What Have You Packed? Being Prepared to Face Death Whenever you go on a journey you pack for it. Our most significant journey is to the Hereafter to meet Allah the Almighty, and so it is important to check what have we packed. It would be insane to go on a journey without provision. Therefore, Allah Almighty tells us to seek provisions. The Reality of Death ‘Glorious is He who is in His hand is the sovereignty, the kingdom, who created death and life, in order to test you who is best amongst you in his conduct and He is the Almighty, the Most Forgiving’. (67:1) Allah Almighty mentions death in the opening surah Mulk and in several other verses of the Qur’an, such as in surah al Imran that: Every being will taste death, and you will only be given your [full] compensation on the Day of Resurrection. (3:185) In surah Baqarah, He said: And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient, (2:155) Allah Almighty did not grant eternity to any being other than Himself. All of us will experience death, as even the Prophet (peace be on him) did. Only Allah Almighty knows when death will come to us, as He kept this knowledge exclusively to Himself. So we need to ask ourselves what have we prepared for death. Have We Prepared Ourselves for Death? When asked: ‘When would be the Last Hour?’ Allah’s Messenger (peace be on him) said: ‘What preparation have you made for that?’ Thereupon he said: The love of Allah and of His Messenger (that is my preparation for the Last Hour) (for the Day of Resurrection). Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: ‘You would … Continue reading How to Pack for the Afterlife