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« on: February 16, 2007, 03:56:17 am »

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The death of someone close or well known to us can cause many of us to think twice about our own life -- and death.  In the Muslim tradition, contemplating your own death can be a spiritual exercise that can help you to get serious about reforming your life.  Far from being a morbid or pessimistic preoccupation, visualizing the preparation of your own body for burial and imagining it being lowered into the grave can actually provide the necessary focus needed to reaffirm your faith in God and your belief in
the Hereafter.

Numerous Qur'anic verses remind us to prepare conscientiously for death and for the Day of Judgment: "Everyone shall taste death. And only on the Day of Resurrection shall you be paid your wages in full. And whoever is removed away from the fire and admitted to paradise, this person is
indeed successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception."  (Qur'an 3:185)…

Almost 1,000 years ago, the great Muslim scholar Abu Hamid al-Ghazali wrote about this universal theme in one of the most widely read books in Islam, "The Revival of the Religious Sciences." A renowned professor of religion and philosophy at Nizamiyah University in Baghdad, he left the university
in 1095, gave up his material possessions and became a wandering ascetic.  He devoted himself to Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam, and traveled to Mecca, Syria and Jerusalem before returning to Nishapur, his home in present-day Iran.  In the final section of his 40-volume work, titled
"The Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife," he expounds on the human tendency toward forgetfulness (ghafla) of death and the Hereafter.

"Know that the heart of the man who is engrossed in this world and is given over to its vanities and harbors love for its appetites must certainly be neglectful of the remembrance of death. Thus failing to recall it, when reminded of it he finds it odious and shies away. Such are the people of whom God has said: 'Say: The death that you flee will indeed meet you, and you will then be returned to the Knower of the unseen and the seen, and He will inform you of that which you had been doing' " Qur'an 62:8

Death is present all around us. We hear of the death of someone almost every day. The death of a  parent, child, sibling, a beloved pet, a friend or an international figure causes us to stop and think about the loss, often reflecting deeply on our lives. The deaths of well-known individuals can alter our thinking and perspectives significantly for a short time, yet we often lapse again into complacency and forget the fact that one day we too will die. The practice of conscious reflection on one's own death is a valuable tool for heightening awareness of the brevity and fragility of life in this world and for prompting us to improve our behavior and to do good.


By: Mumina Kowalski, Centre Daily (taken from CAIR Newsletter - 6/12/04)
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« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2007, 08:31:09 pm »

Alhamdulilah, a very good reminder sister.  it's a perfect strategy for those interested in soul searching.  very moving article.  I've never heard of Momina Kowalaski but she sure has touched a very important issue. wsalam
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