9b. Do not listen [to the words which say]: 'The earth
will be [thoroughly] soaked by the dew rind damp mist
of last night. I
141.9i. Let us consider that the day and the night follow each
other and that we will die in one [of the two]
9~. The one who has begotten you, those who were bound to
you by kinship have all died; and you must know that
they are not away on a journey
9j. Difficult shall be the Day of Resurrection, when deeds
written down in records shall be examined
94. We journey to and reside in settlements which have been
vacated by others9~. 0 you who understand, do not crave [inordinately] for
milch camels and f6r burden camels
9~. Inside the pit of the grave, there shall be no kin,
no camels, nor horses which are let out to graze
97. While you are guarding the livestock which you have
looted, your life or that of the animals may be
seized [by God] at sunset9~. Those who lived beside us, entered the graves, past
which you walk
9~. Death cannot be guilty of taking life, and no man
should blame it, since God, the Victorious, created
it for that role as He thought fit
- It is just to die, even though you may think it is
unjust; put that [fac~ in your memory
10i. Whether you are regarded as a lowly man or you claim
to be noble, the deeds you have done await you in the
grave10~. 0 you who have understanding of things, and who do not
undo the knots of your clothes all through the day,
also keep up your prayers
10'3. Even a ·brave man who knows the art of defence cannot
rid himself of the Angel [of Death]
- The man at whom a bullet is fired or a hand-grenade
is thrown does not lose his .life, if his hour has
not come
10~. An axe that chops is ready for the remains of a felled
tree'
10~. When a steep escarpment topples down, another escarpment,
next to it will crack at the top of the ridge