As a matter of fact, the agonies and intensity of death can be understood by only the person who has faced death, but the one who has not faced it yet, may judge it by the pain and suffering he experiences. Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Bin Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: It can be judged from this way that the part of the body that has become paralysed has no feeling of pain, but the part which is not dead feels pain and this pain is felt by the soul. Therefore, if any part gets injured or burnt, the same pain or burning is experienced by the soul; the more it increases, the greater pain the soul feels. Just imagine, in this case, the pain is divided amongst the flesh, blood and other parts of the body and only some part of it reaches the             soul. However, if the same pain does not reach the other parts, but reaches the soul directly, so what would be the state of its pain and intensity?                 (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 5, pp. 207)

He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه further stated: The agonies of death directly attack the soul, and then these agonies spread all over the body in such a way that the soul is taken out by pulling from every vein, muscle, part and joint. Moreover, the soul is taken out from the root of every hair and from every part of the skin (from head to toe). (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 5, pp. 207)

Dear Islamic brothers! How dangerous would be the grief of losing wealth, friends, relatives, mother, father and siblings, the fear of seeing Malak-ul-Maut, fear of the narrow and dark grave, the answering of the questions of Muheeb (fearful)-faced angels, that is, Munkar and Nakeer besides the pain of the soul being taken out? We humbly implore in the merciful court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for His Grace, Favour and His Protection. Surely we will not be able to bear the agonies and horrors of death. We, therefore, should not commit sins and avoid committing the acts which may displease Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. We should also be afraid of His Hidden Plan. We should repent truly today, or rather right now and make a firm intention not to commit sins again in future.

Stay associated with the Madani environment of Dawat-e-Islami in order to develop interest in performing good deeds and getting rid of committing sins. Attend the weekly Sunnah-Inspiring Ijtima’, weekly Madani Muzakarahs collectively and travel with a 3-day Madani Qafilah every month regularly.            By virtue of its blessing we will get countless opportunities to perform