Islam’s Perspective on Death

Islam’s Perspective on Death

For most of mankind life in the world is nothing but mere play and amusement. They strive in collecting as much wealth as possible and their expenditure is also on fun, enjoyment and luxury. They do not realize that one-day they have to die, until it catches them unaware (Urday 1). The quote above is mentioning how people are so involved with this world and its pleasures, that they are forgetting that there will come a day when they must leave this world. Now the question that comes to peoples mind, is Islam’s view on death is much more frightening then other religions, such as Christianity? To fully understand Islam’s perspective on death you have to know a little background about what a Muslim believes in. A Muslim is a person who follows the religion Islam. The following is a brief introduction to the religion. The word Islam is an Arabic word that holds an immense amount meaning. The main two are submission and peace. Submission means to...