Those who know the supplication prayed in Salatul Janazah , the
prayer funeral, must have noticed these words that the supplication
begins with..Allahummagfirli hayyina wa mayyitinaa.....Did you note the
first phrase of the supplication? It begins with a prayer for those who
are alive !!!!!O Allah forgive those of us who are living and our
dead..The title of the salat ( prayer ) is ? Salatul Janzah, the prayer
for the dead. But it begins with ? O Allah forgive those of us who are
living.
The same salatul Janzah begins with Surah al
Fatiha and in the entire surah Fatiha the supplication is for the person
who is alive.There is no mentioning about the dead !!! It is about
guidance.. Ever wondered why when praying for dead we are praying for
our selves first?
Every man is reponsible for himself.. Note this
Qur'anic verse .. Ya ayyuhal ladhina amanoo, koo anfusakum...O You who
believe ! Save yourselves ......Then comes the next command.. and your
family....but first? .. Your self...Right?
When we die
,people will not even call us by our name.. rather they will say : when
is the mayyat being taken ? They will not ldentify you by your name..
but? Mayyat.. so Nisaar Nadiadwala when alive , he is called Nisaar bhai
or Brother Nisaar but the moment he is dead , the dead Nisaar
Nadiadwala is now Mayyat.
When you leave the world the people
left behind will ask " what has he left behind ? " but when you go up,
you will be asked , "What have you brought along ?!!!!"
Life is only one chance.. but most of our life is passed away chasing
careers and collecting wealth which we leave behind but dont forget
that the accounts of this wealth is also carried along with us. That
is why the Qur'an reminds us : Let every soul look for what he has sent
for the morrow....Surah al Hashr ch 59 verse 18
So what
have I and you sent ahead for morrow? Slanders ? Back biting ? Insults
of people? Check your account before Allah calls you for the
account....If you are really worried about your death then be concerned
about your life.. Live it properly.
Author : Nisaar Nadiadwala can be reached at nisaar_yusuf@yahoo.com
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