The Stages of the Journey of Death

THE STAGES OF THE JOURNEY OF DEATH 4258) This means that death should become a permanent reminder for man. It is as if when someone were injured physically, he would feel the pain all the time, and if he felt the pain all the time that would become a permanent reminder of the mishap for the person. Similarly, one who learns the reality about death will begin to remember it all the time. The remembrance of death will remind him of the Hereafter, and the remembrance of the Hereafter will remind him of all the things which are related to the life after death. THE STAGES OF THE JOURNEY OF DEATH The concept of death gives a new revolutionary meaning to life. Death is not simply the end of life, it is the beginning of new eternal life. This realization revolutionizes one’s thinking. Death becomes a great reformer in the life of a person who remembers death often. Man inhabits the planet called earth. This planet earth is continuously in motion. At all times it is moving at the speed of a thousand miles per hour. It is as if man is also on a journey at every moment. Man is thus a traveller, who is on an unceasing journey, whether he wants it to or not. Where is man heading to on this journey? According to the Quran, everyone who is born on this planet earth is going from life to death, from death to the day of resurrection, from resurrection to be judged in the divine court.