In a flight, there are different levels — economy, business class, and first class. The journey is the same, but the levels are different.
Similarly, on the Day of Judgment, people will stand in different levels despite sharing the same journey. And the highest, the VIP will be سابقون (the forerunners) — those who rush towards good.
“It is they who race to do good deeds, always taking the lead.” (23:61)
Allah ﷻ mentions in Sūrah Al-Mu’minūn a group of people whose state we are meant to strive for—especially in these 10 blessed days:
“Indeed, those who tremble in awe of their Lord…” “And those who believe in the signs of their Lord…” “And those who do not associate anything with their Lord…” (23:57–59)
But between these descriptions, there is something deeper—something almost hidden in p...
In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Kind,
I am currently reading Al Da’wa I Dawa’ by Ibn Qayyim RA (Purification of the heart and soul, a translation in English published by Darussalam publishers). I wanted to share the following:
Al Hasan Al Basri RA said:
'The believer has good opinion about his Lord so he is involved in good deeds and the wicked person has evil thought about his Lord so he continues doing evil deeds.' (Ahmad...