ok i am not a very deep person but this is a topic that i just thought about and yes it is deep..
i was just thinking at what point in your life could u say that i am not scared to die..
for me it would be when i can sit down and think back on my life and say
yes i did make a difference to a lot of peoples life and achieved some thing outta my life… that would be my resting time
anyway see ya for now
Rizwanfareed when i have complete peace of mind.....and i really dont believe that there is any point in life where death does not trigger fear, even if its vague, its present.
There won't be a better answer than yours.
But lets see.
Performace of good DEEDS avoids the evil ending.
He, who advises for the GOOD, is similar (in rewards)to the doer of it.
(Sahih Al-Jami 3797 & 3399 resp.)
i don't fear death and am ready to face it anywhere and anytime..death is not a fear but is the end of a begning..my greatest fear is to face god on the day of judgement..i'm not a very religious person but i do try my best to be good and humble..but then god knowz what he likez and dislikez..our assumptionz are merely assumptionz...death is as real as life..no fear at all..:):)..the only fear is this that what lies beyond death..4 me!!
death..hmmm. I have never been scared as in really petrified, maybe when I was younger, but that was because I wasnt really sure about the meaning of it.
However now I see it as just the end of life, which happens to everyone and everything, and our passage from then on to either heaven or hell.
However what does scare me is the way in which I die, I dont want it to be painful, just really quick.
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Originally posted by Desert fox: When (if inshallah) I fight for Islam(jihad)
I know i won't be afraid!! coz I won't have to face allah's wrath stright to Janat!
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Mr Fox, sit back and think again. If u have a gun in your hand and u are asked to take the life of a person, will u be able to do that?
Funny things happen in a person's life. When I was little, I was terrified of death. Stories from my mom about "qabar ka azaab, dozakh etc" and how horrifying the actual process of dying really is, used to send shivers down my spine. And then I remember encountering it, and I remember how stunned i was at seeing what it does to people that are left behind to mourn their loved one gone. And I remember hating it...i thought of death as a mockery of humanity. It disgusted me down to my bones to see how our mortality laughed in our faces while we clung to it so tightly. And then there came times when I thought the dead ones were better off than us, and that it'd probably be better joining them. And then there were times when all that stopped me was the fear of hurting the few that i knew cared and i knew i couldn't stand to hurt them.
And then came a time, when I dreaded the whole concept of dying, because I felt like there were things left in this world that i needed to do before i moved on, responsibilities that i needed to carry out, things i needed to learn and discover...and last i checked i was still in this stage.
Actually i think i grew into it only about a year ago and until i have any more transformations, this will have to do.
Yea, so will there ever be a time, when i think i will be ready to die? hmmm, i am not sure, one thing i do know, i am not afraid of death. (it even seems trivial sometimes) but ever since i was young i remember making a strange vow to myself, and that was that i won't be around to see my loved ones go before me. i just won't.
It is going to happen, when it is going to happen. I do not fear it, because I do not know when it will happen. So, I try to live as it is. If i start to fear death, I wouldn't be able to do anything but to fear death and wait for it to come. :)
I think every one has a fear of death instilled within them to an extent, either on a conscious or subconsious level. The fear of death inside myself doesn't necessarily freaks me out on the dying issue, rather it helps restore my faith. It reminds me of the existence of Allah and that I will have to answer to Him for all my choices and decisions made in this world. Birth is the most beautiful miracle of life. A promise of all the things lying ahead. Death on the other hand, is the end of that miracle. Neither of these can be denied as they are two very vivid realities which stand as reminders of the fact that every breathing soul must at some point and time return to its Creator. Death also depicts how short life can be, and how much there has to be achieved in that short time.
Interesting point of views especially from Hayaa and RareDiamonds...
Death is a reality of life and being afraid of reality is living in denial. Accepting the facts makes life a lot easier and knowing that this life is not eternal gives humans a totally different perspective on approaching life.
Just a hypothetical question...If you were told that there is no death...would it change your life style? Do you lose hope, does it keep the same motivation...would it help in any sort of way.
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Originally posted by The Watcher:
**It is going to happen, when it is going to happen. I do not fear it, because I do not know when it will happen. So, I try to live as it is. If i start to fear death, I wouldn't be able to do anything but to fear death and wait for it to come. :)
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i agree with watcher!!!!and plus we all no that everything has to go 4 good , sum day or the other.
khudi ko kar buland itna..ke har takdeer se phele
khuda bande se khud pooche..bata teri raza kia hai!!!
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Originally posted by Yasin:
** Mr Fox, sit back and think again. If u have a gun in your hand and u are asked to take the life of a person, will u be able to do that?**
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Yes....Yes>>>> Yes~~~~~~
We are talking Qital fe Sabili(A)llah.
Allah humma Arzuqni Shahadatan fi Sabilk.
Oh Allah grant me the death of a Shaheed.
Amin,
And verily the reults are decided by the LAST ACTIONS.
(reported by Bukhari)
I, being an Atheist only live for today. (Yes I am of originally sikh background, but Atheist is what I am).
You don't live for death. Death is simply your body and life reduced to earthly carbons and other elements of the earth. Really, consider this.
How much do you remember before you were born? And was the state you were in before you born, terrifying? Not at all, and that is the state you will return to when you die.
Simple as that.
Live life now, enjoy it, you only have one life to live.
Arai
And yes, I do fear death. Because, I know I only have ONE life to live, and this is my only appearance anywhere in this Universe.