Love of God

THE CONCEPT OF DEATH alive. If this system stops working the person will die within a few minutes. When a person dies, his breath stops at that very moment. The moment a man’s respiratory system ceases to work properly or stops functioning, a strange type of voice may be heard, called the death rattle. This sound goes on for a few minutes. Almost immediately death follows. The truth is that, the death of another person is a reminder of one’s own death. Every death tells every living person that in just the way someone has died, one who is still alive will die too. Every death says: “O people, prepare yourselves for the future, because finally what is about to fall to your lot is your future, and not your past or your present.” THE CONCEPT OF DEATH According to Islam man has been created as an eternal being, with his life-span divided into two phases: the temporary period of life before death is a preparation ground and the eternal period of life after death where one reaps the reward for one’s actions. The dictionary defines death as the permanent cessation of life. This dictionary definition of death presents a negative picture of death. It reminds us that man may have been born as a complete man but his life is brought to an end after a very limited period of time. Then all his desires are obliterated and it becomes impossible for him to come into existence once again.