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happiness of  this  world  is  his  prosperity  and  good  fortune. The world  sated  with  numerous troubles and anxieties is out to end in misery & does not enjoy eternity, perpetuity and sincerity. The Holy  Qur'an  says  that  the  love  of  this  world  is  one  of  the  characteristics  of  the  disbelievers:  "  (the disbelievers) are pleased with this world's life and are content with it". (Surah -Yunus : 71) In another  place  it  is  stated:  "Are  you  contended  with  the  life  of  this  world  instead  of  the Hereafter" (Surah-al-Bara'at : 38) For  the  jews  it  is  said:  "Every  one  of  them  loves  that  he  should  be  granted  a  life  of  a  thousand years" (Surah-al-Baqarah : 96)  There  are  many  traditions  detesting  the  love  of  world. The Holy  Prophet  (S.A.W.S.)  says,  "Verily  the love of this world is the root-cause of every evil". Friendship with  death: •  It  is  of  utmost  importance  that  man  should  hold  death  dear  and  consider  it  an  opportunity  of meeting  with  his  Almighty,  and  not  hate  it  and  consider  it  as  evil,  but  should  take  lessons  from it. • He should ask forgiveness  from  Allah  for  his  sins  and  tame  the  rebellious  self  (nafs). • When  the  call  of  his  Lord  comes,  he  should  welcome  it  with  open  arms  accepting  it  to  be  a blessing  from  Allah. He should  be  contented  with  the  decree  (Qadr)  of  Allah. • He should  also  rejoice  that  shortly  he  would  be  taken  to  the  presence  of  Ahlulbait  (A.S.)  and meet  his  deceased  companions  and  other  believer  brothers. • He  should  also  not  be  disheartened  by  the  delay  in  death  but  should  consider  it  as  an opportunity  afforded  by  Allah  to  him  to  repent. This delay  would  give  him  a  chance  to  gather provisions  useful  for  his  journey  to  the  other  world,  for  the  journey  is  tiresome  and  full  of dangerous valleys & difficult paths. Issues regarding  death Regarding  the  stage  of  Death,  the  following  issues  will  be  discussed: 1. Removal of  the  spirit  and  its  hardship  (Sakarat) 2. Turning away from the right path during death (Adool) These two  issues  will  be  discussed  in  the  following  chapters Love  of  world Hatred  towards  death  and  love  of  the  world  is  the  outcome  of  an  ignorant  person's  mind,  who  thinks that  the  happiness  of  this  world  is  his  prosperity  and  good  fortune. The world  sated  with  numerous troubles and anxieties is out to end in misery & does not enjoy eternity, perpetuity and sincerity. The Holy  Qur'an  says  that  the  love  of  this  world  is  one  of  the  characteristics  of  the  disbelievers:  "  (the disbelievers) are pleased with this world's life and are content with it". (Surah -Yunus : 71) In another  place  it  is  stated:  "Are  you  contended  with  the  life  of  this  world  instead  of  the Hereafter" (Surah-al-Bara'at : 38) For  the  jews  it  is  said:  "Every  one  of  them  loves  that  he  should  be  granted  a  life  of  a  thousand years" (Surah-al-Baqarah : 96)  There  are  many  traditions  detesting  the  love  of  world. The Holy  Prophet  (S.A.W.S.)  says,  "Verily  the love of this world is the root-cause of every evil". Friendship with  death: •  It  is  of  utmost  importance  that  man  should  hold  death  dear  and  consider  it  an  opportunity  of meeting  with  his  Almighty,  and  not  hate  it  and  consider  it  as  evil,  but  should  take  lessons  from it. • He should ask forgiveness  from  Allah  for  his  sins  and  tame  the  rebellious  self  (nafs). • When  the  call  of  his  Lord  comes,  he  should  welcome  it  with  open  arms  accepting  it  to  be  a blessing  from  Allah. He should  be  contented  with  the  decree  (Qadr)  of  Allah. • He should  also  rejoice  that  shortly  he  would  be  taken  to  the  presence  of  Ahlulbait  (A.S.)  and meet  his  deceased  companions  and  other  believer  brothers. • He  should  also  not  be  disheartened  by  the  delay  in  death  but  should  consider  it  as  an opportunity  afforded  by  Allah  to  him  to  repent. This delay  would  give  him  a  chance  to  gather provisions  useful  for  his  journey  to  the  other  world,  for  the  journey  is  tiresome  and  full  of dangerous valleys & difficult paths. Issues regarding  death Regarding  the  stage  of  Death,  the  following  issues  will  be  discussed: 1. Removal of  the  spirit  and  its  hardship  (Sakarat) 2. Turning away from the right path during death (Adool) These two  issues  will  be  discussed  in  the  following  chapters ove of world Hatred towards death and love of the world is the outcome of an ignorant person's mind, who thinks that the happiness of this world is his prosperity and good fortune. The world sated with numerous troubles and anxieties is out to end in misery & does not enjoy eternity, perpetuity and sincerity. The Holy Qur'an says that the love of this world is one of the characteristics of the disbelievers: " (the disbelievers) are pleased with this world's life and are content with it". (Surah -Yunus : 71) In another place it is stated: "Are you contended with the life of this world instead of the Hereafter" (Surah-al-Bara'at : 38) For the jews it is said: "Every one of them loves that he should be granted a life of a thousand years" (Surah-al-Baqarah : 96) There are many traditions detesting the love of world. The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) says, "Verily the love of this world is the root-cause of every evil". Friendship with death: • It is of utmost importance that man should hold death dear and consider it an opportunity of meeting with his Almighty, and not hate it and consider it as evil, but should take lessons from it. • He should ask forgiveness from Allah for his sins and tame the rebellious self (nafs). • When the call of his Lord comes, he should welcome it with open arms accepting it to be a blessing from Allah. He should be contented with the decree (Qadr) of Allah. • He should also rejoice that shortly he would be taken to the presence of Ahlulbait (A.S.) and meet his deceased companions and other believer brothers. • He should also not be disheartened by the delay in death but should consider it as an opportunity afforded by Allah to him to repent. This delay would give him a chance to gather provisions useful for his journey to the other world, for the journey is tiresome and full of dangerous valleys & difficult paths. Issues regarding death Regarding the stage of Death, the following issues will be discussed: 1. Removal of the spirit and its hardship (Sakarat) 2. Turning away from the right path during death (Adool) These two issues will be discussed in the following chapters Chapter 1 THE RETURNING (MA'AD) (Extracted from Manazilul Akhira by Shaikh Abbas Qummi) Introduction & Concept Ma'ad is derived from the root word Aud which means to return. Hence. the returning of the spirit (rooh) back to it's body is called Ma'ad. Ma'ad is one of the fundamental principals of Islamic faith and belief in it is incumbent upon all muslims, that after, death every soul shall arise to see the reward or retribution (as the case may be) of their deeds. Ma'ad consists of the following stages: • Death (Maut) • Grave (Qabr) • Intermediate Stage (Barzakh) • Resurrection (Qayamat) • Paradise (Jannat) or Hell (Jahannam) Ma'ad can not be perceived by the five senses of man. What happens after death? The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) through the medium of Revelation (Wahy) has explained to us in detail regarding it. Man's senses has it's own limitations beyond which it is not possible for him to understand. For example a child in the mother's womb can not perceive the vastness of the outside world. In the same manner, a soul captivated by the influences of matter can not easily understand the hidden world and it's realities. The knowledge of this unseen world is concealed from man and he can only understand it through the medium of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) and his Vicegerents, the Holy Aimmah (A.S.). Hence to have a better comprehension of the hereafter, we have to rely totally upon Them, because They are the Inheritors of the knowledge of Allah and His Hidden Wisdom. How does a dead body speak? Many are of the opinion that after death man's body becomes an absolute nothing like a dry wood, then how it will be questioned in the grave. Such doubts are the out come of sheer ignorance and lack of belief in the unseen (Ghaib). Speech is the effect of the tongue and movements are impressions of a living body. But the spirit (rooh) is motionless and is hence independent of movements. Whilst dreaming a man's tongue or his lips do not move, and a person awake will bear witness to it. After awakening the person will narrate the discussions he had with people, he will also claim to have travelled far off cities, but his body in reality having laid motionless on the bed all throughout the night. Reason of Dreams (Ru'ya) Imam Moosa-al-Kazim (A.S.) states that in the former part of creation, man did not dream. Allah sent upon the people His Apostle to guide them towards virtue and warn against evil. The Prophet advised them that if they followed the Right Path as preached by Him, they would be successful and be rewarded in Paradise. But if they erred and did not avoid sin, they would face tribulation in hell. They siad that they observed that after death a man's body become motionless and turns into dust, how could then he be rewarded or chastised for his actions. It is after this incident that they started dreaming in which they ate, drank, walk, talk, listen etc. but could not find the effects of these things when they woke up. They went to the Prophet and narrated this to him. The Prophet replied that ater death, their soul will be like this, even if their bodies would be reduced to dust, they would still taste chastisement or reward (as the case may be) in Paradise or hell.

Chapter 2 DEATH (MAUT) (Extracted from Manazilul Akhira by Shaikh Abbas Qummi) Introduction The Holy Qur'an says “Blessed is He in whose hand is the kingdom (of the heavens and the earth), and He has power over all things, Who created death and life that He may try you, (to prove) which of you is best in deeds”. (Surah-al Mulk: 1-2) Death in reality is the divorce of the spirit (rooh) from the body, and can be illustrated by many examples. It can be compared to a sailor estranged from his wrecked ship. The spirit is a light which illuminates the dark body and its components derive benefit from it. Whereas death is the estranger of this light from the body, leaving it again in darkness. It is not true that the spirit enters the body, because it is free of enter and exit. It shares a limited relation with the body, after which it leaves the body for immortality. In short, the detachment of the spirit (Rooh) from the body is called death (Maut). Death is by Allah’s will only It is incumbent upon us to believe that death is a phenomenon solely governed by the will and command of Almighty Allah only, and He maintains the relation of the spirit to the body from mother's womb till the end. He is the Creator (Khaliq) of all things, and the Giver of life and death. The Holy Qu'ran says: “Allah takes the spirits (Rooh) at the time of their death” (Surah-az-Zumar : 42). Some ignorant people are of the opinion that the Angel of death (Izraeel) is an evil demon and an enemy who estranges us from our children and orphans them. But the reality is that he acts in accordance to the command of Allah only and has no personal options. How Izraeel give death It is narrated in the tradition of Me'raj that a plank is placed in front of Izraeel, on which names of all creatures are written. When Allah wills death of any one of His creatures, the name on the plank disappears, and Izraeel does the needful. It is possible that at one time death of more than one creature may be ordained. Just as many candles can be extinguished in a single puff, more than one spirit can be removed together. Surely Allah is the giver of death as stated in the Qur'an: "Say (O Prophet) the Angel of death who is given charge of you shall cause you to die. (Surah-as-Sajdah: 11) Izraeel and his comrade Angels have been assigned the job of removing the spirits of creatures. An army which follows the commands of their king and conquers cities, it is said that the said army has conquered the said cities, but in reality it is the result of the king's military tacts & warfare. Many examples can be given to prove the above, but the fact is that it is beyond comparison.  Darul-Asbab As Allah has created this world as a house of causes (Darul Asbab), He has also created a cause for death. Disease, murder, accident etc. are some of it's causes. These act as reasons for the approach of death, if not there are instances of persons who recover even after a serious illness, while some die in a blink of an eye. These causes also do not have an independent option, unless attested by the command and will of the Almighty. Love of  world Hatred  towards  death  and  love  of  the  world  is  the  outcome  of  an  ignorant  person's  mind,  who  thinks that  the  happiness  of  this  world  is  his  prosperity  and  good  fortune. The world  sated  with  numerous troubles and anxieties is out to end in misery & does not enjoy eternity, perpetuity and sincerity. The Holy  Qur'an  says  that  the  love  of  this  world  is  one  of  the  characteristics  of  the  disbelievers:  "  (the disbelievers) are pleased with this world's life and are content with it". (Surah -Yunus : 71) In another  place  it  is  stated:  "Are  you  contended  with  the  life  of  this  world  instead  of  the Hereafter" (Surah-al-Bara'at : 38) For  the  jews  it  is  said:  "Every  one  of  them  loves  that  he  should  be  granted  a  life  of  a  thousand years" (Surah-al-Baqarah : 96)  There  are  many  traditions  detesting  the  love  of  world. The Holy  Prophet  (S.A.W.S.)  says,  "Verily  the love of this world is the root-cause of every evil". Friendship with  death: •  It  is  of  utmost  importance  that  man  should  hold  death  dear  and  consider  it  an  opportunity  of meeting  with  his  Almighty,  and  not  hate  it  and  consider  it  as  evil,  but  should  take  lessons  from it. • He should ask forgiveness  from  Allah  for  his  sins  and  tame  the  rebellious  self  (nafs). • When  the  call  of  his  Lord  comes,  he  should  welcome  it  with  open  arms  accepting  it  to  be  a blessing  from  Allah. He should  be  contented  with  the  decree  (Qadr)  of  Allah. • He should  also  rejoice  that  shortly  he  would  be  taken  to  the  presence  of  Ahlulbait  (A.S.)  and meet  his  deceased  companions  and  other  believer  brothers. • He  should  also  not  be  disheartened  by  the  delay  in  death  but  should  consider  it  as  an opportunity  afforded  by  Allah  to  him  to  repent. This delay  would  give  him  a  chance  to  gather provisions  useful  for  his  journey  to  the  other  world,  for  the  journey  is  tiresome  and  full  of dangerous valleys & difficult paths. Issues regarding  death Regarding  the  stage  of  Death,  the  following  issues  will  be  discussed: 1. Removal of  the  spirit  and  its  hardship  (Sakarat) 2. Turning away from the right path during death (Adool) These two  issues  will  be  discussed  in  the  following  chapters: SAKARAAT (REMOVAL OF THE SPIRIT AND  IT’S HARDSHIPS) (Extracted from Manazilul Akhira by Shaikh Abbas Qummi) Feelings at  the  time  of  removal  of  spirit Spirits  of  some  men  are  removed  with  ease  while  some  experience  severe  difficulty. It is  narrated  in traditions  (Ahadees)  that  during  death  some  people  feel  as  if  their  body  is  being  cut  asunder  by scissors, or are being grinded in a mill, while some feel as if smelling the fragrance of a rose. It is  stated  in  the  Qur'an:  "Those  whom  the  Angels  cause  to  die  in  a  good  state,  saying  -  Peace  be on you, enter the garden (of Paradise) for what you did". (Surah-an-Nahl: 32). It is  not  necessary  that  the  spirits  of  all  believers  (Mo'mineen)  are  removed  easily. Some believer  who have  done  good  deeds  in  their  lives  experience  difficulty  during  death. This acts  as  the  punishment  for sins  he  committed  for  which  he  is  atoned  for  in  this  very  world. While for  a  non  -believer  this  difficulty  is an  extra  punishment  of  Allah  followed  by  the  ones  to  come  in  the  Hereafter. "But how  will  it  be  when the Angels cause them to die smiting their backs". (Surah-al-Mohammad: 27) It is  also  possible  that  a  non-believer  may  not  experience  difficulty  during  death,  this  acts  as  reward  for the  good  deeds  he  has  committed  which  is  compensated  in  this  very  world,  leaving  their  scrolls  of  deed of  any  reward. In reality  death  is  an  unfortunate  event  for  a  non-believer  even  though  he  dies  in comfort, while it is a blessing and felicity for a believer even though he experiences difficulty during it. "And the  stupor  of  death  will  come  in  truth,  that  is  what  you  were  trying  of  escape". (Surah-alQaf : 19). This stage  is  full  of  difficulties  &  troubles. On one  hand  a  man  feels  pain,  his  tongue  turns  motionless, his  bodily  components  cease  to  function,  while  on  the  other  hand  weeping  &  wailing  of  relatives,  grief  of their  separation,  orphaning  of  children,  and  the  sorrow  of  leaving  behind  hardly  earned  wealth  and enormous  property  for  others  to  feast  upon. The wealth  which  was  sometimes  gathered  by  usurpation or  through  illicit  means. The dying  man  remembers  his  sins  and  regrets,  but  alas,  the  time  (to  repent) has passed and accounts closed. Amirul Mo'meneen  (A.S.)  says,  "He  (the  dying  person)  regrets  over  his  wealth  which  he  gathered bearing  hardships,  and  now  he  is  being  separated  from  it,  leaving  it  to  be  feasted  upon  by  his inheritors. His hard earned wealth is left for the use of others." The dying  person  feels  scared,  for  he  is  about  to  enter  an  unknown  &  unexplored  world,  and  is  all  the more freighted when he witnesses those things which are totally new to him. The Holy  Qur'an  says,  "Certainly  you  were  heedless  of  it,  but  now  we  have  removed  from  you your veil, so your sight today is sharp". (Surah-al-Qaf: 22) He  feels  the  presence  of  Angels  around  him  and  wonders  about  what  is  in  store  for  him. It has  been narrated  in  traditions  (Ahadees)  that  at  the  time  of  death,  the  Holy  Prophet  (S.A.W.S.)  and  the  Holy Aimmah  (A.S.)  come  near  the  head  of  the  dying  person,  who  is  able  to  see  them. It is  narrated  in  third volume  of  'Bihar-al-Anwar'  that  once  Imam  Ali-ar-Reza  (A.S.)  went  to  meet  one  of  his  companions (sahabi)  who  was  about  to  die. He looked  towards  the  Imam  (A.S.)  and  said,  "I  see  the  radiant  faces  of your  Grandfather  (the  Holy  Prophet),  Your  Father  (the  Commander  of  the  faithful),  Your  Mother  (Hazrat Fatema), and the other Imams in Your Ancestry. I also see your luminous face along with them".It  is  a  fact  that  every  dying  man  has  a  glimpse  of  the  Aimmah  (A.S.),  according  to  his  love  for  and knowledge  of  them. For a  believer  (mo'min)  their  sight  is  a  blessing  from  Allah,  and  for  a  hypocrite (munafiq)  and  disbeliever  it  is  a  sign  of  Allah's  wrath. In the  Salutation  (Ziarat)  of  Amirul  Mo'meneen  Ali (A.S.)  we  utter  these  words: را  ﷲ و راا  ﷲ   ما The  dying  man  is  confused,  because  on  one  hand  Satan  (Shaytan)  with  his  companions  tries  hard  to spoil  his  faith  (Eeman),  and  on  the  other  hand  the  thought  of  the  arrival  of  the  Angel  of  death  makes him  all  the  more  puzzled. He wonders  as  to  in  what  state  would  he  (the  Angel  of  death)  come  and  how would  his  spirit  be  removed. The Commander  of  the  faithful  Ali  (A.S.)  says,  "And  when  the  signs  of death approaches, he knows not what will befall him." Sheikh Kulayni  narrates  from  Imam  Ja’fer-as-Sadiq  (A.S.)  who  said  that  once  Hazrat  Ali  (A.S.)  was suffering  from  the  ailment  of  the  eye. The Holy  Prophet  (S.A.W.S.)  came  to  inquire  about  his  health. He saw that Ali (A.S.) was in intense pain and was restless because of it. The Prophet asked him, "Is this anxiety the outcome of the ailment or restlessness"? Hazrat Ali (A.S.) replied that, "I had never witnessed such a pain before". The Holy  Prophet  (to  console  him)  said  "O  Ali!  when  the  Angel  of  death  comes  to  take  the  spirit  of  the disbeliever,  he  brings  along  with  him  a  club  of  fire,  by  which  he  removes  his  spirit  and  the  flames  of  hell scream at the dying man". The Commander  of  the  believers  sat  upright  and  said,  "O  Prophet!  Please  explain  to  me  the  tradition (hadees),  for  I  do  not  feel  the  pain  anymore.  Will  the  spirit  of  anyone  from  among  your  ummat  be removed in the same manner"? The Holy  Prophet  replied,  'Yes,  three  types  of  persons  from  among  my  ummat  too  will  be  subjected  to this  punishment: (1)  An  oppressive  (Zalim)  ruler (2)  Those  who  unjustly  usurp  the  rights  of  orphans (3) The bearer of false witness".  Man  also  sees  the  effects  of  his  good  or  bad  deeds  which  he  committed,  in  the  form  of  difficulty  or  ease during  death.  There  are  also  some  who  turn  ‘kafir’  during  death  due  to  some  of  their  bad  deeds.  "Then evil  was  the  end  of  those  who  did  evil,  because  they  rejected  the  communications  of  Allah  and used to mock them". (Surah-ar-Room : 10)  It  has  also  been  narrated  that  during  death  (sakarat)  or  afterwards,  the  following  persons  should  not  be near  the  dying  man:   a)  a woman in menses (Haiz)  or  Nifas   b)  a Junub  person because  the  Angels  of  Blessings  go  away  and  is  not  good  for  the  dying  man. Sheikh Sadooq  in  his book  Ilalush  Sharaye'  quotes  Imam  Ja'far-as-Sadiq  (A.S.)  as  saying,  that  woman  in  menses  (Haiz)  or  a Junub  person  should  not  remain  near  the  dying  person,  because  the  Angels  feel  disgusted  because  of it and go away. Story In the  book  'Darus  Salaam',  the  great  scholar  Sayyed  Murtaza  Najafi  quotes:  Once  an  extreme epidemic  broke  in  Iraq  and  Arabia. I was  seated  in  the  courtyard  of  the  Shrine  of  the  Commander  of  the faithful  Ali  (A.S.)  with  a  distinguished  Scholar  (Aalim)  Sayyed  Mohammad  Baqir  Qazwini. He was distributing  work  for  serving  the  effected  people  among  us,  when  we  saw  a  youth  who  was  standing  in the  last  rank  and  was  struggling  to  come  near  the  Sayyed,  but  could  not  do  so  because  of  immense crowd  Suddenly  he  started  wailing  aloud,  the  Sayyed  looked  at  him  and  told  me  to  inquire  the  matter from  him. I went  to  him  and  asked  him  the  reason  for  weeping. He replied,  "I  desire  that  if  I  die  in  the epidemic,  the  Sayyed  should  recite  the  Prayer  (Namaze  Mayyit)  over  my  dead  body  individually  and  not combined  as  he  does  (due  to  many  deaths  in  the  epidemic).  I  returned  to  the  Sayyed  and  narrated  the matter  to  him.  He  promised  to  fulfill  his  desire.  Next  day  we  saw  an  infant  child  who  came  crying  to  us. When  we  inquired  of  him  he  answered  that  he  was  the  son  of  the  youth  who  had  come  us  yesterday with  a  desire.  He  told  us  that  he  had  become  the  victim  of  epidemic  and  was  about  to  die,  and  he  was desirous  of  meeting  the  Sayyed.  Some  of  us  accompanied  Sayyed  Mohammad  Baqir  to  meet  the  dying man.  On  the  way  we  met  a  pious  man  who  was  coming  out  of  his  house.  When  he  saw  us  he  saluted us,  and  asked  us,  as  to  where  we  were  going. We answered  that  we  were  going  to  visit  a  believer  who was  in  his  last  moments. With permission  he  accompanied  us  in  order  to  share  the  reward  (sawab). When we  came  to  the  house,  Sayyed  Mohammad  Baqir  entered  the  room  first,  then  one  after  the  other we  entered  there  in. The dying  man  was  pleased  and  signalled  us  to  sit. As soon  as  the  pious  man  who had  met  us  on  the  way  entered,  the  dying  man's  colour  changed. His face  turned  pale  and  in  rage signalled  him  to  go  away. He became  restless  as  if  some  trouble  had  befallen  him. We were  all  the more  surprised  when  we  learnt  that  the  dying  man  did  not  even  know  him,  whom  we  could  assume  to be  his  enemy. The man  excused  himself  and  went  out  but  returned  back  after  sometime. This time when  he  entered,  the  dying  person  was  pleased  and  welcomed  him. After sometime  we  took permission  to  leave. On the  way  we  asked  the  pious  man  the  reason  for  the  sudden  change  in  the attitude  of  the  dying  man. He replied  that  he  was  in  the  state  of  pollution  (Janabat),  and  was  leaving  his house  with  the  intention  of  performing  ceremonial  bath  (Ghusle  janabat)  in  the  public  bath. He met  us on  the  way,  and  not  wanting  to  miss  the  opportunity  of  performing  this  noble  task  accompanied  us. He said that  when  he  first  entered  the  house  and  saw  the  dying  man's  restlessness,  he  understood  and left. To make  himself  sure  he  returned  back  after  having  performed  the  ceremonial  bath  (Ghusle Janabat). He concluded  that  the  dying  man  had  come  to  know  about  his  impurity  because  the  blessed Angels had left him and he felt immense pain. (Khazeenatul Jawaher) Those deeds  whose  performance  eases  death: Shaikh  Sadooq  quotes  from  Imam  Ja'far-as-Sadiq  (A.S.)  that  he  said,  "1f  a  person  wishes  that  his  last moments  should  be  easy,  he  should: •  maintain  cordial  relations  with  his  kith  &  kin,  and  (Sila-e-Rahem) •  be kind to  his  parents Whoever does so, death will be eased, and he will never fall prey to misfortunes in his lifetime". Story It is  narrated  that  once  the  Holy  Prophet  (S.A.W.S.)  went  to  see  a  youth  who  was  in  his  last  moments. He told  him  to  recite  Kalima-e-Tawheed  (There  is  no  God  but  Allah),  but  the  youth  could  not  utter  it because  his  tongue  had  turned  speechless. The Prophet  repeated  his  order  but  with  no  avail. He repeated it  twice  but  the  youth  could  not  answer. The Prophet  turned  towards  a  woman  who  was  sitting near  the  youth's  head  and  asked  her  if  she  was  his  mother. She replied  in  affirmative. He then  asked her  if  she  was  unhappy  with  her  son. She answered  that  she  was  certainly  unhappy,  but  would  forgive him  if  the  Prophet  commanded  her  to  do  so. The Prophet  told  her  to  forgive  him. As soon  as  she forgave,  the  youth's  speech  returned  and  he  recited  the  'Kalima'. The Prophet  asked  him  as  to  what  hesaw. He answered  that  he  saw  an  ugly  looking  man  who  had  held  him  by  the  neck,  and  was  trying  to strangle him. The Prophet told him to recite the following: إ ا   او  ا   ا  ا   ا را أ و  ا    When  he  did  so,  the  Prophet  asked  him  as  to  what  he  saw  now. He answered  that  he  saw  that  a handsome man had come to his rescue while the ugly man had turned back. The Prophet  ordered  him  to  recite  the  above  du'a  again  and  after  having  done  so  asked  him  what  he saw. He replied  that  the  ugly  man  had  left,  and  the  handsome  youth  was  there  by  his  side  comforting him. He uttered these words and breathed his last. The above  narration  should  be  understood  well,  and  lesson  should  be  learnt  that  parents's  displeasure becomes  the  reason  for  anguish  in  death. Even after  being  a  companion  (Sahabi)  of  the  Prophet,  and the  Prophet  being  present  besides  him,  the  youth  could  not  recite  the  'Kalima'  and  was  in  agony  till  his mother forgave him. Imam Ja'far-as-Sadiq  (A.S.)  says,  "For  a  person  who  gives  clothes  to  his  brother  believer  during  the summer  or  in  winter,  it  is  incumbent  upon  Allah  to  present  the  dress  of  Paradise  to  him,  make  his  end easy,  and  save  him  from  the  narrowness  of  the  grave." The Holy  Prophet  (S.A.W.S.)  says,  "A  person who  offers  to  eat  something  sweet  to  his  brother  believer,  the  pangs  (toughness)  of  death  will  be  easy on him". Those A'mal  which  prove  beneficial  during  death  and  eases  it's  tribulations: Reciting  Surah-al-Yaseen,  Surah-as-Saffat  and  the  following  supplication  (kalimat-e-faraj)  eases  the tribulation during death: ا  ا  ا ﷲ إ إ  ا  ا  ﷲ إ  را برو ا تاا. بر ﷲ ن و  و   ا  بر    او  و   و ا شا بر ھو Shaikh  Sadooq  narrates  from  Imam  Ja'far-as-Sadiq  (A.S.)  that  he  said,  "For  the  person  who  fasts  on the  last  day  of  the  month  of  Rajab,  Allah  will  save  him  from  the  after  effects  of  death". Fasting on  the 24th  of  Rajab  carries  great  reward  (Sawab). One of  it's  merits  is  that  when  the  Angel  of  death  comes  to remove  his  spirit  (Rooh),  he  comes  in  the  form  of  a  handsome  youth  carrying  a  bowl  of  the  pure  drink (Sharabe Tahoora) and offers him to drink. The dying person does so and dies in peace. The Holy  Prophet  (S.A.W.S.)  says  that  if  a  person  recites  four  unit  (Rak'at)  Namaz  on  the  night  of  7th Rajab  in  a  manner  that  in  each  unit  (Rak'at)  after  Surah-al-Hamd  recites  thrice  Surah-at-Tawheed,  once Surah-al-Falaq,  and  once  Surah-an-Naas. After finishing  the  Namaz,  sends  Salawat  on  Us  and  recites ten times Tasbeehate Arba. ا ﷲو  ﷲ إ ا و   او ﷲ ن Almighty  Allah  will  offer  him  shelter  under  the  Throne  (Arsh),  and  give  him  reward  of  a  person  fasting  in the  month  of  Ramazan. Till the  time  he  finishes  the  prayers,  the  Angels  pray  for  his  forgiveness. Allah will ease  the  pangs  of  death  on  him,  and  save  him  from  the  squeeze  in  the  grave  (Fishare  Qabr). He