THE WORD OF GOD
From The Scriptures

The Quran is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between CE 610 and 632. It is a book that brings glad tidings to humankind, along with divine admonition, and stresses the importance of man’s discovery of the Truth on a spiritual and intellectual level.

Translated from Arabic and commentary by
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
 

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Why, then, when the soul of the dying man reaches the throat, and you are [at that moment] looking on [helplessly]- and We are nearer to him than you, although you cannot see Us- why, then, if you are not subject to Our command, do you not cause the soul to return to him if you are truthful in your claim?

But if he [the dying person] is one of those brought near to God, then for him there shall be comfort and plenty and a Garden of Bliss; and if he is of those who are on the Right, he will be greeted with, ‘Peace be to you,’ by those on the Right. But if he is one of those who rejected [the truth] and went astray, he will be welcomed with boiling water. He will burn in Hell. This is indeed the indubitable truth. So, glorify the name of your Lord, the Supreme. (56: 83-96)

The event of death is the last proof of the fact that man is completely helpless before the Divine powers. Every man will essentially die at a fixed time, and nobody can save him from the angel of death. In view of this, man should be more concerned about his condition after death. Those who performed deeds deserving of paradise in their life before death, will be ushered into paradise in the life after death. However, those who shunned God in this world will be denied God’s grace in the Hereafter. They will be greeted with scalding water and the fire will be their abode.