No One Knows When The Angel Of Death May Come

It was the Prophet (saws)'s usual practice that in the last part of night, he (saws) would call his household people to wake up in these words "Get up, remember Allah, remember Allah, the time of the big jolt that will toplle this world upside down is approaching fast. Death with all its agony and hadrship is here, look, it is close by."

[Tirmidhi]

Explanation : Everyone in this mortal world is destined to taste death, a bitter truth that no one can deny. Surah Al-Imraan in Ayah 185 says: "Every soul will taste death and you will be paid in full on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever is kept away from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have triumphed. The present world is only an illusory pleasure...."

This verse reflects an open secret that mankind through death passes on to another phase of life. Death is but a transition from the physical life to another state of life. A day is bound to come when this world & everything in it will be no more.

How sad knowing this world as "Daar-ul-Amal" , place of action, man totally disregards the Hereafter. He willingly becomes a victim of temptations and doesn't pay attention to the messages with which Allah (Swt) has sent messengers after messengers. They time & again came to remind us & to warn us that time will run out. They wanted to wake us up before it is too late. Not caring for the Herafter and showing no concern even after seeing that people are passing away day & night from amongst us is the last & deplorable state of forgetfulness & carelessness.

Our Beloved Prophet (saws) once said that "Someone's death is an enough advisor for us". In yet another tradition , he (saws) advised :"Think more often of death which nullifies all pleasures." It is a fact that this life is the only opportunity to prepare ourselves for the grave & the Hereafter. If we fail to act, be assured that the grave will be dark & narrow. This is the opportunity Allah (Swt) has given us to wake up from the slumber of forgetfulness. No one knows when the angel of death may come & we may lose the only chance to act.