Islam As it Is

man, know theyself! ~ 18 ~ consequential than the present one, do little to prepare themselves for it. This goes both for the religious-minded and the agnostics. There are two factors, which arouse doubts about life after death. Firstly, on dying, all human beings turn into dust, and all traces of their bodies eventually disappear. Once this has happened, how can they possibly be revived? Secondly, we cannot actually see the life after death. And if no one has ever seen it, how can we be certain that it exists? How can we know that when we die, that life will be there for us to step into? Let us look at both these objections in turn. LIFE AFTER DEATH “When I am dead, will I then be raised up again?” This question may arise in a vague kind of way in the minds of even those who do not have any strong beliefs in life after death as a reality. But the fact remains that very few people give their direct attention to this question. The plain fact that tomorrow’s life is not the subject of eager and wining enquiry is surely a sign that people have