DEATH IS NOT EXTINCTION

Death is also one of the issues about which people have
misconceptions. Someone who dies is regarded as simply perishing.
Because they have inadequate information regarding the hereafter, the
eternal life, paradise and hell, people commonly either never believe
in resurrection after death or harbour vague convictions about it.
Consequently, the majority surmise they lose someone for ever when he
or she dies. This is surely a completely bigoted stance. By the time
one is born (once he is brought into the realm of existence by God),
one'seternal life has begun. Like all other moments composing one's
lifetime, death is merely a single moment that one experiences, but,
in reality, that person is still alive. All moments before and after
death and everything pertaining to one's life are preserved without
changing. For instance, after the death of someone people mournand
say, "It is unfortunate that he died; he was so young." However, all
the details of one's life, memories of childhood, birth and family
still exist. They do not fade or become extinct. All experiences are
preserved. Asa requisite of the test in this world, these memories are
simply wiped from one's memory; however, this, is by no means, the
equivalent of their not existing.
In the sight of God, the birth, lifeand death of a man take place and
finish simultaneously. The same reasoning applies to all human beings.
All human beingsare coming into existence and dying right at this
moment. All are being resurrected and being sent to paradise or hell.
Thus, noone dies and nobody is reduced to insignificance; all
individuals are alive for all eternity. Within eternity, man spends
only a portion of his time in the world, and during this period where
he is doomed to go—either paradise or hell— is known. Just at this
moment, some of the people currently living in this world are in
paradise while others are in hell. This fact is stressed in the
Qur'an; in many verses relating to paradise and hell, the life in the
hereafter is referred to in the simple presentor past tense, which
draws one's attention to the fact that all these incidents are taking
place at a single moment:
Truly, the Companions of the Garden that Day have joy in all that they
do; they and their associates are in shady groves, reclining on
Thrones (of dignity).(Surah Ya sin: 55-56)
And those who feared their Lordwere led to the Garden in crowds: until
behold, they arrived there; its gates were opened; and its keepers
said: "Peace be upon you! You have led good lives! Enter Paradise and
dwell in it forever." They said: "Praise be to God, Who has truly
fulfilled His Promise to us, and has given us this land as a heritage:
We can dwell in the Garden as we will: how excellenta reward for the
righteous!" Andyou see the angels surrounding the Divine Throne on all
sides, glorifying their Lord with praise. They are judged with
fairness and all say: "Praise be to God, the Lord of the Worlds!"
(Surat az-Zumar: 73-75)
And the sinful saw the fire and realised they are going to fall into
it and find no way of escaping from it. (Surat al-Kahf: 53)
In human life, another important mystery prevails. While mourning for
someone who has died, people do not consider that they, themselves,
have also died and even been resurrected. The birth and deathof a
person occur simultaneously. Even trivial details about all people's
lives, deaths, resurrections and eternal lives are retained in the
sight of God. In other words, everything is taking place right at this
moment. Death and resurrection are truly not incidents occurring at
distinct times.
People are born in timelessness. Likewise, they die in timelessness,
they are resurrected in timelessness and, as a matter of fact, just at
this moment, they are alive. By the moment God creates man, he becomes
an eternal being. To put it another way, he starts his endless life,
becoming alive for all eternity. Meanwhile, he also witnesses his own
death as a single square. Just as he sees himself alive all through
his life, he witnesses his death, but only on one occasion.
An example will further clarify this subject. In the Qur'an, God
informs us that sleep is also created as a form of death. Thus,every
night one witnesses his death when he goes to sleep and witnesses his
resurrection when he wakes up in the morning. This fact is manifested
in the following verse:
God takes back people's selves when their death arrives and those who
have not yet died, while they are asleep. He keeps hold of those whose
death has been decreed and sends the others back for a specified
term.There are certainly Signs in that for people who reflect. (Surat
az-Zumar: 42)
Hence, man unceasingly witnesses his death and resurrection all
through his life. Similarly, he will also see his realdeath.
Consequently, his birth, death and resurrection as well as his eternal
abode are all known and man is forever alive in the sight of God. All
these incidents have taken place and finished in the sight of God.
Thatis why, death, in the sense that it is commonly understood, is not
a termination or extinction.
Considering these facts, mourning for someone who diesand feeling
sorry for his death sound simply irrational. A young man, a child or a
healthy person who dies does not, after all, perish; each exists in
his best state. In the sight of God, each isalive. This is a clear
indication of God's greatness, which is also stated in the Qur'an:
God, there is no deity except Him, the Living, the Self-Sustaining. He
is not subjectto drowsiness or sleep. Everything in the heavens and
the earth belongs to Him. Who can intercede with Him except by His
permission? He knows what is before them and what isbehind them but
they cannot grasp any of His knowledge savewhat He wills. His
Footstool encompasses the heavens and the earth and their preservation
does not tire Him. He is the Most High, the Magnificent. (Surat
al-Baqarah: 255)

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