Introducing Islam a Simple Introduction to Islam
The Lesson of Death
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THE LESSON OF DEATH
Man desires life, but, sooner or later, he has to come
to terms with death. Just as he is at the peak of his
career, death comes and shatters it all. Suddenly, he
has to face a world for which he has made no
preparation.
Man aims at establishing his own glory on earth,
but death comes and demolishes all the
delusions of grandeur which he had nurtured,
teaching him how powerless he had been before
death. Man wants to be his own lord and master,
but his helplessness in the hands of fate shows
that he has no control over his destiny. Man
wants to satisfy his desires in this world, but he
is foiled by death, which teaches him to seek in
the Hereafter the gratification that constantly
eludes him in this world.
We must learn from death, for the secret of life is
hidden in the message it has to teach us. Death
shows us that we are not our own masters; that
our stay on earth is only temporary; that the
world is no place for the realization of our
