Islam As It Is
man, know theyself!
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consequential than the present one, do little to
prepare themselves for it. This goes both for the
religious-minded and the agnostics.
There are two factors, which arouse doubts about
life after death. Firstly, on dying, all human beings
turn into dust, and all traces of their bodies
eventually disappear. Once this has happened, how
can they possibly be revived? Secondly, we cannot
actually see the life after death. And if no one has
ever seen it, how can we be certain that it exists?
How can we know that when we die, that life will
be there for us to step into? Let us look at both these
objections in turn.
LIFE AFTER DEATH
“When I am dead, will I then be raised up again?”
This question may arise in a vague kind of way in
the minds of even those who do not have any
strong beliefs in life after death as a reality. But the
fact remains that very few people give their direct
attention to this question. The plain fact that
tomorrow’s life is not the subject of eager and
wining enquiry is surely a sign that people have
