Love of God
English book, p. 298
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
will be a point of no return. Then man will surely have to face the consequences of his actions. He can never come back to relive his life in this world. From the moment of one’s birth, the countdown begins for all men and women. No one knows when this countdown will reach the final number. A REMINDER OF DEATH The death of everyone comes about directly by the command of God. Man must develop the self-awareness about death, and prepare himself for the post-death period. One day, I started thinking about my contemporaries— those who were born in my time, whose paths crossed mine on my life’s journey and with whom I used to walk side-by-side. I thought of Mr. A while he was still alive, but today he is no longer in this world. Mr. B, Mr. C, Mr. D, Mr. E,—all of them have departed this life. In this way, I kept remembering one by one all those who had known me. Now all those people are dead. Even in the last few days, I got the news that Mr. Y had also died. I fell into deep thought. These words came to my lips: “The countdown has reached the last but one number.” Then I thought that this did not apply to me alone. The fact is that this applies to every man and woman. Everyday people are observing how those around them are dying. Moreover, everyone receives the news of death through the

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