Page 63 - The Truth of the Life of This World

It is Allah Who created you in a state of (helpless) weak-

ness, then gave (you) strength after weakness, then, after
strength, gave (you) weakness and a hoary head: He cre-
ates as He wills, and it is He who has all knowledge and
power. (Surat ar-Rum: 54)

Say: "Running away will not profit you if you are running away from death
or slaughter; and even if (you do escape), no more than a brief (respite) will
you be allowed to enjoy!"(Surat al-Ahzab: 16)
Man who is created alone should be aware that he will also die alone.
Yet during his life, he lives almost addicted to possessions. His sole pur-
pose in life becomes to possess more. Yet, no-one can take his goods with
him to the grave. The body is buried wrapped in a shroud made from the
cheapest of fabrics. The body comes into this world alone and departs
from it in the same way. The only asset one can take with him when one
dies is one's belief or disbelief.

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