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"Wherever you may be, death shall overtake you,
even if you were in fortified towers".
Noble Qur'an (4:78)
even if you were in fortified towers".
Noble Qur'an (4:78)
No Escape from Death
It is narrated that one day, a man entered the court of Prophet Solomon / Sulaiman (as) looked around at all the people and went out again. When the court adjourned, one of the people present approached Prophet Sulaiman (as) and asked him whether he knew this strange man.
"The person you saw was the angel of death (Izrael)" replied Prophet Sulaiman (as). The man was taken aback and looked worried.
"Why was he staring at me as though he wanted to take my soul?" he asked.
"What do you want me to do?" enquired Prophet Sulaiman (as).
"O Sulaiman!" exclaimed the man. "You have power over the wind. Command it to transport me to the land of Hind (India)."
As the man was a believer, Prophet Sulaiman (as) agreed and granted his wish.
A few days later, Prophet Sulaiman (as) saw the angel of death again. He asked him why he had been staring at the man so intently on that particular day.
"O Sulaiman!" replied the angel of death. "Allah (SWT) commanded me to take the soul of that man on the soil of Hind. When I saw him sitting in your court, I could not understand how I could carry out Allah's order. Nevertheless, as it was a divine command, I left for Hind and fortunately found the man there. I took his soul as Allah (SWT) had commanded."
