Death Is Reunion with The Divine; 'So Do Not Grieve': Conclude Abrahamic And All Other Word Religions
By Arman Neyazi, New Age Islam
8 January 2026
Loss of a dear one is always a loss that creates a vacuum in one’s life that is difficult to fill. Not only the death of our near and dear ones but the loss of any soul saddens us, and it truly seems that the world is lost
Main Points:
1. Human beings are possessive by nature.
2. Divine world has now transformed into a materialistic one, and hence, the sense of ‘possessiveness’ has prevailed among materialistic beings.
3. Spiritual world had a distinguished character of ‘mutual trust and respect’. This spiritual age had a character of ‘willingness to share’
4. Expression of grief and sorrow on the loss of a human being, not to mention a blood relative, is very natural. But being patient is virtuous and an act of strong divinity.
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Loss of a dear one is always a loss that creates a vacuum in one’s life that is difficult to fill. Not only the death of our near and dear ones but the loss of any soul saddens us, and it truly seems that the world is lost. Newspapers are full of killings of human beings, mostly the innocent ones. Let us promise ourselves to save as many lives as it is possible.
Human beings are possessive by nature. Religious teachers of yesteryear, sages, priests, Rishis, and Munis are exceptions, as they never concealed their knowledge from themselves but distributed it to their pupils (Shagird) and to all who asked them, through their silent and selfless services in their huts and Khanqahs. Because wise men of every religion know, “Those who hide the clear proofs and guidance that We have revealed—after We made it clear for humanity in the Book—will be condemned by Allah and ˹all˺ those who condemn.” (Quran: 2:159) But, sadly, this wisdom prevailed only to those who feared their creator.
This divine world has now transformed into a materialistic one, and hence, the sense of ‘possessiveness’ has prevailed among materialistic beings. The spiritual world had a distinguished character of ‘mutual trust and respect’. This spiritual age had a character of ‘willingness to share’ where a ‘father figure’ was a father to all, a mother, a sister or a brother was regarded like the one in the surrounding they belonged to.
During those golden days of humane characteristics, if someone died, it was a loss of the whole surrounding. The grief of loss was equally shared, and hence the grief of the particular relatives eased. No, this materialistic society is divided into ‘mine and yours’, hence nothing is shared, be it respect or grief. This makes the grief of loss heavier than it should have been. In grief, we find ourselves alone; even in happiness, we have none to celebrate. Society gathers for some time and disperses with a feeling of performing their duty. Yes, expression of grief and happiness is limited to a ‘duty’ of a relative or a neighbour.
Quran, Prophet Muhammad (SAW)’ tradition and holy scriptures of all the other religions, like many other things, are on the same dotted line on the loss of a life, as follows:
"Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return" (Quran 2:156)
“Every soul shall taste death, and you will only be given your full compensation on the Day of Resurrection.”— Quran (3:185)
“Indeed, to Allah belongs what He takes and what He gives, and everything with Him has an appointed time.” — Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (1284), Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (923)
“When a person’s child dies, Allah says to the angels: ‘Have you taken the soul of My servant’s child?’ … Allah says: ‘Build for My servant a house in Paradise and name it the House of Praise.’”— Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī (1021) – Ḥasan
Death is part of divine order, not chaos. - Psalm 34:18
“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.” - John 11:25
“As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new bodies.” - Bhagavad Gita 2:22
“For one who is born, death is certain; and for one who has died, birth is certain.” - Bhagavad Gita 2:27
“Not in the sky, nor in the ocean’s midst… is there a place where death cannot reach.” - Dhammapada 128
“All conditioned things are impermanent.” - Dhammapada 277
“Those who are born must die; this is the command of the Lord.” - Guru Granth Sahib (Ang 1429)
All the above-mentioned Abrahamic religions verses, traditions and Sholkas of different religions stand on the same pedestal and say, “For one who is born, death is certain; and for one who has died, birth is certain.” - Bhagavad Gita 2:27. Everyone of us, the human being knows, the only certain thing in this mortal world is mortality of every living being, even then we grieve as ‘separation’ creates sadness. The separation of a life can not be compared with the loss of a materialistic gain.
Our acceptance of “All conditioned things are impermanent.” - Dhammapada 277 makes us strong to go through the pain and grief created by the loss of a loved one otherwise it is even unthinkable to take our near and dear one to graveyards and Shamshan Ghats for their last rites and come back to again be a part of the madding crowd busy in the run of materialistic gain.
Holy scripture of every religion consoles human beings with a promise of good tidings in in here and the hereafter. We need to have a look at the following verses:
.... “those who are patient" will receive "blessings from their Lord and mercy" (Quran 2:155-157
“So, do not weaken and do not grieve.” — Quran (3:139)
“No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor hurt, nor distress befalls a Muslim—even the prick of a thorn—except that Allah expiates some of his sins because of it.” — Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (5641), Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (2573)
“The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” - Psalm 34:18
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning.” - Revelation 21:4
“The wise do not grieve for the living or the dead.” - (Katha Upanishad 1.2.18)
“Do not weep for the dead; the soul has returned home.” Guru Granth Sahib (Ang 63)
Expression of grief and sorrow on the loss of a human being, not to mention a blood relative, is very natural. But being patient is virtuous and an act of strong divinity. Those of us who believe, "Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return" (Quran 2:156) get divine power and take to patience and remember that Allah, the Most Merciful says, “So, do not weaken and do not grieve.” — Quran (3:139).
Let us return to the ethics of humanity and brotherhood and share the sorrow and grief as much from the core of our hearts as we must share our success and happiness with our human brothers and sisters. A saying goes, Happiness shared is happiness doubled, sorrow divided is sorrow half.
And Allah Knows the Best.
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Arman Neyazi is a columnist with NewAgeIslam.com.
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