Death is in my throat, the grave is before me, Resurrection will be my stand, the Sirat over the Fire will be my path, and I do not know what will be done to me.

—’Ata’ As-Sulami on his deathbed describing how he felt

(Read on pg 61-62, Abdul-Malik bin Muhammad ibn Abdul Rahman Al-Qasim, Silent Moments: The Description of Before & After Death Aspects. Darussalam Publishers. Riyadh:2004.)