Page 16 - Before You Regret

The Regret That Man

Feels In The World

Turn to your Lord and submit to Him before punishment
comes upon you, for then you cannot be helped. Follow the
best that has been sent down to you from your Lord before
the punishment comes upon you suddenly when you are not
expecting it. (Surat az-Zumar: 54-55)

When one is in mortal danger, his "conscience" starts
to swiftly account for his life and appraises his life and
actions. If this person did not live by the religion (deen) of
Allah and did not engage in good deeds in this world,
then he will be overwhelmed by grief and great regret.
Many things that were neglected throughout his life
appear suddenly and with clarity before his eyes. Maybe
for the first time in his life, he realizes how close death is.
He acknowledges that he did not lead a worldly life that
entitles him to paradise. He becomes aware that he has