Muhammad RA

Experience Description

When I was in elementary school, I used to joke with my friends by kicking them on the back and running away into the big school yard. I enjoyed it a lot. One time, as I was running away, I turned my head back to see my friend whom I had kicked.

Suddenly, I found myself floating in the sky and could see from above, all the students moving around. I could see the assistant principal who was standing on a platform. I could see myself lying down on the ground in the middle of the school yard. There was a white glow everywhere and it was totally silent. I felt no pain or any other senses, except that I could see. After a while, I suddenly popped back into my body.

I opened my eyes and saw others had gathered around me. My friend helped me to get up, took me to the wash room, and washed the temple area on my head. I found out that while I was running and trying to look back, my temple had hit the volleyball post in the yard very hard. I had pain in my temple the entire day.


Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 1999

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Direct head injury. Life threatening event, but not clinical death. I fell down, hit my head and went unconscious.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Neither pleasant NOR distressing

Did you feel separated from your body? No I clearly left my body and existed outside it

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? Less consciousness and alertness than normal Everything was in a light glow, like a cloud. The only sense that was present was sight. My consciousness was a little less than normal.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? About one hour after the incident

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? No

Were your senses More vivid than usual? No

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Less than normal

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I was not hearing any sounds

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere, as if by ESP? No

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No

Did you see any beings in your experience? No

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? No

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? An unusually bright light

Did you see an unearthly light? No

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? No

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I was ascending to sky, seeing self, and others from far distance.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Relief or calmness

Did you have a feeling of joy? No

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? No

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? No

Did scenes from your past come back to you? No

Did scenes from the future come to you? No

Did you come to a border or point of no return? No

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Muslim At the time of experience, there was no thought about my religion in my mind, except maybe in my subconscious

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes I thought more about spirituality and religion.

What is your religion now? Muslim

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was both consistent and not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes My interest in spirituality and the human soul has increased

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? No

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? No

Did you encounter or become aware of any beings who previously lived on earth who are described by name in religions (for example: Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, etc.)? No

During your experience, did you gain information about premortal existence? No

During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? No

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? No

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? No

During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? No

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? An afterlife definitely exists

Did you gain information about how to live our lives? No

During your experience, did you gain information about life's difficulties, challenges and hardships? No

During your experience, did you gain information about love? No

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Slight changes in my life. I have become somewhat calmer, kinder, wiser, and more thinking after this experience.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes I have become somewhat kinder and calmer and wiser. I try not to hurt anyone.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? No

How accurately do you remember the experience in comparison to other life events that occurred around the time of the experience? I remember the experience more accurately than other life events that occurred around the time of the experience.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? No

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? Seeing my body and others from far away in sky and I had an exciting experience

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? No

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real. Everything was real and very vivid.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. This experience is always in my head and does not become old and is very clear and real.

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? Yes Another time, while playing soccer, I was hit hard on the back of my head. I passed out and had a similar experience.

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? At the moment, I got hit and before I didn’t have pain or any unpleasant feeling. I was in complete peace. Feeling of separation from my body was not a bad feeling, and there was no pain in it.