The Answers are where we prefer not to Look!

So I swear by the setting of the stars.And verily, that is indeed a great oath, if you but knowThat (this) is indeed an honourable recitation (the Noble Quran). In a Book well guarded (with Allah in the heaven, i.e. Al – Lauh Al Mahfuz)Which (that book with Allah) none can touch but the purified (i.e. the angels).A revelation (this Quran) from the Lord of the Alamin (Mankind, jinn and all that exists).Is it such a talk (this Quran) that you (disbelievers) deny?

And instead (of thanking Allah) for the provision He gives you, you deny (Him By disbelief)!Then why do you not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying person) reaches the throat?And you at the moment are looking on,But We (i.e. Our angels who take the soul) are nearer to him than you, but you see not,Then why do you not if you are exempt from the reckoning and recompense (punishment) Bring back the soul (to its body), if you are truthful?(Al Waqiah – verses 75-87)

The words made me shiver, they were so accurate.This is the absolute Truth with certainty, how many of us really believe that. Allah shows us His signs in the universe and in our own selves till it becomes manifest to us that the Quran is the absolute Haq.This is the reality behind sudden tragedies. They occur to remind us of our extreme helplessness and the brevity of our life. They force us to reevaluate our priorities. To remember that each one of us must use our special talents to better serve the creator to whom we must return one day. Yet, we live in denial - torn by doubts and differences. We wile away precious moments with self defeating conversations and vain pursuits. We turn to sources less authentic and incomplete to feed our curiosity. The confusion multiplies.

(A post on orkut.....dedicated to the life of a 17 year old girl who died, 4th march 2005)