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They will remain there timelessly, for ever,
among everything their selves desire. (Surat al-
Anbiya': 102)
It is a pity that the majority of people do not appre-
ciate their health, or think of the fleeting nature of the
life of this world. And only if they fall ill do they pray to
Allah. When, however, they are restored to health and
return to their daily lives, they forget everything. In the
Qur'an, Allah draws attention to this characteristic of
humans:
When harm touches people they call on their
Lord, repenting to Him. But then, when He
gives them a taste of His mercy, a group of
them immediately associate others with their
Lord. (Surat ar-Rum: 33)
Allah, Who knows the truth of things (al-Khabir),
created thousands of types of diseases, all of which lie in
store for human beings. There is no guarantee that one
of them, maybe the most dangerous one, will not infect
you. Every miraculous organ and system in our body is
apt to wear down and fail to operate. As we have stat-
ed earlier, if Allah had willed it so, none of this would
happen and no problems would occur in any of our or-
gans and systems. It is obvious that there is a message
delivered to human beings in all these happenings, that
is the temporary nature of the life of this world…