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For Believers, There is Good in All Things

you are in impregnable fortresses. (Surat an-Nisa': 78)

Therefore, the solution is not to try and avoiding from
death, but in being prepared for the life of the Hereafter.

Death Is A Beginning, Not An End
People of poor faith, or those having no faith at all in the
Hereafter, have a distorted perception of death and the life

that comes after it. That is why, as we said earlier, they
consider death a calamity rather than as a blessing. They
believe that when they lose someone to death they lose them
for ever; therefore, according to them, in the ground he is
reduced to nothingness.
The fact is, however, that death is not eternal
extinguishment; on the contrary, it is a transition to the life of
the hereafter, our resting place. It is a moment we are all
drawing near to, to the day we will have to give account of
all that we engaged in the life of this world, that is, the Day
of Judgment. Every human being, without exception, will
meet the moment of death and pass to his eternal resting
place. This may happen at an early age as well as later in life.

Ultimately then, everyone will one day depart from this
world; every day brings that predetermined date nearer. As
such, to strive to escape death, or avoiding the very thought
of it, or considering it as a calamity, is completely irrational.
Some among those who have faith in the truth of the
hereafter, on the other hand, still find it entirely acceptable to
grieve over someone's death. But God is the All-Just. That
person who dies will give an account of his deeds in this
world and, based on His judgment, be rewarded or