In Islam, death is seen as the separation of the soul from the human body and its transfer from this world to the afterlife. The fate of the dying after leaving the body depends on whether they are believers or unbelievers. Depending on the state of the soul, the deceased will undergo different experiences. Here are some of the things that happen when you die in Islam:

• Angel of Death: One canonical idea is that an angel of death (Arabic: Malak al-Maut) appears to the dying to take out their souls. The sinners souls are extracted in the most painful way while the righteous are treated easily.

• Grave: After death, the body is washed and prepared for burial. The soul is then believed to remain after it departs the body, and it will ascend and descend, and it will be returned to the body. The deceased will be questioned, then he or she will be subjected to bliss or punishment. In the grave, a person is asked about matters pertaining to their religion and what they believed. If a person is a Muslim and believes in Allah, they will be rewarded with a spacious grave and a window to paradise. If not, they will be punished with a tight grave and a window to hell.

• Judgment Day: In Islamic belief, death is predetermined by God, and the exact time of a persons death is known only to God. Death is accepted as wholly natural, and merely marks a transition between the material realm and the unseen world. Every person has only one chance to prepare themselves for the life to come where God will resurrect and judge every individual and will entitle them to rewards or punishment, based on their good or bad deeds.

• Afterlife: In Islamic belief, death is not the termination of life, rather the continuation of life in another form. Life after death in Islam is an important and elaborate concept that intrigues Muslims around the world. There are many questions asked and the answers are sought from the most reliable sources of Islamic traditions – the holy Quran and the hadiths of the Prophet. With these two guiding lights, the path to afterlife seems clearer and certain.