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Death Death Ceremonies Published by: Peermahomed Ebrahim Trust 139, Faran Housing Society Off. Haiderali Road, Karachi-75800 COPYRIGHT 2006 All rights reserved. This book is sold subject to the condition that no part thereof shall by way of trade or otherwise be translated, or reproduced, lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than what is published in, without the prior written permission of the PEERMAHOMED EBRAHIM TRUST. Composed on IBM Mag Card Composer by TALIB HUSSAIN ZAIDI DEATH Why fear it, when I know it’s my silent friend Why wait for it, when it can not wait for me Why ignore it, when I know it’s a natural thing. Why run from it, when it finally captures me None would fear it if they had done good deeds, Nobody can hide from it for it will reach everywhere Why fear death when I know life is mortal. Leave Him to put your soul to rest. Because I know I have done my best! ZAHRA SIBTAIN ======== Table of Contents PART ONE Death is the Dawn of Eternal Life . 1 There is no Escape from Death . .1 Death is Nothing but Blessing and Change of Place . 4 Are Life and Death of a Good & Evil Person Alike? . .6 Die as Muslim . .6 Significance of Pains and Pleasures of Life . 7 Predestined and Accidental Death . .8 How to Prevent Accidental Deaths? . .8 Why Punishment in the World as Well as in the Hereafter? . 9 Increase and Decrease in the Life Time . .9 Life is a Trust of Allah . 10 Suicide is a Great Sin . 10 Always Remember Death . 11 Why Death . 12 The Truth About Soul and Death . .12 The Reality of Soul . .12 The Reality of Death . 13 What Happens After Death; and the Purgatory . .20 Questioning in Grave . 20 Squeeze in Grave . 22 Something About the Purgatory . 23 Fate of Imbeciles and Children . 25 Reward and Retribution is for Soul Only . .28 The Parable of Life and Death . .30 Remembrance Helps One to Avoid Evils . 30 The World is an Examination Hall . .31 The Best Death is the Death of Martyrs . 32 The Reward of One Who Dies in the Love of Ale Muhammad (a.s.) . 32 Martyrs are Alive . 33 The Tragic Death . 34 Friends of Allah Smilingly Embrace Death . 35 For Whom Death is a Tragedy? . 37 For Whom Death is a Pleasure? . .37 Definite and Indefinite Timings of Death . .38 Sleep is the Sister of Death . 38 Every Soul Must Have Taste of Death . 38 Views of Masumin (a.s.) About Death . 40 Sermons of Imam Ali (a.s.) in Nahjul Balagha (Extracts) . .44 Do Not Forget Death and the Fate of the Dead .44 Repent and Do Good Before Death . 45 Do Good, Shun Evil, Repent and Rectify Now . 46 When Death in Bed is Also Martyrdom . .46 Arrows of Death Never Miss Their Target . 47 Don’t be Deceived by Living Ones, Take Lesson From the Dead . 47 The Fate of One’s Houses, Wealth and Wives . .48 The Real Use of the Span of Life . .48 How Far Wealth Helps a Man . .48 How Far Children Accompany the Parents . 49 Effects of Actions on the Dying Persons . .49 Actions - The Inseparable Companions . 50 Imam Zayn al-Abideen’s (a.s.) Prayer for a Happy Termination of Life . .51 Death is a Bridge; Holy Imam (a.s.) Seen by the Dying Person . 52 Soul of Dead Persons Visit Us and Expect Good Deeds (on Their Behalf) from Relatives and Friends for Better Position in Barzakh . 53 Barzakh Where Does the Souls of the Dead Goes . 54 Dua For (Barzakh) - Interval Between Death and Resurrection . .55 Do the Souls of our Late Relatives Visit Us? . .55 Dua For Sighting of any Prophet, Imam or Deceased Relatives . 56 Another Dua For Sighting of Deceased Relatives . .57 Life After Death Three Possibilities After Death . .68 First Possibility Refuted . .69 Second Possibility is Groundless . 70 Difference of Rich and Poor . .73 Birth of Defective Children . 74 Third Possibility, Rational and Practical . .75 Bringing Dead to Life . .79 An Important Incident About Revival of Dead . 79 Resurrection . 82 Reckoning of Deeds . .86 ‘Pul-e-Sirat’ (A Bridge Between Hell and Heaven) . 90 Tauba (Repentence) A Man is Prone to Error . 90 To Forgive is Divine . .91 Mercy and Grace of Allah . .91 Allah’s Justice is Tempered With Mercy . 91 Sinners Directed to Seek Allah’s Pardon . .92 For Whom the Repentance is Not Profitable? . 93 Be Prompt in Repenting . 93 Intercession on the Day of Judgement . 94 For Whom is Intercession? . .95 Paradise . 99 Sectors of Paradise . .101 Status of Husband and Wife in Paradise . .104 In Paradise . 105 The Case of Woman who Had Married More Than Once . 107 Hell . .107 Sectors of Hell . .108 Tortures of Hell . 108 Sinful Momins Will Not Live in Hell Forever . 110 “A’raf” . .111 Who Will Live in “A’raf” . .112 A Prayer Wherein Imam Zayn al-Abideen (a.s.) Prays Mercy and Forgiveness . .115 Operation Death . .120 PART TWO Instructions Regarding Corpses . .124 Persons Under the Pangs of Death . .125 Duas to be Recited at the Time of Death . 126 Dua Hifz-e-Iman . 130 Makroohat (Undesirables) . 134 Mustahabat (Commendables) Immediately After the Death . .134 List of the Articles for Funeral Bath (Ghusl-e-Mayyit) . 135 for Funeral Garment (Kafan) . .135 How to Adminster Bath to a Corpse Preliminaries . .136 Dua to be Recited at the Time of Bathing the Dead Body of a Momin . .138 Pre-Requistes to the Bath of a Corpse . .138 Qualifications of the Person Administering Bath to a Corpse . 139 Mustahabat (Commendables) in Bath of a Corpse and Procedure . .140 Niyyat (Intention) for Administrating Three Baths to a Corpse . .143 Bath With Aab-e-Sidr . 144 Bath With Aab-e-Kaafoor . .145 Bath With Aab-e-Khalis . 146 Mustahab (Commendable) to Recite Dua While Changing Sides of the Corpse During Baths . .146 Makroohat (Undesirables) in Bathing a Corpse . 148 Some Important Precepts . .148 How to Adminster Tayammum to a Corpse . .149 Hunoot . .151 Kafan (Garment for the Dead) . .152 Conditions for Kafan . .152 Kafan of Three Pieces . 152 Mustahabaat-e-Kafan . 153 Shahadatnama (Recorded Evidence) . 154 Dressing up a Corpse With Kafan . .154 Two Jareedas . .155 Fine Kafan . .156 Makroohat (Undesirables) of Kafan . 159 Aakhri Deedar . 160 Musaha-iyat . .160 Dua to be Recited by 40 Momins at Dead Body of a Momin . 161 Dua to be Recited When Going With Coffin (Janaza) . 162 Carrying a Corpse . 164 Salat-ul-Mayyit or Namaz Janaza . 166 Short Form of Salat-ul-Mayyit . .167 The Longer Form of Salat-ul-Mayyit . .169 Burial Size of Grave . .175 How Corpse to be Moved into the Grave . .176 Dua to be Recited When Dead Body is Lowered Down into the Grave . 177 Laying a Corpse in the Grave . .179 Recitation of Talqeen . .180 Talqeen for a Male . 180 Talqeen for.
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