Introducing Islam a Simple Introduction to Islam
Man’s Negligence
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MAN’S NEGLIGENCE
Old age is a completely new experience for a
person. Life loses all its meaning. One sees that one
is about to plunge into an unknown world. One
longs for a ray of hope at this decisive time; but
death catches one unprepared. Suddenly one is
robbed of all one’s freedom. One enters, a world
where one is helpless and forlorn.
Death haunts us all. We tend to forget about it in
our youth, but eventually the hand of fate holds
sway. When our life on earth has run its course we
are taken to a world of darkness—a world in which
we will be bewildered and confused, because we
had not prepared for it on earth.
In the daytime man knows that night is coming. He
organizes his day in accordance with this
knowledge. Then, when night falls, he is sure that
soon a new day will break. Yet few are conscious of
the coming of the Hereafter. Few look forward to
life after death as one who travels by day looks
forward to the coming night. Even fewer realize
that we will be exposed to the raging fire of Hell
