The People of Taqwa

وَ اتَّقُوۡا یَوۡمًا تُرۡجَعُوۡنَ فِیۡہِ اِلَی اللّٰہِ

Translation from Kanz al-Īmān: And fear that Day in which you shall return to Allah.^{^[1]}

Dear Islamic brothers! This is a matter of admonition. We do a lot of things in this world. We earn degrees, work, start businesses, earn, eat from our hard work, make great plans for the future, buy large houses and much more.

But the question is, have we prepared for the day we must leave all this behind and enter our dark graves? That will indeed be a day we are totally helpless. When Angel ʿIzrāil عَلَیْہِ السَّلَام comes to take our soul, our beloved friends, family, children, wealth and bank balances will not be of any help.

Your loved ones will watch as your soul is taken, and there is nothing they can do to stop this. Then we will be washed, shrouded and lowered into a dark, lonely grave. The only thing we will take with us is our deeds; absolutely nothing else.

Think carefully; we are only going to spend a short time on this Earth. We do not know if our next breath is our last. Despite this, look at how much we do for this world. If not the same amount, have we prepared for the grave at least half as much as this? Perhaps we have failed entirely.

The people of taqwā and their preparation for death

Our pious elders were always preparing for the grave and hereafter. Khawājah Sirrī Saqaṭi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه lived to the age of 98. Nobody saw him laying down except for when he was on his deathbed, as he was always busy in worship.

[1] Al-Quran, 2:281

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