The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) has mentioned that the day of judgement is as close as his two index fingers, and this was 1400 years ago, so we can only imagine how close the day of judgement must be to us now. Even though we know the day of reckoning is soon and will come we can't help but turn away and turn towards the heedlessness of this life and all its pleasures.
This heedlessness is something I have been reminded of many times as my father o...
This ayah always gives me goosebumps. We have engrossed ourselves in the hustle and bustle of this life so much so that we remain completely negligent of this ultimate reality.
Life is melting like the block of ice. We can't control the gushing flow of time, yet we can make the most of it by getting closer to Allah through the Holy Quran and adopting the Sunnahs of our beloved Prophet Mohammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم.
The verse was revealed over 1400 years ago, yet it speaks exactly about our predicament today.
It particularly resonates with me at this time while I'm struggling to do away with certain habits. In the 24 hours that we have, I have come to realise that we waste most of it away
Sadly, death approaches us with each passing hour while we perpetuate in heedlessness.
It is time we realised that death is imminent, and it will come suddenly. May it ...
A couple of days ago, I had a very frightening dream. The weird thing was that nothing really happened in this dream. I was walking around, out and about, in a mall I think? but whilst I was walking, I was looking around and I felt this fear I had never felt before, this fear and dread that took over my whole being and I remember thinking to myself that the time had come. I was the only one who felt like that, like the feeling that something real...
It is a reminder to myself first! Intentions are so important that acceptance of our deeds is dependent on them. If the intention behind a good deed is pure only then the deed is accepted but, having 'good intentions' alone cannot help us reach anywhere close to our destination. We certainly have to stand up and 'do' something to reach our goals and to make a difference. We are supposed to be the most practical people ...
Imagine a couple of students about to sit for their final exams; we would expect them to be revising and reviewing concepts. Yet, what would you say if you found out that they were playing video games and watching viral videos on social media instead? So you, as the upstanding good guy that you are, decide to give them advice, but they just respond with: 'yeah, yeah, mind your own business, old man,' and they continue with their games and enterta...