252. Death is something certain, without doubt.
In this verse (15:99) of the Quran it says “ Worship your God till you get the Yaqeen”
The word “Yaqeen” means something certain.
It also means something certain in one’s mind.
Some unscrupulous people who pose as spiritually enlightened say the word Yaqeen has only the second meaning(.ie) something certain in one’s mind.
They claim that since they are certain in their minds they need not worship. They do not perform any religious duty prescribed in Islam nor do they bind themselves by the commandments of God.. They justify their acts of not worshipping and not performing their duties by citing this verse (15:99).
But the status claimed by these people for this verse cannot be given.
In this society Prophet Muhammad had a very good affirmation in Islam , and similarly the comrades of the Prophet the best among the followers of Islam worshipped Almighty Allah till their death.Not one of them claimed that there is no need for them to worship God since they are certain in their mind.
Hence it needs to be understood the meaning of this word as death ‘ a certain event ‘ that is bound to take place in one’s life until which one needs to keep worshipping.
One thing that any man cannot and does not refute is the event of death – a certainty.Hence the Arabs used the word Yaqeen to denote death and are still using it to mean the same.
Verse 74.47 reveals the evil saying, we were immersed in wrong till Yaqeen reached us.
When Usman bin Malvoon a comrade, passed away, Prophet Muhammad instead of saying he is dead, said he has reached yaqeen. Hadith Book Bukhari: 1243
