For children, - Death: An Ultimate Reality

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Once Prophet Ibrahim / Abraham (pbuh) asked Malakul Maut, Hazrat Izrael (the angel of death) to show their form with which they appear in front of the one who is being departed, a believer and a sinner.
Malakul Maut asked Prophet Ibrahim / Abraham (pbuh) to turn around. And when Prophet Ibrahim / Abraham (pbuh) turned back and looked at Malakul Maut, he said, 'O Izrael! If a person saw you in this state, he will certainly faint.' indicating the horror of their appearance that they looked fierce and balls of fire were coming out from each of their hair.
Then, Malakul Maut asked Prophet Ibrahim / Abraham (pbuh) to turn around. And when he looked at Malakul Maut this time said, 'O Izrael! If a crying person saw you in this state, he will start smiling.'
Their former state is adopted when they head towards a sinner while the latter is adopted when they come to a believer.
Imam Zayn Al-Abidin (as)said: "The death of a faithful (Momin) may be described as if he has cast off his dirty garments and has put on clean and tidy ones; and they, with our love in their hearts, are called doers of good deeds. For a faithful death is like his being released from a dark and stuffy dungeon and entering a spacious and fertile garden; and for the infidel, going from this world is like being taken to a jail. For the faithful, the world is like a jail."
Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (as)said: "For the faithful death is like a sweet fragrance which bestows freshness and delight upon him and removes all worldly vexation and dejection. The pain at the time of death is as if all the parts of the body are being torn apart and nails are being hammered therein. In death the torture is as if a delicate silken cloth has been thrown on a thorny bush and dragged through it and its fibres are torn apart. But death for a faithful is not severe."
Imam Musa Kazim (as)said: "For the faithful the example of death is like a dirty cloth being beaten on a stone slab, in order to clean it. Similarly, at the time of the agony, the faithful is subjected to severity to purify him."
Bas Itna Karam Karna, Aey Chashm-e-Kareemana
Jab Jaan Labon Par Ho, Tum Saamnay Aajaana

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Quran Related, - People's attitude in the face of trials reveal their devotion to Allah

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Every self will taste death. We test you with both good and evil as a trial. And you will be returned to Us. (Surat al-Anbiya, 35)
As is stated in the verse above the world is a place of trial where Allah puts people to test with sometimes hardships and, at other times, with blessings. Those who pass this test are those who remain loyal to Allah in the face of every incident, display moral perfection whether Allah give them blessings or limit them, turn to Him at times of sickness and well-being and give thanks to Him and put their trust in Him under all circumstances.
People in this world are being tested unceasingly; this way, those who sincerely believe are distinguished from those who do not believe. Allah reveals this fact in one verse as follows:
Or did you imagine that you were going to enter the Garden without Allah knowing those among you who had struggled and knowing the steadfast? (Surah Al Imran, 142)
No doubt a person’s attitude in the face of trials reveals his loyalty to Allah and whether he has sincere love for Allah. If a person has a genuine love of Allah and willingly remains resigned to what He creates for him, he will display the best of attitude towards everything that comes from Him. A person who displays moral perfection even in the face of the hardest trials, and shows submission and perseverance no doubt loves Allah very much and is devoted to Him by heart. Allah describes the moral perfection of Muslims who prove their love and devotion to Him by displaying the morality of a believer when they are attacked by unbelievers and putting their trust in Him at hard times thus:
Those to whom people said, ‘The people have gathered against you, so fear them.’ But that merely increased their faith and they said, ‘Allah is enough for us and the Best of Guardians.’ (Surah Al Imran, 173)
On the other hand, it is another fact that Muslims grow mature by means of trials, attain profoundity in their fear of Allah and get ready for Paradise. No matter with what kind of hardship they may encounter, they attain the morality of people in Paradise by displaying a strong personality, never despairing when faced with hardship, meeting every test with putting trust in Allah and never boasting or displaying a spoiled character because they enjoy a lot of blessings. This beautiful character make them deserve Paradise, a place of glory and perfection that Allah creates with His infinite knowledge for His servants.

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Quran Related, - Darwinists do not submit to Allah out of arrogance

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It is the Darwinist ideology they fall prey to that causes some people to remain faithful to all this illogicality. The perverse theory of evolution was developed for the sole purpose of being able to deny the existence of Allah (surely Allah is beyond that) ever since ancient Sumerian and Egyptian times. And that is the only reason for its continued survival. It is impossible for such a nonsensical theory to be espoused or to be imposed on whole societies for any other reason.
But there may also from time to time be people who are unaware of the danger posed by Darwinism, or who are oppressed by the Darwinist dictatorship and unwilling to risk their jobs and careers and who have to pretend to believe in evolution since everyone else around them does. If someone has a sound conscience and knows that his conscience tells him the truth, then he must at once abandon his error. It is never too late for that.
The fact shown by science is the mighty artistry of Allah. People must be invited to see and believe in this important truth. Seeing that truth brings with it great peace, happiness and blessings. It will encourage people to understand science better and investigate it in greater detail. The facts revealed by science will enable people to see how Allah manifests His Creation. Science done with love and fear of Allah will represent a source of great beauty, fervor and happiness.
Allah is He who created from nothing. The most glorious titles are His. There is no doubt that Almighty Allah has no need of our Praise or faith (surely Allah is beyond that). He is almighty. It is human beings who need to praise and exalt our Lord, to believe in and remember Him. For that reason, pride against Allah rebounds solely against oneself. Almighty Allah says in one verse that:
Musa said, ‘If you were to be ungrateful, you and everyone on the earth, Allah is Rich Beyond Need, Praiseworthy.’ (Surah Ibrahim, 8)
In another verse, our Lord reveals that:
Everything in the heavens and everything in the earth belongs to Him. Allah is the Rich Beyond Need, the Praiseworthy.
Do you not see that Allah has made everything on the earth subservient to you and the ships running upon the sea by His command? He holds back the heaven, preventing it from falling to the earth – except by His permission. Allah is All-Compassionate to mankind, Most Merciful. (Surat al-Hajj, 64-65)

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Darwinism, - No Darwinist is really a Darwinist at all

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The perfections, symmetry, harmony, detail variety and glory in nature can only exist through a Intelligence. Only a sublime Intelligence can give bees the ability to make combs or the fly the ability to beat its wings a thousand times a second. Only a sublime Intelligence can install a whole city with all its technological details, factories and energy plants in a single cell. Only a sublime Intelligence can create the trillions of cells in our bodies and the proteins that are constantly manufactured, and the cell with its far greater complexity and superior abilities than cannot be replicated even with the intelligence and knowledge of thousands of people and all the means at their disposal. The details are created in order for us to see and appreciate that sublime Intelligence.
The presence of a sublime Intelligence is obvious throughout the universe. Allah shows us His sublime intelligence, in all things and all the time. Scientists in particular see these from even closer up and with greater clarity. For that reason, no Darwinist is in fact a real Darwinist at all. All Darwinists of course know that the intelligence in the cell could never come into being by chance. Of course they are aware that living things did not come into being by chance. It is largely pointless to try to convince them of that fact. They already do not believe the illogical accounts of evolution. Because it is impossible for any rational person to do so.

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