Life Death and Beyond

the period of life that stretches forever, where, if he has lived the right sort of life while on Earth, he finds the world of his dreams, in Paradise. There he gets all the opportunities that he needs to actualize his immense potentials. Wise is one who plans his short stay on Earth to develop the spiritual character that will make him deserving of living in Paradise, the ideal world of joy and comfort, for eternity. ‘Right Here, Right Now’ The Prophet Muhammad is reported to have said: “Remember death much because it demolishes all desires.” (Sunan Ibn Majah 4258). This means that thinking about death destroys world-oriented thinking and engenders Hereafter-oriented thinking. If a person repeatedly remembers death, he will become someone who desires the Hereafter, not this world. In the above hadith the Arabic word lazzat is used. It stands for all those things that makes something the focus of one’s attention. If you repeatedly remember that you will not live in this world forever and that you will die sooner or later, it will change your focus of attention. You will now consider the world that comes after death to be more important than this world, where we live only for a temporary period. This realization can create a revolution in our thinking. It can completely transform our behaviour, our moral standards and our dealings with others. It can demolish all our base desires. Many people are completely heedless of death. They