Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Death The Final Journey December 29, 2006

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References in this lecture 23
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 26030
Musnad Al-Bazzar, Hadith no. 2640
Al-Adab al-Mufrad by al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 184
Al-Maqasid al-Hasanah by Al-Sakhawi, Hadith no. 1240
Tarikh Dimashq by Ibn Asakhir, vol. 44, p. 260
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 1900
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his wife's death and what every death teaches you
“Aap jaante hain ke aaj ka jo topic hai woh hai Final Journey, yani Death.”
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every death is a warning your turn is next
“Koi maut jab aati hai to sirf meri biwi ki maut nahi...”
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no one, not kings or billionaires, escapes death
“Duniya ke jitne bhi masayel hain, woh kisi ke liye hote hain aur kisi ke liye nahi.”
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Henry Ford's death and the Islamic burial ritual
“Mujhe ek qissa yaad aata hai Henry Ford ka.”
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meeting God for judgment: four questions and no return
“Pehli baar Khuda ne aapko takhleeq kiya tha.”
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man is accountable to God, tied to death
“Isi ko kehte hain accountability.”
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death is a journey with no return ticket
“Maut point of no return hai.”
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why he stood silent at his wife's grave
“Jab meri biwi ki death hui aur main qabristan mein gaya.”
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graveyard silence and the illusion of freedom death shatters
“Jab meri biwi ki death hui aur main qabristan mein gaya.”
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life is a test, not a reward — pre-death period
“Islam mein jo bataya gaya hai, uske mutabiq hamari zindagi humein abadi zindagi mili hai.”
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life is a test: pre-death and post-death periods explained
“Islam mein jo bataya gaya hai, uske mutabiq hamari zindagi humein abadi zindagi mili hai.”
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why no philosopher ever built an ideal society
“Bade bade phalasfi jo hain, ek ghalat fehmi mein pade rahe.”
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the Prophet's restraint when angry, fear of accountability
“Jaise khud Nabi ka haal yeh tha ke ek baar aisa hua.”
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you get only one chance — no second opportunity after death
“Aapko sirf ek baar mauka mila hai. Doosra mauka milne wala nahi.”
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one chance, no return: missed opportunities and death as awakening
“Aapko sirf ek baar mauka mila hai. Doosra mauka milne wala nahi.”
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hadith: people are asleep until they die
“Log so rahe hain. Jab marenge to phir jagenge.”
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hadith: plant a tree even if the Last Hour arrives
“Iske liye ek hadees hai: agar tumhare hath mein ek paudha ho.”
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regretful 'what if' thinking opens door to Satan
“Yeh Islam ke khilaf hai, yeh soch.”
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prepare yourself for the great presentation before God
“Apne aap ko Arz-e-Akbar ke liye tayyar karo.”
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a simple khadi wedding set the tone for a lifetime of simplicity
“Main apni shaadi ke baare mein, apni biwi ke baare mein ek baat kahun.”
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love-based marriage vs Western 'gender equality' union
“Khuda ne duniya mein ek badi anokhi cheez paida ki hai. Woh hai love.”
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rediscovering faith through Bertrand Russell, wife as intellectual partner
“Bahut pehle ki baat hai, us waqt main Azamgarh mein tha.”
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managing differences instead of fighting over them
“You have to learn the art of difference management.”
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the soul gets a new, more refined body after death
“Islam ka jo concept hai woh yeh hai ke hamara jism ek gaadi hai.”
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fear of death increases your sense of responsibility
“Aap mujh ko dekh lijiye. Saari zindagi main challenge ka muqabla karta raha hoon.”
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Maulana's own definition of death
“Tareef-e-maut jo hai, mukammal alaidgi hai mojooda duniya se.”
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the full scientific case against reincarnation
“Hamari jo body hai usme aap jaante hain ke arbon arbon zinda khaliye hain.”
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the self stays constant while the body changes
“Personality is a changeless in change.”
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living happier with a need-based life than luxury
“Mujhe dekh lijiye, mujhe pata kar lijiye.”
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everything in Islam is based on intention
“Islam mein to sara hi mamla intention par base karta hai.”