SECOND REMINDER. Yaumul Ahad, 9th day of Zul-Qa'âdah (Sunday, 22nd July). HOW DO WE MUSLIMS VIEW DEATH CONTINUES. BismilLahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Let's continue from the first reminder; Surely ALLAH will raise all the dead. But HE has His own plan of things. A day will come when the whole universe will be destroyed and then the dead will be resurrected to stand before the CREATOR, ALLAH. That day will be the beginning of a life that will never end, and on that day every person will be rewarded by ALLAH according to his or her good or evil deeds. The explanation that the Quran gives about the necessity of life after death is what the moral consciousness of man demands. Actually, if there is no life after death, the very belief in ALLAH becomes meaningless or even if one believes in ALLAH, it would be unjust and indifferent ALLAH, having once created man and now not being concerned with his fate. Surely, ALLAH is just. ALLAH will punish the tyrants, whose crimes are beyond count - having tortured and killed hundreds or thousands of innocent people, created great corruption in society, enslaved numerous persons to serve their whims, etc., because man has a very short life span in this world and because numerous individuals are affected by one’s actions, adequate punishments and rewards are not possible in this life. The Quran very emphatically states that the Day of Judgment must come and that ALLAH will decide the fate of each soul according to his or her record of deeds: Allah says "But those who disbelieve say, “The Hour (i.e. the Day of Judgment) will not come to us.” Say, “Yes, by my Lord, it will surely come to you. [God is] the Knower of the unseen.” Not absent from HIM is an atom’s weight within the heavens or within the earth or [what is] smaller than that or greater, except that it is in a clear register - That He may reward those who believe and do righteous deeds. Those will have forgiveness and noble provision. But those who strive against Our verses [seeking] to cause failure (i.e. to undermine their credibility) - for them will be a painful punishment of foul nature. (Quran, 34:3-5). Allahu Akbar. To be continued in Shaa ALLAH. May ALLAH keep guiding us all and increases us in beneficial knowledge. Aameen.