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God in the previous life…”
“What would happen to the remaining people?” I interrupted him.
“In a short while, Raphael will steadily up the volume so that, it will
sound harsh. Then, this noise will transform into a loud bang. At that
stage, the remaining people will also wake up but that awakening will
be one of suffering and discomfort. We need to get out of here before
that happens”, he replied hurriedly.
I wondered to myself as I got up, “but where to go?”
However, Saleh immediately understood my concern from my facial
expressions and replied whilst taking quick steps, “You are fortunate,
Abdullah! We are heading towards Arsh – the Throne of the Almighty”.
Then, he provided some more details:
“At this stage, only the prophets, the Siddiqeen, the Shuhada, and
the Salaiheen have emerged from their graves. God ordained the
success of these people while they were still in the previous world. They
are the ones who believed in God despite being unable to see him with
their eyes. They found him despite being unable to touch him with
their hands. They listened to his call without being able to hear his voice
with their ears. They believed in his prophets, submitted to them, and
supported them in an exemplary manner. Their loyalty was neither to
their religious leaders, personalities, or sectarian elite nor to the
prejudices of their ancestors. Their loyalty was only, and only to God
and his prophets. They patiently sustained all kinds of sufferings,
tolerated all kinds of scorns, and underwent all sorts of hardships, just
for the sake of God. High morals and noble character was the only way
of life to follow for them. All their lives, they were in love with their
Creator and compassionate to his creations. Abdullah! Today is the day
for recompense of these people and this is the beginning of their
recompense.”
As I listened to Saleh, my face displayed expressions of
astonishment while his was gleaming with enjoyment.
“But, I was in Paradise and…”
Saleh interrupted me before I completed my sentence, and said
light-heartedly:
“My dear friend that was the period of
Barzakh
, the world hidden
behind a curtain, from your previous world. That was a life of dreams.
The real life has begun only now. Only now will people receive the
reward of Paradise. By the way, that life in the Barzakh was also a
reality. Remember, our friendship started during that life?”
I shook my head and just stared at him. Some of this made sense to
me but there was a lot more to comprehend. However, I decided that at
that stage it would be more appropriate to leave myself at Saleh’s
disposal.
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My friendship with Saleh began when after my death or more
appropriately, after I stepped out from the illusion of a finite world and
entered the real world. People are usually very scared of death, but for
me, death was a pleasant experience. The name of angel of death,
Azrael
(Izra’il)
I was in a new world now, with my true personality. This was the
world of Barzakh. The angel of death Israel had handed me over into
the care of Saleh in this world. Along with him, there were many good
looking, well-dressed and well-spoken angels. All of them had bouquets
of flowers in their hands, while on their lips they had salutations and
prayers for long life.
In this background of greetings and wishes for long
life, together, all of them tried to reassure me that the days of trial were
over; the days of the glorious success of Paradise had begun in earnest,
they kept telling me. It was then, when Saleh gave me the glad tidings
was a symbol of terror in the world, but he came to me in a
very handsome façade. He separated my personality that is, my soul,
from my body with utmost love and care. My body remained in the
previous world while he transferred my true personality into this new
world called the Barzakh. Barzakh actually refers to a veil or a curtain; a
curtain appeared between the previous world and me as soon as the
angel of death appeared. Because of this curtain, I lost all contact with
that world. I did not know what happened to my family due to the grief
of separation, although I had full confidence that because of the
upbringing I provided them, they would be patient and content upon
the will of our Lord.
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