Introducing Islam a Simple Introduction to Islam
When Words Fail
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WHEN WORDS FAIL
Every soul shall taste death. Those who see will
become sightless and those who speak will be
silenced. When death overtakes us, we will leave
this world behind and enter the next world. We
will leave this world never to return and enter a
world in which we will have to abide for ever.
We will be removed from the worldly arena of
our actions to an arena where we must suffer the
eternal consequences of our deeds.
We are closer to death than life. People think
they are alive, but it would be truer to say that
they are dead, for no one knows when death will
come. Death is already upon us. It is not a future
event.
Everyone is moving towards death. Some set
their eyes on the world, others on eternity; some
live for that which meets the eye, others for that
which lies beneath the surface. In this world
both types of people appear the same but, in
relation to their final destination, they are very
different. Those who live God-oriented lives are
