Reflections on Life and Death

phase will be of any help to him. This reality is described in the Quran in the following words (59:18): Believers! Fear God, and let every soul look to what it lays up for the future. Fear God: God is aware of what you do. Everyone is a Traveler Towards Death A ccording to a news report, the British reality TV star Jade Goody was diagnosed with cancer. The report went on to say that “she has started planning for her funeral”, adding that she wanted people to cry over her. “Most people plan their weddings. But I am planning my funeral”, Goody said. Jade Goody was at the peak of her profession when, suddenly, in August 2008, she was told that she was suffering from cervical cancer. She then cancelled her professional plans for the future and decided to prepare for her death. This same story is that of every other human being, too. People are busy celebrating this or that event, but they die before they can do all that, leaving this world forever and reaching the next one. Hence, what every person ought to do is to recognize that his pre-death phase of life is only a temporary journey and put all his