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he will understand, with death, that there is no escape for him.
The stupor of death will come in truth. (And it is said unto him):
"That is what you were trying to evade! The trumpet is blown.
That is the day of the threat." (Surah Qaf: 19-20)
Not Thinking Because of Being Swept Away by
the Flow of Daily Life
The majority of people spend their whole lives in a rush. When they
reach a certain age, they have to work and look after themselves and their
families. They call this "the struggle for life" and complain that they have
no time for anything as they have to rush around in this struggle. In this
so-called "shortage of time", thinking is one of the things for which they
One of the most important factors that hinder men from deep thought
is the overload of their daily affairs.
