In Islam suicide is classified as a great sin, and yet, despite the clear prohibition, a great number of suicide cases are now involving the Malays, who are generally Muslims. Why? Are they no longer afraid of sins and the wrath of God to do such a terrible deed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nobody would ever think of ending his own life unless he thinks death is better than life, and there is no good reason to continue living. In other words he is not happy with his life, and he thinks that this life is no longer meaningful and worth living. But death can only be considered a solution if it were really the end. But that is not what Islam says because according to Islam, death is only the beginning of an eternal life, while the fate of a person in the eternal life is determined by his life in this world. That being the case how could this life be considered \u2018meaningless\u2019? On the contrary, this life is \u2018very meaningful\u2019 because one\u2019s fate in the hereafter depends on it. Suicide, therefore, would not be a choice unless the person does not really believe in God’s promise, or has doubts about it. So this is the real issue that needs to be addressed, lack of faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is impossible for a person to have peaceful mind and thus be happy without faith. A soul that is in doubt of the truth cannot be said to be peaceful and happy because of the constant agitation. The soul wants to be assured of the truth regarding itself and be certain of who he is, of his ultimate destiny, and of the true meaning and purpose of this worldly life. But how is it to be obtained? Only with \u2018true knowledge\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By \u2018true knowledge\u2019 what is meant is knowledge that leads to \u2018real happiness\u2018 and by \u2018real\u2019 what is meant is what is experienced by the \u2018true self\u2019, i.e. the \u2018spiritual self\u2019 whose \u2018ultimate destiny\u2019 we are talking about. It is this \u2018spiritual self\u2019, unfortunately, that has been forgotten by most human beings, whereas that is our true self, our essence, which will continue to subsist even after the death of the body. What makes it forgotten is the deception brought about by the pleasure of this worldly life. But this world has no value in itself, because its real purpose is only as a means to achieve the highest and ultimate aim which is the eternal life. And as far as Islam is concerned, this world is not the place to get rewards and enjoyments but the place to work and toil, the result of which is only to be seen in the hereafter. Hence, no true Muslim would be disappointed with this life because as long as there is life there will always be hope. Disappointment with life is then a reflection of lack of faith, which is the real cause of all miseries that befall human beings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No external peace is possible without the inner peace that we call \u2018faith\u2019. A person can only \u2018pretend\u2019 to be happy with the pleasures of worldly life that he is enjoying because deep in his heart he cannot deny a certain fact of life namely death. The joy and pleasure only make him forgets for a moment about the question of his final fate. Such is the case with most people\u2014they seem to be ‘sleeping soundly’ with wonderful dreams. Hence this life can be compared to a beautiful dream, and death is what shocks a person from that dream. What distinguishes the believer from the unbeliever then is that the former is always ‘conscious’ while the latter is ‘asleep’. Being conscious the believer would be busy ‘working’ for the sake of his final destiny, while those who are asleep would not be aware of the misfortune that might befall him as soon as he wakes up from the sleep. Hence they need to be awakened immediately. Unfortunately, many people refuse to open their eyes because they are lulled by the beautiful dreams. Such is the depth of the world’s deception to man that many are deceived and because of it many have perished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, as a result of secularization, mankind in general has been dominated by a reckless love of this worldly life, and we move into an age of spiritual exhaustion and despondency. It seems impossible now to believe in permanent greatness of man or to give life a meaning that cannot be annulled by death. But religion refuses to root human happiness in the earth, instead it bases man\u2019s hope where science could never reach them\u2014beyond the grave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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