by
G.H.E. Vanker
This is
a tale of an average man,
Who acts
contrary to Allah's plan,
If you
are reflected herein,
Then
repent, and commit no sin.
It was
early in the morning at four
When
death knocked upon a bedroom door
"Who
is there?" the sleeping one cried
I'm
Izrael let me inside
At once,
the man began to shiver
As one
sweating in deadly fever
He shouted
to his wife
"Don't
let him take away my life."
"Please
go away, O Angel of Death
I'm not
ready yet
My
family, on me depend
Give me
a chance, to go back and mend.
The
angel knocked again and again
"Friend,
I'll take your life without any pain
It's
your soul that Allah requires
I come
not with my own desires.
Bewildered,
the man began to cry
"O
Angel, I'm so afraid to die
I'll
give you gold and be your slave
Don't
send me to the unlit grave.
"Let
me in O friend", the angel said
"Open
the door, get up from your bed
If you
do not allow me in
I will
walk through it like a Jinn.
The man
held a gun in his right hand
Ready to
defy the Angel's stand
"I'll
point my gun towards your head
You dare
come in - I'll shoot you dead.
By now,
the Angel was in the room
Saying,
"O friend - prepare for your doom
Foolish
man - Angels never die
Put down
your gun and do not sigh."
"Why
are you afraid - Tell me O man
To die
according to Allah's plan?
Come -
smile at me, do not be grim
Be happy
to return to him."
"O
Angel, I bow my head in shame
I had no
time to remember Allah's name
From
dawn 'til dusk, I made my wealth
Not even
caring for my spiritual health."
"Allah's
commands I never obeyed,
Nor five
times a day I ever prayed,
A Ramadhaan
came and a Ramadhaan went,
But no
time had I to repent."
"The
Hajj was already obligatory upon me
But I
would not part with my money
All
charities I did ignore
Taking
usury more and more."
"Sometimes
I sipped my favorite wine,
With
flirting women I sat to dine.
O angel
I appeal to you,
Spare my
life for a year or two."
"The
laws of the Qur'aan, I will obey
I'll
begin Salaat - this very day.
My Fast
and Hajj I will complete
And keep
away from self-conceit."
"I
will refrain from usury
And give
all my wealth to charity
Wine and
unlawful women , I will detest
Allah's
oneness I will attest."
We
Angels do what Allah demands
We
cannot go against his commands
Death is
ordained for everyone
Father,
mother, daughter and son."
"I'm
afraid, this moment is your last
Now be
reminded of your past.
I do
understand your fears
But it
is now too late for tears."
"You
lived in this world, two score or more
Never
did you, your people adore
Your
parents you did not obey
Hungry
beggars, you turned away."
"Your
two ill-gotten, female offspring
In
nightclubs, for livelihood they sing.
Instead
of making more Muslims
You made
your children non-Muslims."
"You
ignored the muadhin's Adhan (call to prayer)
Nor did
you read the holy Quraan.
Breaking
promises all you life
Backbiting
friends and causing strife."
"From
hoarded goods, great profits you made
And your
poor workers - you underpaid.
Horses
and cards were your leisure
Money-making
was your pleasure."
"You
ate vitamins and grew more fat
With the
very sick - you never sat.
A pint
of blood, you never gave
which
could a little baby save."
"O
human, you have done enough wrong
You
bought good properties for a song.
When the
farmers appealed to you
You did
not have mercy, this is true."
"Paradise
for you? I cannot tell
Undoubtedly
you will dwell in hell.
There is
no time for you to repent
I'll
take your soul for which I am sent."
The
ending however is very sad
Eventually,
the man became mad
With a
cry, he jumped out of bed
And
suddenly, he fell down dead.
O!
Reader take a moral from here
Never
know, your end may be near.
Change
your living and make amends
For
heaven, on your deeds depend.