2.40. THE DAY OF ACCOUNTABILITY (to be continued)

God says

About what do they [most often] ask one another? About the awesome tiding [of resurrection], on which they [so utterly] disagree* -- Q.78:1-3

*The question which preoccupies man above all others – the question as to whether there is life after death – has been variously answered throughout the ages. Belief in an undiminished survival of the human personality and consciousness, and regard death and resurrection as the twin stages of a positive act of re-creation of the entire human personality, in whatever form this may necessarily involve: and this is the Quranic view of the life to come.

Know [O men] that the life of this world is but a play and passing delight, and a beautiful show, and [the cause of] your boastful vying with one another, and [of your] greed for more and more riches and children. * -- Q.57: 20
*whereas life in itself is a positive gift of God, the potential source of all blessings, it loses this positive quality if it is indulged in recklessly, blindly and with disregard of spiritual values and considerations: in brief, if it is indulged in without any thought of the hereafter.

Most of you love the fleeting life of this world and give no thought to the life to come [and judgment Day]! -- Q.75: 20

Prophet said

“By One in whose hand is my life, if you had known what I know, you would certainly wept much and laughed little”. – H: Bukhari. N: Abu Hurairah

In view of above, it is better to take special interest in this topic for a few Fridays


Reminder to use the honorific:
After name or title of the Prophet say: “Sal-lal- lahu ‘Alaihi wa Sal-lam”;
(peace and blessings be upon him)
After the name or the title of every prophet (nabi) and apostle (rasul) say:
“ ‘Alai hissalaam” (peace be upon him or them)
After the name of their family member, as well as a companion, say:
“Radi Allahu ‘Anhu—or ‘Anha—or ‘Anhum ”
(may God be pleased with him--or her--or them)
And for others, say: “Rahmat-Allah-e-‘Alaih”
(God’s mercy be upon him)