Are we prepared.....We better be!

Allah is the Greatest.

When we are leaving this world for the next one, it shall be like a trip to another country.

The details of that country won't be found in glamorous travel brochures but in the Holy Qura'an and the Hadiths. The plane won't be Middle East Air Line, British Airways, Gulf Air or Emirates Air Line but Janazah Air. The luggage won't be the allowed 30 Kilograms, but are our deeds no matter how heavy they weigh. We don't pay for excess luggage. They are carried free of charge, with our Creator's compliment.

Our dress won't be Pierre Cardin suits or the like but the white cotton shroud. Our perfume won't be Channel, Paco Rabanne, but the camphor and attar. Our passports won't be Emirates, British, French or American but Al -Islam. Our visa won't be the 6 months leave to stay or else, but, The "La Ilaha Illallah Muhammad Rasul Allah". The airhostess won't be a gorgeous female, but Izrail and itslike.

The in-flight services won't be 1st class or economy but a piece of beautifully scented or foul smelling cloth. Our place of destination won't be Heathrow Terminal 1 or Jeddah International Terminal but the last Terminal Graveyard. Our waiting lounge won't be nice carpeted and air-conditioned rooms but the 6 feet deep gloomy Qabr. The Immigration Officer won't be His Majesty's officers, but Munkar and Nakeer. They only check out whether we deserve the place we yearn to go. There is no need for Customs Officers or detectors. The transit airport will be Al Barzakh. Our final place of destination will be either the Garden under which rivers flow or the Hellfire. This trip does not come with a price tag. It is free of charge, so our savings would not come handy.

This flight can never be hijacked so do not worry about terrorists. Food won't be served on this flight so do not worry about our allergies or whether the food is Halal. Do not worry about legroom; we will not need it, as our legs will become things of the past. Do not worry about delays. This flight is always punctual. It arrives and leaves on time. Do not worry about the in-flight entertainment program because we would have lost all our sense of joy. Do not worry about booking this trip, it has already been booked, the day we became a fetus in our mothers’ womb.Ah! At last good news! Do not worry about who will be sitting next to us. We will have the luxury of being the only passenger.

So enjoy it while we can. If only we can! One small snag though, this trip comes with no warning. Are we prepared.....we better be!