Category Archives: The Journey of Life and Death

Today’s topic will be about life, death and the hereafter.
Allah (SWT) says in the Qur’an: “All that exists on earth will perish
Save the face of your Lord with its magnificence and glory” Continue reading →

Today our subject is the struggle between Man and Shaytan in accordance with the Qur’an and Sunnah. Before the creation of man, (Adem (as)) there were two forms of creation – the angels and the jinn. The Shaytan as we know him or it, belonged to the jinn family. Before the commandment to bow down / prostrate to Adem (as) was given to all the angels and jinn, Shaytan was known as Haris in Arabic or Azazel in Hebrew. Continue reading →

This week’s topic will be on the soul’s journey after death. The afterlife is not a philosophical matter in Islam. It is a reality that every prophet sent to mankind, peace be upon them all, has warned his people about. Belief in life after death in Islam is a pillar of faith, a pre-requisite to being a believer. If there were no belief in the Hereafter, people would feel free to do as they please, at least to the limits that other people would set for them and enforce. Continue reading →

It is a well-known fact that every living creature’s life has an end, and there is a lifespan for this world too. When that time is over, everything in this world, everything in the universe will collapse, will be nothing; only Allah will remain eternal. Continue reading →