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56 NEVER PLEAD IGNORANCE

In the course of his life, a person frequently comes upon such scenes in papers
and on the TV. He, however, never thinks that one day his body will be placed in
that coffin by his relatives, and carried to the graveyard. Never forget that one day
they will also carry your coffin just the same way. You will stay for a short time in
this world and be returned to our Lord.
ing. This being the case, it is also irrational that one thinks one can avoid
death by not giving a thought to it. Nobody knows where or under which
circumstances he will die. Allah may take back the soul of any one at any
moment.

In the rush of daily hassles, everyday you wake to a new day. That
there are a lot of things to accomplish probably makes you feel that it is
too early to die. However, this is just avoidance of death and these are on-
ly vain endeavours to escape it. Death is a reality you may meet any time,
and time flies in the countdown to one's own death.
Never plead ignorance of this OBVIOUS fact, and do not be seized
by death in a state of heedlessness.

Disbelievers often carry strange convictions about death. This fact is
stressed in the Qur'an as follows:
Persisting in immense wrongdoing and saying, "When we are dead and
turned to dust and bones, shall we then be raised again or our forefathers,
the earlier peoples?" Say: "The earlier and the later peoples will certainly
all be gathered to the appointment of a specified day. (Surat al-Waqi'ah:
46-50)