What is Death?

Death is the cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include aging, predation, malnutrition, disease, suicide, homicide, starvation, dehydration, and accidents or major trauma resulting in terminal injury. In most cases, bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death.

Traditions and beliefs related to death are an important part of human culture, and central to many religions. Nearly every culture has had some belief in an afterlife, some form of continued existence after the death of the human body. While science has lacked the technology to find scientific evidence of such existence, faith and personal experience provide support and comfort for many who understand the purpose of our life to transcend our bodies.

What is death?

• Life
• Death
• What is Death?
• What Is The Purpose Of Death?
• What is the Relationship Between Life and Death?
• Is Death Something To Be Feared?
• Who Creates Life And Death?
• Is Death The Extinction Of Life Or Is It Created As A Bounty?
• What Do We Feel At the Time of Death?
• Why Do Some Innocent People Die In Disasters Along With Others?
• A Powerful Tool For Grief And Difficult Life Changes 

Causes of death Sacrifice Human sacrifice Sacrifice Or Love? Was Isaac Or Ishmael To Be Sacrificed? Animal sacrifice Animal Sacrifice in Hinduism Suicide Suicide Attack Bullying And Suicide Religious Views on Suicide Christian Views On Suicide Jewish Views On Suicide Capital punishment Religion and Capital Punishment Abortion Forced Abortion Euthanasia Death and culture Death and culture Personification of death

Philosophy and death Meaning of Life What is Meaning of Life? Meaning of Life Quotes Afterlife Heaven Hell Deathbed Confession Cleanliness In The Universe Consciousness After Death Death And Destiny Death and Eternity Death and the Spirit after Death Death Is An Argument And Proof For Divine Oneness Death; What a Wonderful Way to Explain How Do Appointed Times Of Death Work? Is Manner and Moment of Every Death Predestined? What Is The Wisdom Behind The Death Of Innocent Children? Why Does One Creature’s Life Depend On The Death Of Another?

Religion and Death

Main articles Respect For The Dead Veneration of The Dead Death in Norse Paganism Taoism and Death Thanatos (Greek mythology) Dying and Rising Deity Christianity Spiritual Death In Christianity Second death Resurrection of the dead § Christianity Soul in the Bible Christian Views On Suicide Christian eschatology Intermediate state Christian conditionalism Baptism for The Dead Judaism Jewish Views On Suicide Bereavement in Judaism

Islam Islamic View of Death Archangel Azrael What About The Angel of Death? The Appearance Of The Angel(s) of Death To The Dying Person How Does Angel Azrael Capture The Souls of Many People At The Same Instant? The Door Half-Opened Through Death What Does A Man Feel Time of Death? Will Spirits Of Death Ones Feel Pain On Doomsday? Buddhism Anussati § The ten recollections Hinduism Reincarnation Yama (Hinduism)

Paranormal concepts pertaining to death Parapsychology Death-related paranormal phenomena Out-of-body Experience  Deathbed phenomena Mediumship Ghosts Near-death Experience Near-death Studies

Immortality of the Soul Soul Nafs (The Soul) Spirit Immortality What is Immortality? Intermediate state Resurrection Resurrection of the Dead Resurrection And Afterlife

See also

• Should We Fear Death?
• Prayer for The Dead
• Prayers for The Dead and Dying
• Resurrection of the Dead
• What Gifts Can We Send To The Spirit After Death?
• Instances Of Death And Revival In The World Indicate The Resurrection
• Do Some Parts or Cells of the Body Remain Alive for Some Time More After Death?