Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Alhassanain (p) Network for Islamic Heritage and Thought

Eternal Life (LifeAfter Death)

What happens when we die? Is that the end of everything or is that the beginning of everything? What does Afterlife, Purgatory and the Day ofJudgement mean? What is the connection between this earthly life and the Afterlife?

This text lifts the veil on the mysteries surrounding these issues, helping the reader in reviewing his philosophy of this world, encouraging him to prepare for the Hereafter.

Author(s):Ayatullah Murtadha Mutahhari

Publisher(s): Islamic Propagation Organization

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Table of Contents

Publisher's Note 3

The Resurrection 4

One of the Bases of the Islamic World View 4

Origin of Belief in the Lifeafter 4

The Nature of Death 5

Life After Death 9

Purgatory 10

The Great Day of Judgement 13

The Connection Between This World and the Other World 13

Manifestation and Eternality of the Human Being's Deeds and Acquisitions 14

Life in this World and the Hereafter 15

The Quran on the Other World 16

Notes 20

God’s Justice 21

God’s Wisdom 23

Publisher's Note

What is the nature of death? Is there an afterlife? What about the purgatory or the Day ofJudgement ? What is the connection between the earthly World and the World after?

This work lifts many of the curtains hiding the mysteries surrounding these questions which so often crop up in our mind in the course of our daily lives. Though brief, it assembles facts that gear the reader to review his present philosophy of this earthly life, encouraging him to enjoin good so that he may reap the harvest of his deeds in the Hereafter.

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Islamic Propagation Organization