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FEAR OF ALLAH
pay heed" (Surah Fatir: 37). When the appointed time of death arrives,
no matter how much a person begs and pleads he will not be given an-
other chance. No additional time will be granted him to fulfill the re-
sponsibilities towards Allah that he had not fulfilled up to that time.
To prevent true believers from becoming heedless and negligent Allah
has cautioned them:
Give from what We have provided for you before death comes
to one of you and he says, "My Lord, if only you would give
me a little more time so that I can give charity and be one of the
righteous!" Allah will not give anyone more time, once their
time has come. Allah is aware of what you do. (Surat al-
Munafiqun: 10-11)
People should never be satisfied with themselves and what they
have done insofar as they remain conscious of death becoming a real-
ity at any moment and being caught ill-prepared for an end that has no
return. One should spend every moment striving to protect Allah's
limits.

Thinking about death increases one's fear of Allah

Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Interview
On Tempo TV (January 13th, 2009)

ADNAN OKTAR: Death is a great blessing. It is a door opening
to the Heaven for the believers, for people to attain Allah, insha'Allah.
And it is a clear proof that destroys desire for this world. Death is one
of the first amongst the reasons which discipline human beings and is
one of the most important causes for composing good manners.
Death deeply affects people, it deeply affects all the humans. And the
fear from Hell, that is the fear of Allah. When these are present, a per-
son becomes kinder, more compassionate, merciful; he becomes more
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