Dan carilah (pahala) negeri akhirat dengan apa yang telah dianugerahkan Allah kepadamu, tetapi janganlah kamu lupakan bagianmu di dunia dan berbuat baiklah (kepada orang lain) sebagaimana Allah telah berbuat baik kepadamu, dan janganlah kamu berbuat kerusakan di bumi. Sungguh, Allah tidak menyukai orang yang berbuat kerusakan.
You have a "home" you are heading to. Don't lose your way in the midst of temporary needs and distractions.
All the goals you work for will vanish at the moment you leave this temporary life. Nothing will remain but the things you've done for Allah. Invest in what lasts, not in what is temporary!
Do you ever think about these words? (وأحسن كما أحسن الله إليك) – "Be good as Allah has been good to you".
Because I was noticing today how deep it really is.
In our lives when someone is bad to us, we try to be bad to them in return. He didn't invite me so I won't invite him. He didn't give my kids Eidi so I won't give his kids Eidi. So much retaliation, preventing ourselves from doing even the little kindnesses.
This ayah reminds me to pause and reorient my heart. Everything I hold in my hands, my time, my abilities, my resources, even my struggles, has been granted by Allah (swt), not owned by me. I am taught to look beyond the temporary and to use what I have as a means toward the Hereafter. My life is not meant to revolve around accumulation, but around intention, where is this taking me in my relationship with Alla...
'Service to others is the rent you pay for the room here on earth.' - Muhammad Ali
So, this wise, playful, and a metaphorical quote by the boxer and an inspirational man Muhammad Ali (may Allah have mercy on him) reminded me of a statement in the Quran where Allah SWT said:
وَأَحْسِن كَمَآ أَحْسَنَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ
'... And do good to others as Allah has done good to you.' (28:77)
The logic or the connection behind this idea is quite in...
'And be good to others as Allah has been good to you'
In this week's reading, this specific part of the ayah caught my eye. We may have heard phrases such as, 'Protect your peace' or 'Cut off what does not serve you', these sayings are used to distance oneself from 'toxic' people and are often used in various social media platforms. These sayings and slogans are used to create this image of the person- a rather black and white image of who the...
I keep on telling myself that: 'Don't indulge too much into the world but also don't give up on life'
This phrase teaches me a balanced approach to life. It suggests that while one shouldn't become overly absorbed in worldly pursuits or materialism, it's equally important not to withdraw completely or give up on living a fulfilling life. Striking a balance between engaging with the world and maintaining inner peace or perspective can lead to ...
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
I was checking in on a friend and sister from Turkiye and so I asked about her family and her countrymen. She replied that she felt ‘ashamed’ that she was sleeping in a warm house whilst so many people are suffering and have died. I paused and I thought what can I answer to that? as just like the most of us I have been feeling this sense of ‘guilt’ and I cannot imagine her feelin...
6 tahun yang lalu · Referensi Ayat 2:200-201, 28:77
QURANIC MAXIMS DAY 6: 'Do not forget your share of the worldly life' (28:77)
This reminds me of another ayah actually, from Surah Al-Baqarah: 200-201 where there are some who ask only of this world and has no share of the akhirah, while there are those who ask for the goodness from this world and the akhirah.
And this ayah from Al Qasas seems to expand on 2:201 that we are to prioritise the reward of the akhirah without forgetting our worldly s...
A hadith that comes to mind when reading the phrase 'without forgetting your share of this world' is the hadith from Hanzalah who felt that he was a hypocrite because he couldn't maintain the same level of God consciousness he usually had when he was in the company of the Prophet when he was engaged in his worldly affairs. The hadith is as follows:
عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ الأُسَيِّدِيِّ، قَالَ - وَكَانَ مِنْ كُتَّابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ق...