Religious Teachings on Life and Death

Servants of Allah,

fear Allah as He deserves to be feared.

Fear Allah,

and let every soul consider what it has sent ahead for tomorrow.

For death is near,

and it is like the near tomorrow. Fear Allah as He deserves

to be feared, and do not die except while you are

Muslims.

O people, O you who believe, fear

Allah, and let every soul consider what it has sent ahead

for tomorrow. Fear Allah, indeed Allah

is All-Aware of what you do. And do not be

like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget themselves.

Those are the defiantly disobedient. O you who

believe, do not let your wealth or your children distract you

from the remembrance of Allah. Whoever does that, they are

the losers. And spend from what We have provided you

before death comes to one of you and he says, “My Lord,

if only You would delay me for a short time,

I would give charity and be among the righteous.”

But Allah will never delay a soul when its time has come,

and Allah is All-Aware of what you do.

From Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both,

from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said, “Be

in this world as though you were a stranger or a traveler.”

Ibn Umar would say, “When morning comes, do not

wait for evening, and when evening comes, do not wait for

morning. O son of Adam, love whatever you

wish, for you will part with it,”

Do as you please, for you will face it, and be

as you please, for as you treat others, so you'll be treated.