Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission weekly reminder

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Peace be upon you,

	Things We May and May Not Know*
[Quran 31:34] ... No soul knows what will happen to it tomorrow, and no one knows in which land he or she will die. GOD is Omniscient, Cognizant.
*31:34 God reveals His knowledge whenever He wills. We learn from this verse that we may be able to predict the rain, and the gender of the fetus. But we can never know the time or place of death. ...

	The Righteous Do Not Really Die*
[Quran 3:169] Do not think that those who are killed in the cause of GOD are dead; they are alive at their Lord, enjoying His provisions.
*3:169 We learn from the Quran that the righteous do not really die; they simply leave their worldly bodies and go directly to the same Paradise where Adam and Eve once lived (2:154, 8:24, 16:32, 22:58, 44:56, & 36:26-27; see also Appendix 17).


No human is immortal. We all leave this planet but only God knows the time and place of death (Quran 31:34). Death can be a mystery and a test. To help us understand it better, God teaches us that death is exactly like sleeping; complete with dreams (Quran 6:60, 40:46). The period between death and resurrection passes like one night of sleep (Quran 2:259; 6:60; 10:45; 16:21; 18:11, 19, 25; 30:55).

God gives the righteous good news: they do not really die. They simply leave their worldly bodies and go directly to the same Paradise where Adam and Eve once lived (Quran 2:154, 8:24, 16:32, 22:58, 44:56, & 36:26-27). When their lives on this earth come to the predetermined end, the angel of death simply invites them to leave their earthly bodies and move on to Heaven. All praise be to God.


References:
Death, https://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/appendices/appendix17.html
Why Were We Created?, https://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/appendices/appendix7.html

Peace.