Devotion to God
Dr. Sheikh Arshid
There was yet another shocking incident that took place before few days when a young woman, Ishrat Jan, Aripal Tral, died due to heart attack. The death was quite surprising as she was married just a year back. After giving birth to a beautiful baby she left her infant into the arms of fright and fostering system. This kind of shocking news beat out everybody’s peace. Our hearts were saddened deeply. Everybody has to embrace the call of death and nobody can check or challenge it at any cost.
Ishrat Jan, a young woman at the age of 28 has fallen prey of usual risks of heart attacks. She had fallen unconscious at her home and was shifted to sub district hospital Tral where doctors declared her dead. This shocking news has put the hearts of common people upside down and all locals have shrunk with grief and worry.
She was a dedicated during her whole life towards Allah’s wish, praying Nimaz five times daily, remained always covered in veils. Instead of pursuing righteousness and godliness she was faithful, lovable and gentle towards everybody. To fulfill the commandments of Allah without fault or failure she was always appearing on prayer rug regularly five times a day. She possessed all moral values and lived her life without expressing any resentment or distress. She had no health problems since she was young however, the doctors declared that she died of a sudden heart attack that was unexpected as her healthy lifestyle shows no sign of underlying diseases.
Probably the most-frequently quoted verse of the Quran about death is: “Every soul shall taste death, and only on the Day of Judgment will you be paid your full recompense.” So shall we return?
This is not the first untimely death incident at Tral since the past few months as Kashmir has been witnessing a steep surge in sudden deaths due to massive heart attacks among young people without any underlying disease.
The risk factors for heart attacks, typically seen in elderly people is now a changed trend that young people especially girls often fall victims to heart attacks.
There are various established factors for sudden heart attacks in young people that have been studied and reported. High-calorific valued foods and less physical exercise are contributing factors to the increase in sudden heart attack in young people. However, the important factors that add to these in Kashmir are change in the lifestyle and other related socio-political factors.
The gravest concern that has evinced the frequent cause of heart attacks among young women is the demand of dowry and rise of trifles at in-laws house. These have really disturbed the psychological and emotional setup of feminine genders.
The matter of concern is now that everyone among the society is frightened about the sudden fatalities happening due to heart attacks. Parents are in shock as their young girls and boys are leaving to the heavenly abode very early without having any cause of underlying diseases or symptoms or any established factors that are responsible for sudden heart attacks among them. This time the proportion of deaths due to heart attacks is far higher than just a year ago and escalating at a fast rate.
The death of a young woman, Ishrat jan has shocked every individual of the area, scene of lament were seen at every corner of Tehsil, Aripal. She worked in the school as teacher from last 8 years. She was dedicated and determinant towards her teaching and has raised her caliber by his moral values without showing any deceitful and hypo-critic approach. Her leaving for heavenly abode has created a huge void among her colleagues.
There is growing evidence that vascular disease among youth results in increased heart attacks. It is matter of concern that the young generation has fallen in this risk that everyone among the society is getting disturbed psychologically and emotionally.
Pertinently, most of the heart attack cases were showing no symptoms after getting proper medical screening and Medical science surrenders without making any comment. If someone experiences easy fatigability, breathing problems, unexplained chest or abdominal pain, sweating or swelling, he/she seeks quick medical screening or supervision as there is frequent threat of heart attacks.
The Health Department in Kashmir has created thorough awareness about it and are seeking more measures to contain the situation. Nothing abnormal in today’s world remains inexplicable; there is scientific acumen to aid us but past evidences of heart attacks has left medical science unanswerable and stopped its lip service.
Of course, mental stress and agony in Kashmiri youth—ranging from unemployment to sense of insecurity and lack of opportunities—is one of the worst risk factors for almost all the diseases likewise heart ailments. In most of the cases, it leads to drug addiction, alcoholism and smoking which inevitably contribute to sudden deaths due to heart attacks.
However, in addition to all the factors that predispose to heart attacks that the youth is totally distant from the bounties of Islam. Devoting towards Almighty Allah is a great blessing to a human being and developing a bond with great loyalty and dedication is sure success here and in hereafter. The aim of youth must be regular repentance towards Almighty Allah and his endeavors and prayers must be solely directed toward winning Allah’s approval.
This effort, by Allah’s will, gives great spiritual strength to believers that unbelievers can never possess.
With their devotion to Allah, deep fear and powerful love of Him, dwelling in meditation , adopting fine moral values, commanding what is good and forbidding what is evil are fundamentally the ways where a believer especially youth can be found out of frustration, stress, depression and life disturbing ailments.
So time knocks us at every door step of life that we are being tested in the Calamities and disasters of the world according to a Saheeh Hadith (authentic narration): “The greatest reward comes from the greatest trial. When Allah loves people, He tests them, and whoever accepts it gains the pleasure of Allah and whoever complains earns His wrath.
May Allah bless everyone of Muslim Ummah, guide us to his righteous path and grant Ishrat Jan highest place of Jannah. Ameen!
(The author is a researcher and a teacher. He hails from Kuchmulla Tral)
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