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16 Before You Regret

and they realize there is no way of escape, they call on
Allah, making their religion sincerely His: "If You res-
cue us from this, we will truly be among the thankful."
But then, when He does rescue them, they become
rebellious in the earth without any right to do so.
Mankind, your rebelliousness is only against your-
selves. There is the enjoyment of the life of the world
and then you will return to Us and We will inform you

about what you did. (Surah Yunus: 22-23)
When harm occurs to you at sea, those you call on van-
ish except for Him alone! But when He delivers you to
dry land, you turn away. Man truly is ungrateful. Do
you feel secure against Him causing the shore to swal-

low you up or sending against you a sudden squall of
stones? Then you will find no one to be your guardian.
(Surat al-Isra: 67-68)
As emphasized in the verse above, how can one be
sure that he will not face a similar or a totally different
danger again? Alternatively, how does one feel assured
that he will be saved for another time? No doubt one
would never guarantee that these things would not hap-

pen. Also keep in mind that getting out of danger will not
make any difference in one's life. Ultimately, one will die
one day, exactly when one exhausts the time determined
for him. Then he will feel regret but this will not be of any
benefit to him.