Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 8
8 accepted as a reality or a rule. If we study the various actions and deeds of human life , every action is found to be more or less connected to conviction. Death a nd Humans However, there is one occurrence which is more certain an d definite than anything else , b ut humans deal with it in a very strange manner. N ot only do they appear un concerned about this irrefutable reality , but they also give precedence to some rather unbelievable notions over this certain reality. This certain and inevitable occurrence is human death. No person in the world has ever escaped death. The Holy Prophet sa was the greatest of all human beings, however after having accomplish ed his assigned task in the little time he had in this world, even he sa passed away. Muslims in general believe that Ha z rat Jesu s as is alive in heaven , b ut the Ahmadiyya Community holds the belief that Ha z rat Jesus as has also passed away , and they believe the viewpoint of other Muslims to be wrong. In other words , there was only one person that one could look at and raise doubts that human life may be unlimited. However, the Ahmadiyya Community has proven that that person is not alive and has in fact passed away. If Ha z rat Jesus as were alive, then it could be assumed that just as Hazrat Jesus as is still a live , then perhaps some other Zaid or Bakr [hypothetical names] could also live indefinite ly. However, the Holy Qur’an has prove n that the only person assumed to have esc aped death and is thought to sit up in heaven , has died just like ever yone else in this world. In fact, there exists not one single example which prove s that a person can escape death. However, I see that people in general are indifferent a nd unmindful of this matter. This [death] is the only thing which is certain and inevitable, but people prepare the least for this. Women prepare the evening meal, they plan for the morning breakfast, but neither the one who is meant to eat the food knows whether he will be alive until ‘Asr , nor does the one who cooks the food know if she will be alive until ‘Asr. Assuming that she will be alive when it is time for ‘ Asr p rayers , she prepares the morning breakfast and assuming that sh e will be alive in the evening, she prepares the evening meal. People prepare clothes for the winter and summer, expecting that they will be