Oh Life, We Were Decieved By You
How Death Feels
November 8, 2011
How to Prepare for Death
November 8, 2011
Oh life, how delightful you are! Verily, your long is short and your abundant is minute; we were deceived by you.
—’Abdul-Malik b. Marwan describing the dunya on his deathbed
Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah, by ibn Kathir, vol. 9, p.75
(Read on pg 58-59, Abdul-Malik bin Muhammad ibn Abdul Rahman Al-Qasim, Silent Moments: The Description of Before & After Death Aspects. Darussalam Publishers. Riyadh:2004.)
