Page 101 - Eternity Has Already Begun

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

Believers who are informed in the Qur'an are the ones who can
conceive of Allah's attributes. That is why they wholeheartedly sub-
mit to Allah.

Death is Not Extinction

Death is also one of the issues about which people have miscon-
ceptions. Someone who dies is regarded as simply perishing. Be-
cause they have inadequate information regarding the hereafter, the
eternal life, Paradise and Hell, people commonly either never believe
in resurrection after death or harbor vague convictions about it. Con-
sequently, the majority surmise they lose someone for ever when he
or she dies. This is surely a completely bigoted stance. By the time
one is born (once Allah brings him into the realm of existence by
Allah), one's eternal life has begun. Like all other moments compos-
ing one's lifetime, death is merely a single moment that one experi-
ences, but, in reality, that person is still alive. All moments before and
after death and everything pertaining to one's life are preserved
without changing. For instance, after the death of someone some
people, out of their ignorant views, mourn and say, "It is a pity that
he died; he was so young." However, all the details of one's life,
memories of childhood, birth and family still exist. They do not fade
or become extinct. All experiences are preserved. As a requisite of the
test in this world, these memories are simply wiped from one's mem-
ory; however, this, is by no means, the equivalent of their not exist-
ing.
In the Sight of Allah, the birth, life and death of a man take place
and finish simultaneously. The same reasoning applies to all human
beings. All human beings are coming into existence and dying right
at this moment. All are being resurrected and being sent to Paradise
or Hell. Thus, no one dies and nobody is reduced to insignificance;
all individuals are alive for all eternity. Within eternity, man spends
only a portion of his time in the world, and during this period where
he is doomed to go—either Paradise or Hell—is known. Just at this

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