Library Ethics Greater Sins Chapter 2 Greater Sins and Smaller Sins Death is of Three Types
Death is of Three Types
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Death is of Three Types
Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s.) has related from his forefathers that Amir ul-Mu’minÄ«n ‘Ali (a.s.) was queried by someone about death. He replied,
“You have come to the knowledgeable (personality).” “Death occurs to a person in one of the Three ways:
He is given the good news of everlasting bounties, or informed of the never-ending retribution or he remains in a perpetual state of terror and fear.
His affair remains undecided and unpredictable, and it is not known about the kind of future that awaits him. Then (you must know) that our devotee who is obedient of our command and does not sin, is given the good news of everlasting bounties. But our opponent shall forever be involved in Divine punishment. And the person who has been unjust to his soul and who has abused it will be found in an unsure condition. Unaware of what the future will hold. Such a person is a sinner whose death will be accompanied with terror and fear. But Allah will not consider him on the same level as our enemy. Rather he would be removed from Hell because of our intercession.
Then, act (rightly) and obey the commandments of Allah. Do not consider the Divine punishment to be trifle, and certainly there are such people who would not be able to receive our intercession till after 3,00,000 years.”
(BihÄr al-AnwÄr vol.3 quoted from Ma’aniul AkhbÄr)
