Living in God’s Neighbourhood
English book, p. 35
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
REMEMBERING DEATH when one reaps the reward for one’s actions. According to this creation plan, man ought to regard the period of life before death as a preparatory period and must spend all of it in preparation for the second phase. On the other hand, the stage of life after death is only for reaping the reward for one’s actions and not for further action. The event of death is indeed a message for life. The message is: what you have to do, do today itself in the life before death as no one will be given time for preparation in the afterlife. Successful is one who prepares for eternal Paradise in his life before death. REMEMBERING DEATH Remembering death is the best means of selfcorrection. Everyone will face death, after which one can no longer act but only face the consequences of one’s actions. Man is an intensely sensitive being. He cannot easily tolerate any difficulty, no matter how small. Therefore,

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