Let me share this POV with you
Your close friend told you about someone a few weeks ago, their past, their stories and memories they shared.
Then you wake up one day and see a post with that same person’s name. The name rings a bell, and you call your friend to confirm if its the same person
Your friend confirms, and the headline you keep seeing is that persons name with “Inna lilahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun”. They had just passed away.
You see the their Instagram handle tagged and you enter the page, You navigate to the first 2 posts (the final 2 things he posted)
The first being a post from 2 weeks ago, celebrating the birthday of his daughter; expressing how much of a joy it’s been watching her grow, and anticipating being there to see all her big moments in life
The second, a post from just last week, expressing condolences for the late former president president.
This was me yesterday, and it got me thinking
At the time when we posted his daughter, at that time he posted about someone else’s death,
Did he have even the slightest thought, that the birthday would infact be the final? That he wouldn’t get to see her go through school or marriage? That someone else would be mourning him just a few days later?
That could be someone talking about this post i’m writing, or anything else that you may post today.
Death is the biggest reminder of our true reality and eventuality.
Say, “The death you are running away from will inevitably come to you. Then you will be returned to the Knower of the seen and unseen, and He will inform you of what you used to do.” 62:8
It seems dark, it sounds grim. Yet, the prophet SAW describes it as a gift to the believer (Mishkat al-Masabih 1609).
It is an event that we don’t meet, It meet’s us, whether we are ready or not. The question is, are we preparing for that knock enough?
Death is not the end, it is just the transition.
Takeaways for YOU:
What good have you been delaying to start, what bad have you been delaying to stop?
Death is not an ending, it’s a beginning. How can you be more intentional in preparing for it?
“O Son of Adam, you are nothing but a number of days.” (Hassan Al Basari). You may not have as much time as you think
May Allah grant us all Husnul Khatimah, and may Al Jami reunite us with our loves ones in Jannah, Amin.
Inna lillahi wainna ilahii rajiun. Indeed, every soul shall taste death. This is so relatable to me, and if you ask me why? I will reply you with,
'My friend died on Saturday, a sudden death that shook us to the core. We were supposed to graduate on the next Saturday, and Alhamdulillah! He finished his Qur'an the last Saturday before his death. He was so happy on the day he was to die, because he successfully passed his shahadah exams. That day was so different, he acted so calmly and looked so different. He smiled all through that day(even tho he usually smiles a lot, every single time). In the evening, he went to an event, and on the way back, he met with an accident and died instantly. When I woke up in the morning, the first thing that greeted me was his death. Wallahi I couldn't believe it, because how?? But then I remembered that every good Muslim is supposed to believe in destiny, either good or bad. That day was a sad day for us, and the rest of days that followed. May Allah forgive you Muhammad and grant you Aljannatul firdaus and all other Muslims. Ameen'
Allahumagfirlahum warhamhum. May Allah forgive us all for all our shortcomings.