Prophetic Wisdom from the Book ‘Qisar al-Amal’ by Ibn Abi Dunya (d. 281/894) The second cause of long hopes is sheer ignorance. A person relies on his youth, expecting it to last forever. He thinks he is far away from death, but he doesn’t realise that death can come to the young as much as to the old. His youth and health dupe him to think of death as something quite remote. Love of this world coupled with this ignorance [...]
