Quranic Wisdom

Living in the Great Blessings of God escape from dying. There is a verse in the Quran in the chapter Al-‘Ankabut (The Spider): Every soul shall taste death. (29:57) This is the law of nature and there is no exception to this law. Death reminds us that the present world is not our final abode. We have to prepare ourselves for the world hereafter. Death is only a reminder of the fact that everyone is doomed to enter the other world. Living in the Great Blessings of God T he Quran, in the chapter Al-Nahl (Bees), refers to God’s three special blessings for man in these words: He created man out of a [mere] drop of sperm: yet he shows himself to be openly contentious! He has created cattle for you: from them you derive food and clothing and numerous other benefits; how pleasant they look when you bring them home in the evenings and when you take them out to pasture in the mornings. They carry your loads to places which you could otherwise not reach without great hardship—surely, your Lord is compassionate and merciful—He has created horses, mules and donkeys, so that you may ride them, and also so that they may be put on show, and He creates what you do not know. (16:4-8) These verses refer to three blessings which in the entire universe have only been given to man. Man should acknowledge these blessings and give the required response to them. It is this