VOICE OF GLOBAL UMMAH

VOICE OF GLOBAL UMMAH

Volume 38, July 27, 2008

St. Louis, Missouri

Editors: Mohamed & Rashida Ziauddin

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent and the Most Merciful

EDITORIAL:

We received an email from Sister Mumtaz of Bangalore, India titled "Flight Details". We found, it had deep meaning and ample food for thought. It is also a wake up call particularly for those who are blindly caught up with the contemporary rat race in this materialistic world at the expense of preparation for the hereafter. It is also a reminder for those with various forms of materialistic and worldly addictions, that we have limited time and our life's clock is ticking, one day at a time and with each passing day, we are coming one day closer to take the below mentioned flight. We felt it was important enough to have it as the FOCUS OF THE WEEK for this issue.

FOCUS OF THE WEEK: "Flight Details"

"Assalamualikum Warahmatullahi Wa Barkata hu

You may be thinking, 'What flight details. It is not me planning to send you anywhere...?!'

Read on and you'll see what trip we're talking about.

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL

FLIGHT DETAILS:

Ticket Type: One-way

Price: Absolutely free (booking confirmed).

Passenger Details:

Name: One of the Children of Adam.

Origins: From clay.

Address: Planet Earth.


Conditions Of Travel:

Departure: From life on earth.

Destination: Eternal life.

Stop-over: Hotel (2 meters under the ground, for one person)

Duration of flight: From couple of seconds to several millions of years.

Departure time: Time of death: Exact time is unknown (but it can happen earlier than expected)

Arrival time: On the Judgment Day (not specified in the timetable)

Information About Interrogation: On the arrival to the hotel (grave):

Incorruptible Auditors - two angels: Munkar & Nakir, will immediately start questioning. Three questions will be asked:

1. Who is your GOD?

2. Who is your Prophet?

3. What is your Religion?

Questions will follow about your life on earth.

For more information, refer to 27th Ayah of Sura 'Ibrahim' of the Holy Quran.

Luggage:

1. Despite the fact that the air transfers only one passenger at a time, there are some restrictions on the amount of baggage that you can take with you.

2. You can take with you 5 meters of white cloth

3. Any items of material life of earth are strictly forbidden.

4. Realistic luggage should consist of good deeds, modest behavior and of well spent time on calling people to Islam.

Important instructions:

All the passengers should remember that tickets are not exchangeable or refundable. This journey is compulsory for representatives of all races, nationalities, religions and of all ages. Delays are not stipulated.

Captain:

Angel of Death will not compromise on changing the date and time of departure.

For more information: Read instructions, which you can find in The Holy Qur'aan and Sunnah, you could also consult scholars. Please do it as soon as possible.

During your journey you will not be provided with oxygen mask, as your breathing system will be terminated just before the departure time.

Additional instructions: You don't need to take care of your boarding pass, passport and other travel documents.

To prepare for a comfortable flight:

Pray 5 times a day.

Read the Holy Quran.

Follow the Sunnah to the best of your ability and be ready for your flight, as you may have to depart any minute (even now)

Final warning:

Final destination depends on you! Please do not waste your time on planet earth.

Remember, you have one-way ticket:, Either to Hell or to Paradise ; Jahannam OR Janna. Hence read & practice the instructions from the manuals (Qur'an and Sunnah) carefully and follow to reach JANNAH. Insha ALLAH , with HIS Grace, We all will meet there in the Gardens of Jannah. The Prophet (PBUH) said "Pass on knowledge from me even if it is only one verse".

Allah Hafeez"

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