Success is the pursuit of an ideal state you wish to achieve. The clearer you can envisage that achievement, whatever it may be, the greater the chances of working towards it. It is the notion of having a set ambition and then focusing on the journey to get you there. It is about knowing where the goalposts are so you can shoot in that direction. Almost like a diligent student, knowing that at the end of toil and hardship they will attain the job or position they dream of.

I often think about the level of detail and description Allah portrays to us regarding Jannah: the fruits of which there will be no shortage nor depletion; the meat of birds; the rivers of wine, milk, and pure honey; the reclining couches; pleasant conversations between the inhabitants of Jannah; and the glow on the faces of those who will attain Jannah. These descriptions, in such colourful and graphic detail, not only motivate us to pursue the path to heaven but also give us a real sense of what succeeding looks like. 

When we are given descriptions of Jannah, don’t just gloss over them. To get the most out of them, reflect deeply on what true success will look like in an abode where sadness is not even a concept, never mind a reality. By reflecting on these verses, you will find yourself almost breathing, tasting, and smelling the fragrance of Jannah, its fruits and its rivers, or perhaps drinking from the special concoction of Tasneem (a highly exalted, pure, and refreshing spring or fountain in Jannah , specifically reserved as a supreme drink for those nearest to Allah.  (Al-Mutaffifin 83:27-28)

True success resides in that abode. Read its descriptions, reflect deeply on them, desire them, and pursue them relentlessly, as Allah says after describing Jannah: “Indeed, this is the great attainment. For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work” (37:60–61).

We pray Allah makes us among those whom Allah has described as: “Indeed, I have rewarded them this Day for their patient endurance—that they are the attainers [of success]” (23:111).


Remember to reflect, reflect to remember!

I look forward to reading your reflections on this theme!

May Allah reward you! 
#TrueSuccess ​ ​

Jazza khallahu hyran for such beautiful reminder 

I remember listening to Surah Al Rahman with my mother الله يرحمها and she asked me 

'Sajid what does مدها متان mean? The Qari repeats this a lot' 

I mean I didn’t know the answer but I looked it up and told her 

It seems like a little interaction and something small to remember just like the verse but there’s something deep about it . 

My mother was testing my Arabic 
I’m sure she already knew what it meant as she listened to this Surah many times with Urdu translation. 
Maybe she was teaching me the importance of knowing what I recite

In the end 
Ya Kareem , Grant her these dark green gardens and unite me with her in them. Where I will show her what these verses meant.  Open in her grave, windows leading to these gardens flowing with its air and scent. 

Ya Rab, lead me to a path towards attaining your pleasure and contentment of the heart. 

رضيت با الله ربا

Allah bless her soul and unite you all together in Jnnah Ameen.