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Reflections on Life and Death

122 pages · English

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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Contents

  1. Foreword p. 6
  2. What is Death? p. 8
  3. The First and the Second Life p. 9
  4. After Death p. 10
  5. Time’s Up! p. 12
  6. The Purpose of Life p. 14
  7. The Reality of the Present World p. 16
  8. Building This World, or Preparing For the Hereafter? p. 18
  9. This World is Temporary p. 20
  10. Death: A Reminder p. 22
  11. On the Other Side of Life p. 23
  12. Running Without a Destination p. 24
  13. Terrifying Result p. 25
  14. The World After Death p. 27
  15. News of Death p. 28
  16. Death’s Lesson p. 30
  17. Reading Our Own Funeral Prayers p. 31
  18. Marking Someone’s Death p. 32
  19. Who is Eligible for Paradise? p. 33
  20. Towards the Most Noble Companion p. 35
  21. At Death’s Door p. 38
  22. The Moment of Death p. 40
  23. How Strange! p. 42
  24. The Real Journey p. 43
  25. The Journey of Life p. 44
  26. In the Face of Death p. 45
  27. From Riches to Ashes p. 46
  28. When the Journey Will End p. 48
  29. A Door, Not a Grave p. 49
  30. What Really Brings a Person Down p. 52
  31. The Human Tragedy p. 53
  32. To Leave p. 55
  33. Thinking of Death Leads to Reform p. 57
  34. Death’s Assault p. 58
  35. The Impending Storm p. 60
  36. On the Day of Judgment p. 61
  37. The Reality of the World p. 62
  38. Know Your Tomorrow p. 64
  39. Unaware Humanity p. 65
  40. The Final Destination p. 67
  41. The Other Side of Death p. 69
  42. On the Brink of Death p. 71
  43. A Strange Deprivation p. 73
  44. I Have to Go Till the Hereafter p. 74
  45. The Stage of Life p. 76
  46. Decisive Day p. 78
  47. O Man! p. 80
  48. What Matters in the Hereafter? p. 81
  49. What Will Happen That Day p. 82
  50. Remember Tomorrow p. 84
  51. Heavenly Personality p. 85
  52. When Death Will Expose Everything as False p. 87
  53. God’s Reward p. 90
  54. Fear God p. 91
  55. When the Truth Shall Be Made Clear p. 92
  56. A Delicate Question p. 94
  57. On the Brink of Death p. 95
  58. The Greatest News p. 97
  59. Appearance before the Creator p. 99
  60. Prepare for the Eternal Future p. 100
  61. Learning a Lesson from History p. 105
  62. Creation Plan for This World p. 106
  63. Nature: An Introduction to Paradise p. 108
  64. Age and Health p. 109
  65. Old Age p. 110
  66. Everyone is a Traveller Towards Death p. 112
  67. The Pleasures of This World p. 114
  68. On Death’s Border p. 115
  69. How to Understand Paradise p. 116
  70. Detachment from This World p. 117
  71. Reflection on Death: A Means of Self-Correction p. 118
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