Readers’ Forum

Let the Artist rest in Peace

Artist Quayyum Chowdhury is no more. He died on Sunday night. It shocked us deeply, it shocked the nation. He was one of the speakers of a function organized at the Army Stadium, Dhaka on Sunday on the occasion of a classical music conference. He fell ill when he was addressing there. The doctors of CMH declared him dead on arrival.
We mourn the death of Quayyum Chowdhury and hope that his wife and children will be able to overcome the grief arising out of death of him.
Death is inevitable. When a man cannot receive light from the angel appointed by Allah, it is called death. But every thing does not end with death. Allah will order Angels to re-ignite light and the soul will become active again. Then the Angels on behalf of Allah will hold trial to reward the righteous and to punish the unjust. There will be no discrimination and injustice while dealing with mankind on the Judgment Day.
In brief, man receives light from Angels, who in turn receive light from Allah. However, the Prophet Muhammad (SM) some times used to receive light from Allah by passing Angel. We can reach highest peak of knowledge if we study relation between Allah and man, Allah and angels, Allah and Jibrail, Allah and prophets, Allah and Hazrat Muhammad (SM), angels and man, angels and Jibrail, Hazrat Muhammad (SM) and Jibrail, and man and Destiny. We mourn, Quayyum Chowdhury’s death and pry for peace of soul in life hereafter.
Ameer Hamzah
Dhaka