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....What can a human
being, who is made up of trillions of cells and tissues, do but
prostrate to Allah and be His servant ('abd)?
....The difference between living
and lifeless things may make sense to us, but beside Allah all
creatures have the same and equal positions.
....Life is a divine secret. Allah,
Who is Muhyi (The Giver of life) and Mumit (The
Causer of death) brings the living from the dead, and the dead
out of the living. Allah Almighty revives dead atoms and elements
so that they are transformed into organic matters and become the
energetic cells of living bodies. In the same way, the energetic
cells that Allah Almighty kills are transformed into dead atoms
and elements.
....Let us draw a lesson from the
dead atoms in the ground that we snub and flagrantly violate.
Those elements and atoms that we perceive as being dead were indeed
once living creatures of the Earth, hundreds and thousand of years
ago. Some were flowers, full of life, and others were chickens
laying eggs, trees fruiting, and sheepgrazing. Some were kings;
some were doorkeepers. Some were generals; some were soldiers.
Some were thieves; some were policemen. Some were judges; some
were criminals sentenced to prison or death.
....While they had lived on the Earth,
we were merely atoms in the dead ground. Then came our turn. After
they died and were turned to dead atoms, we were born as vivacious
babies with flesh and bones.
....Our ancestors said: "This is
a transitory life. Keep yourself amused in your turn." Let us
see how long it takes for the Angel of Death (i.e. Azrail alaihissalam)
to knock on our door.
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