How Many Lives Do You Really Have? | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 7
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How many lives do you really have? You may be breathing, but is your soul already dead? Have you fed your body while starving your heart?
Spiritual death is more terrifying than physical death. The Qur'an reminds us that just as Allah brings the dead earth back to life, so too can He revive your soul. So how many times have you killed your heart, and how many times can you bring it back? Once you take your final breath, your chance for rebirth is over. So, will you wait for the grave to realize whether you ever truly lived? Or will you revive your soul while you still have time?
NOTE: All depictions of Barzakh are purely conceptual and only vocals were used in the making of the soundtrack.
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References
- Ibn al-Qayyim (ra) narrated: Allah revealed to Musa: "O Musa, the first who died among My creation was Satan, for he disobeyed Me and I count the one who disobeys Me among the dead." [Ibn al-Qayyim, Ad-Da’ wad-Dawa’]
- He was dead, and then we gave him life and light by which he walks amongst the people. [al-An’am (6):122]
- isnt it time for those who believe to humble their hearts to the remembrance of Allah and what He has revealed to the truth [Surah al-Hadid (57):16]
- Know that Allah gives life to dear barren land. [Surah al-Hadid (57):17]
- The salaf used to say, what’s more frightening than the death of one’s body is the death of one’s heart. [Miftah Dar as-Sa’ada vol. 1, p. 306]
- The Prophet ﷺ said: “The most truthful words spoken by a poet are: Verily everything but Allah is disposable.” [Sahih al-Bukhari #3841; Sahih Muslim #2256]
- Uqbah ibn Amir narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “There is no Muslim that performs wudu properly, then stands in his prayer while he knows what he is saying, except he will emerge just like the day his mother gave birth to him.” [Musnad ad-Darimi]
- wudhu and salah wash away the sins just like a river of life and whatever remains falls off in ruku and sajdah just as sand would fall off from their back [Sahih Ibn Hibban #1734].
- The Prophet ﷺ said: "My Lord came to me in the most beautiful form and said, ‘O Muhammad!’ I replied, ‘Here I am, my Lord, at Your service.’
