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DEATH, RESURRECTION, HELL

— Angels take the soul of a believer gently.
— The believer feels the need to give the glad tidings to other
believers in the world that Allah's promise is assured and that there
is neither fear nor sorrow for believers. Yet, this is not allowed.

The Death of Unbeliever

— He meets the death he has always avoided all throughout his life.
— He suffers from intense fits of shaking during the course of death.
— Angels extend their hands to him and give him the tidings of
the degrading punishment of the Burning.
— Angels take him in death, beating his face and back.
— The soul is taken with a great inner pain.
— The soul is taken as it reaches the gullet and at that moment
there remains no one to heal him.
— The soul is taken with difficulty while he is indulging in denial.
At the moment of death, his faith or repentance is not accepted.
When he sees the truth, he feels immense regret and says "If only
we could have another turn [on Earth] then we would be among the
believers!" (Surah Ash-Shu'ara'). But his wish is not accepted.

There are also lessons to be drawn from the "medical death"
people witness from outside. The way medical death reduces the
human body to insignificance makes one see certain very important
facts. Therefore, the "medical death" and the grave, awaiting each
one of us, also deserve mention and contemplation.

The Death of the Body (As Witnessed from Outside)
At the moment of death, as the soul leaves the dimension the
human being lives in, it leaves behind the lifeless body. As in the

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