AIRPORT OF THE HEREAFTER

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A group of passengers at an Airport were stopped by the authorities for special checking. Based on confidential information received, the Airport authorities had to treat them with suspicion. This incident at the Airport reminds us of a verse from the Quran:

Stop them there for questioning. (37: 24)

The course of life is also similar to the above incident. The earth is travelling in its orbit at the speed of 67,000 miles per hour. It is as if we are aboard an aeroplane heading towards an airport at great speed. This is the airport of the Hereafter. A time will come when all human beings will land at the airport of the Hereafter. There some will be stopped for questioning. On the other hand, there will be some blessed, fortunate souls who will be welcomed by the angels saying:

Peace be upon you; you have done well, enter Paradise and dwell in it forever.

(THE QURAN 39: 73)

The time will come without any announcement and then no one will have any opportunity to go back to the world they have left behind.

This situation will be faced by all. The timings of worldly journeys are known but not for the journey to the Hereafter. It can come upon us at any moment. When life’s aeroplane lands at the airport of the Hereafter, some will be stopped for questioning while others will be welcomed and led into Paradise. This is undoubtedly the greatest fact on which every person should seriously reflect, and consciously lead their lives accordingly. The time will come without any announcement and with no opportunity to backtrack to the world they have left behind.