English book · The Final Journey

How Strange That Life Should End Like That

English book, p. 11

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

How Strange That Life Should End Like That When human beings face difficulties, they start making a big hue and cry about it. But if they knew about the impending Day of Judgment, they would cry out, ‘O God! What is going to happen then is much more severe than what is happening now, here in this world!’ Because in this world human beings revel in honour and comfort, they are overwhelmed by pride. But if they knew what is going to happen on the Day of Judgment, they would cry out, ‘O God! This honour and comfort have no value at all if they do not last after death!’ Death is not the end of our lives. Rather, it is the start of a new stage of Life. This stage will, for some, be a dungeon, where they will face the deadliest of all possible torments, while for others it will be the door leading to the highest of all possible comforts. How Strange That Life Should End Like That Nandini, daughter of Govind Narain, the former governor of Karnataka, was just 38 years old when she passed away in New Delhi on September 16, 1981. Thus, a young, vibrant life came to a sudden halt; a cheerful face was removed from the scene of life. Nandini was an intelligent and healthy person. After receiving higher education in India, she acquired a degree in journalism from America. She then became a senior reporter

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