14/07/2015
When we spend all our lifetime on chasing at the worldly pleasures;
When the only true meaning of life to us is taking care of our children and wives;
Or if the only true meaning of life to us is managing and creating more successful businesses.
The only true loss we arrive at is that all the above will be left on this world when we die.....
All the above are just timely gifts from Allah, thus they are never eternal
If we only had a single chance to question those who have passed on, about which one is best thus death or being brought back to this life; they would automatically choose life since they would have already realised that the true purpose of life is worshiping Allah as well as repentance from our sins.
We always get jealous when we find out that someone is better than us; in terms of salary earned, wealth, big house, expensive car.....
But why is it that we rarely or even never get jealous if someone has more knowledge of the Deen {religious knowledge} than us
We are never jealous if someone’s good deeds are more and better than ours
We are never jealous if one wakes up in the third quarter of the night, observes Tahajjud {night prayer} and thanks his creator.
We always get jealous if we see someone change their new car with the latest trending car
But we are never jealous if someone does khatam {completes the Quran} once, twice or even more times every month.
As, this special and blessed month of ramadhan comes to an end, may we make use of the remaining days as an opportunity to create a positive change within our lives and may also remember that Allah’s mercy is not only available only during the month of ramadhan but it also exists throughout the year.
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