابر

یہ ہر وقت پیشِ نظر جب ہے منظر       یہاں پر تِرا دل بہلتا ہے کیونکر

جگہ جی لگانے کی دنیا نہیں ہے          یہ عبرت کی جا ہے تماشا نہیں ہے

بوقتِ نَزع سلامت رہے مِرا ایماں

مجھے نصیب ہو توبہ ہے التجا یا ربّ

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Advantage of remembering death

Sayyiduna Anas Bin Maalik رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated, the Noblest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: The one who is frightened by the remembrance of death, the grave will become a garden of Paradise for him.

(Jam’-ul-Jawami’, vol. 2, pp. 14, Hadees 3516)

Remember your death

Just imagine that the time of my death has approached and I have lost my conscious; people are watching me dying helplessly but they cannot do anything; death throes have begun but I cannot express my agonies to anyone because my tongue has become silent; feeling intense thirst but cannot ask for two drops of water from anybody; during these moments, somebody starts advising me (i.e., recite Kalimah with me) and gradually my vision starts getting blurred, my throat producing snoring sound and finally my soul has been seized. My relatives and beloved ones begin to weep bitterly. Eyes of my family members e.g., wife, brother, sister, parents etc., are filled with tears due to sadness and grievance. Somebody comes forward and closes my eyes; ties toes of the feet together and the two jaws with a