Life Death and Beyond

that just as the deceased has died, everyone present at the time of his burial will also one day die. Participating in the burial prayers for someone is a reminder of this reality. The true funeral prayer is one where participants in the service remember in the death of the deceased their own impending death. Participating in the prayer, they become aware that, one day or the other, they will meet with the same fate as the deceased. In this way, while participating in someone else’s funeral prayer they will, as it were, participate in their own funeral prayer. Death is something that all of us will face. It is an indisputable reality for everyone. Once it comes, no one can send it back. Given this, we ought to remember death often. Every now and then we should reflect on the fact that one day or the other we will die. This will greatly help us live in the right way. Seriousness about Life In the present world, every person builds a world of his own. But very soon, the time comes when death strikes and totally destroys this world. Death is synonymous with the complete nullification of the world that we spend our lives here constructing. Given this, if one is a realistic person, remembrance of death will be enough for his reformation. It will demolish his hankering after this world, making him someone who is completely oriented to the Hereafter. The root of all evils in the