Page 165 - Signs of the End Times in Surat Al-Kahf

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he verse reveals that the boy’s parents were believers. In other
words, in those days true religion existed. When Khidhr (as)
T T took the child’s life, it was Allah’s will, for He had written the
child’s time and place of death in his destiny. Allah reminds people of
this reality, as follows: "He created you from clay and then decreed a
fixed term, and another fixed term is specified with Him…" (Surat al-
An`am, 2). As the Qur’an also says, angels take the life of every human
being:
If only you could see when the angels take back those who were
unbelievers at their death, beating their faces and their backs
[saying]: "Taste the punishment of the Burning!" (Surat al-
Anfal, 50)
However, the angles are just a means, for in reality only Allah takes
lives. Ibrahim’s (as) wholehearted prayer is given as an example:
He Who created me and guides me; He Who gives me food and
gives me drink; and when I am ill, it is He Who heals me; He
Who will cause my death, then give me life; He Who I sincerely
hope will forgive my mistakes on the Day of Reckoning. My
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