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This is the tale of an Average Man, Who acts contrary to Allah's plan, If you are reflected herein, Then repent and commit no sin. It was early in the morning at four, When death knocked upon a bedroom door, "Who is there?" The sleeping one cried, "I am Izraeel, Let me come inside." At once the man began to shiver, As one sweating in deadly fever, He shouted to his sleeping wife, "Don't let him take away my life." "Please go away, O Angel of Death! Leave me alone; I'm not ready yet, My family depends on me, Give me a chance, O please perpend! "The angel knocked again and again, "Friend! I'll take your life without a pain, It is your soul Allah requires, I come not with my own desire." Bewildered, the man began to cry, "O Angel, I'm so afraid to die, I'll give you Gold and be your Slave, Don't send me to the unlit grave." "Let me in, O Friend!" The Angel said, "Open the door; get up from your bed, If you do not allow me in, I will walk through it, like a Jinn." The man held a gun in his right hand, Ready to defy the Angel's stand, "I'll point my gun, towards your head, You dare come in; I'll shoot you dead." By now the Angel was in the room, Saying, "O Friend! Prepare for your doom, Foolish man, Angels never die, Put down your gun and do not sigh." |
"Why are you afraid? Tell me O man, To die according to Allah's plan? Come smile at me; do not be grim, Be Happy to return to Him." "O Angel! I bow my head in shame, I had no time to take Allah's name, From morning till dusk, I made my wealth, Never even caring for my health." "Allah's commands, I never obeyed, Nor five times a day, I ever prayed, A Ramadan came and a Ramadan went, But no time had I to repent." "The Hajj was already fard on me, But I would not part with my money, All charities, I did ignore, Taking usury more and more." "Sometimes I sipped my favorite wine, With flirting women I sat to dine, O Angel! I appeal to you, Spare my life for a year or two." "The Laws of Qur'an I will obey, I'll begin Salaat this very day, My Fast and Hajj, I will complete, And keep away from self-conceit." "I will refrain from usury, And give all my wealth to charity, Wine and wenches I will detest, Allah's oneness I will attest." We Angels do what Allah demands, We cannot go against His commands, Death is ordained for everyone, Father, mother, daughter or son." "I'm afraid, this moment is your last, Now be reminded, more of your past, I do understand your fears, But it is now too late for tears." |
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"You lived in this world, two score and more, Never did you, your people adore, Your parents, you did not obey, Hungry beggars, you turned away." "Your two ill-gotten, female offspring's, In nightclubs, for livelihood they sing, Instead of making more Muslims, You made your children non-Muslims." "You ignored the Muezzin's Adhaan, Nor did you read the Holy Qur'an, Breaking promises all your life, Backbiting friends, and causing strife." "From hoarded goods, great profits you made, And your poor workers, you underpaid, Horses and cards were your leisure, Money-making was your pleasure." "You ate vitamins, and grew more fat, With the very sick, you never sat, A pint of blood, you never gave, Which could a little baby save." "O Human, you have done enough wrong, You bought good properties for a song, When the farmers appealed to you, You did not have mercy, this is true." |
The ending however, is very sad, Eventually the man got very mad, With a cry, he jumped out of bed, And suddenly, he fell down dead. O Reader, take a moral from here, Never know, your end may be near. Change your living and make amends, For heaven on your deeds depends. One of the famous saying of Imam Ali Al-Riza (pbuh) is as follows: "This world is a prison for a believer" This world is a prison for a believerand a paradise for the unbeliever."and a paradise for the unbeliever."This means that a true believer always aspires toleave this prison of his body and his Nafs andRuh wants to get closer to the Almighty God, butthose who do not believe have nothing furtherthan their mortal lives and they aspire to make ita paradise. But in the process they create theirown hell on earth for their aspirations are neverending desires for accumulating material wealth. |
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Money, holidays, a beautiful wife? There is no point in us denying Each heart beat brings us closer to dying You'll breathe your last Your life will have past Don't pretend Death's not the end You will taste death, death never waited Look around you, everything's created It has a creator, it has a meaning A mother gives birth and then comes it's weaning The sun rises and gives us light It sets, then falls, the blanket of night The plants all grow, when falls the rain They give fruits to man, and they too will wane Why does man think that he will get away? Spending life aimlessly, as if he's here to stay A fixed time is appointed, everything will perish Everything you hate, everything you relish Except the Almighty Allah, He will remain And then will come judgment, all on one plain Allah will say, I gave you life I gave you health, wealth and a wife What did you do with your time? What did you do in your prime? Did you spread my message, did you spread Islam? Why not? Did you not read the Qur'an? |
My friends, we Muslims, we are so blessed Allah gave us Islam to supercede all the rest My non-Muslim friends, the Qur'an must be read Read before it's too late and you're dead You owe it to yourselves, it will make you cry You'll know these words are from the Lord most High Instructing mankind to the purpose of life And the reward my friends is everlasting life Our purpose is to worship our Lord most High The reward is heaven where no one will die You'll have anything you want, all the best dishes And Almighty Allah will grant all of your wishes This life my friends is just a cage We should live by His orders, to be safe from His rage You will understand when you read the Holy Qur'an You'll know the religion of truth is Islam Protect yourself and your families from hell Embrace Islam and all will be well For the deeds of this life, you'll pay the price In the depths of Hell or in Paradise |