{"id":9552,"date":"2017-12-21T03:24:52","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T03:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/?p=9552"},"modified":"2021-04-15T08:40:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T08:40:32","slug":"drugs-almost-killed-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/facts\/drugs-almost-killed-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Drugs Almost Killed Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<amp-jwplayer layout=\"flex-item\" height=\"600\" data-player-id=\"bKajWAhe\" width=\"700\" data-media-id=\"1t3wJAmw\" class=\"wp-block-amp-amp-jwplayer\"><\/amp-jwplayer><h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The day drugs almost killed me<\/span><\/h1>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this new episode of Living Muslim, brother Fred Nagi from Sydney gives a brief insight into what his life was like under the influence of drugs. It\u2019s a heartfelt and compelling piece that should make any drug user reconsider ever taking drugs again.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nagi was first exposed to drugs at the age of 12-13 as a teenager, then was gradually introduced to heavier and more harmful forms of drugs after socialising with bad influences.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve seen many things in my life, friends get killed, lives get ruined, I almost ruined my life\u201d, Nagi stated.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He expresses his deep regret in living a life that jeopardized his relationship with his mother, father, wife, and children.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI regret it every day I wake up\u201d, he told Living Muslim.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also sheds light on his turning point in life, which was triggered by a frightening near-death experience which saw him being rushed into the resuscitation ward at the Hospital after overdosing on a heavy amount of drugs. It was a gut-wrenching experience that made him realise the dreadful impact the drugs were taking on his life.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI thought that was the end. I thought it was going to be all over\u201d, he painfully expressed.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As he recalls the moment he lay on the hospital bed with nurses and doctors preparing defibrillators to shock his heart back into action, he reminds us of the Hadith of the Prophet \ufdfa which taught us that everyone will be resurrected in the state in which they died.<\/span>\n<blockquote><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEach person will be resurrected according to the state in which he died.\u201d <\/span><\/i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sahih Muslim<\/span><\/i><\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He tearfully states that he did not want to ever be of those people who met Allah in a state of intoxication and sin.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the grace of Allah, Nagi has been off drugs for quite some time now and has promised himself and his family to make a change for the better. 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