Posted on 11/09/2006 4:41:54 AM PST by KarinG1
http://www.near-death.com/muslim.html
The material here is pretty thin. One anecdotal story, a discussion of Sufism, and a discussion of M*hammed's experience as if it was an NDE.
Maybe they really, really don't want to come back after seeing the bright light.
I've heard similar stories - not everyone goes through a dark tunnel emerging to sweetness and light. Some describe going to a terrible places. One of the scariest stories I read was from a person who had attempted suicide and failed. They said they found themselves in a place crowded with many other people who were all walking around talking to themselves and banging into each other without paying attention to anyone else. The "nearly deceased" person assumed that because these people were selfish enough to kill themselves - they were also too selfish to acknowledge anyone else that was stuck in this same place.
This person was revived in the emergency room and said the experience completely opened their eyes and changed their life.
Who knows what will happen after death? Many have their own beliefs, but none of us will know for certain until it happens. And I'm in no rush to find out.
I didn't say it didn't happen, but God is not the only source here, surely you thought of that?????? hmmmm????
no belief in life after death - if there is no cause for belief in life after death, then everything - everything - is meaningless and there is no right nor wrong, IMHO (and in JCHO)
I did. When I "came back into my body", I knew it was because it wasn't my time yet. And even though I was busted up pretty bad, still pinned in the car, I felt strangely peaceful, relaxed. My wife says I was dead for about 4 minutes. She said she was yelling at me to wake up, slapping me in the face- (All she could do because I was pinned in the car) no response. I don't remember any of that, just slipping back into my body.
I can't comment on any light because the car ended up in a deep ditch full of snow, so it was light all around me when I regained conciousness. Then the sound started to come back. My car horn was stuck on, and it stayed that way until the battery died with was only a couple more minutes.
My hip and pelvis was broken, along with some ribs and a puntured lung, 3 vertebrae in my back, collar bone, and internal bruising.
I hurt for a long time after that, but strangely, not at all at the scene.
That strange peaceful feeling however, it is something you just can't explain away or forget. It's really overpowering.
oops, that last post was supposed to be in reply to buck61 (as quoted)
Anything to do with Mohammad (Satan's Prophet) and light is probably how bright the fires of hell are. Islam is Satan's religion- It's the exact opposite of what God tells you.
Ping for later.
John 3:16 For God so LOVED the world, he gave his only begotten son...
Can you imagine sacrificing your child, for any reason? And Jesus sacrificed Himself for us, who believe in Him, to be saved.
When we get passed the materialism and self worth, life really is a better place. And death is but a door to a better world.
Actually, most of the comments directed to me personally were very positive. I haven't gone back to look at the thread. It's 9AM where I live, way past my bedtime. I'll look 'tomorrow'. I believe as you do and carry with me a similar peace that I try to share with others.
I'm not sure how I feel about near-death experiences but these were children. I wouldn't think that children would have any preconceptions of death, it's hard enough for an adult to really understand.
Later read/pingout.
My daughter is a trauma nurse and has seen many things. Once, after someone had passed away, my daughter was standing in the hall charting and saw the woman standing outside her room. Obviously it was the woman's spirit as the woman had had spina bifida and had never 'stood up'. I asked my daughter if she told anyone what she had seen and she replied, "No, they would think I was crazy."
Go ahead...whistle past the graveyard. It's all right.
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