Reminder

وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفْسٍ أَن تَمُوتَ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ كِتَابًا مُّؤَجَّلًا

No soul shall die except with God’s permission and at an appointed time.

— Quran 3:145

وَجَاءَتْ سَكْرَةُ الْمَوْتِ بِالْحَقِّ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنتَ مِنْهُ تَحِيدُ

And The trance of death will come revealing the truth: that is what you were trying to escape.

— Quran 50:19

Humans tend to be very shortsighted when planning for their future. We plan for school, college, a career, family, children, retirement. However, it tends to stop at that. Why don’t we plan for what we are certain will happen without a doubt? The answer is because we are scared of the unknown and are comfortable with what we know. We escape to the next movie, binge watch a series, buy the newest gadget, or distract ourselves with health or wealth. But, reality is that there is no escape. It is only a matter of time before we die.

The Quran asks:

So where are you going?

―Quran 81:26

Whenever you hear of a death, take it as a reminder that life is never guaranteed. You are here today, tomorrow you could be gone. Do everything you can in this world to please your Lord while you still have the ability. May Allah grant us all a righteous departure from this world.

From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will extract you another time.

―Quran 20:55

Death can come anytime. It doesn’t matter if you’re healthy or wealthy, you’ll have to go when it’s time. You can’t challenge or avoid it:

Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you are in high protected towers.

―Quran 4:78

The death from which you run away will certainly approach you. Then you will be returned to the One who knows the unseen and the seen, and He will tell you what you have done.

―Quran 62:8

And yet we walk on earth so proudly as if we’re going to live here forever…

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