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« on: November 25, 2007, 01:32:21 am »

Alhamdulilah, what a gorgeous piece brother!  The past, however complicated, difficult or happy it might have been, appears in our minds when we look back as a winding course of a river .. silent, murky and distant, and quite insignificant now that it's gone by.  Long stretches of years during various stages of our lives we were so wrapt up in, seems like a passive dream when it's past.  Similarly, when a person dies and the body is carried away for burial, it looks so serene and disconnected from its surroundings that had once kept it so busy and distracted .. as if it never had anything to do with this world at all. 


The most interesting thing is that even when all of your history is but just one point in immagination, each and every single moment of life that you had to live through will be judged with scrutiny by Allah. Ultimately, did you do what you did in those moments trying to seek Allah's pleasure?

So, so true.  And it's tremendously sad to realize how little the unthinking ones among us reflect on this point.  Allah says in the Quraan that on the Day of the Tryst, each one of us will have our Book of Record wide open before us .. that mankind will themselves be amazed to see that this Book has not left out a single aspect pertaining to their deeds.


"By Time! The human being is indeed in loss. Except those who believe, do good works, support one another with the truth, and support one another with perseverance." [Qur'an Surah Al-'Asr]

Points to note is that, Allah sarts by saying "By Time!", drawing our attention to how time passes as we noted above. By default, all of what a person does in the time allocated to him in this life is "indeed in loss". However, exception is if the person is a believer who sincerely seeked to earn Allah's pleasure in this world in every moment of his life. The true believer kept in mind that these moments will come to pass very quickly, as the Verse points out, with only their sincere intention and good works noted down by Allah.

Wonderfully elucidated.  Your detailed reflections on the passage of time fit perfectly into the meaning of Surah Al-Asr as per the written illustration above.


Therefore, what people should do is spend every moment being conscious of Allah. Orientating all deeds such as, kidness, justness, charity, humbleness, love, worship, purely to seek the pleasure of Allah. Otherwise, the individual will find nothing at the end of his life to show to Allah, and will be as the Verse indicates, one of those in loss by the passing of time.

I can only agree with you, brother.  It's unfortunate that many people find this point difficult to comprehend.   They make a distinction between doing good deeds for the sake of Allah and doing good for the sake of humanity.  For instance, recently I was conversing with a sister in my neighbourhood who apparently doesn't have a correct understanding of Allah and therefore nurtures faulty notions of the human existence and Salvation.  She mentioned that those who do charitable deeds with only the thought of God carry a "selfish" element in their nature because they're just thinking of their own ultimate reward, while those who sacrifice directly for humanity are more selfless.  I responded by explaining that a person who has correctly grasped the message of Allah will automatically link the cause of Allah with the cause of humanity.  Thus, the Quraan has reiterated so many times, "those who believe and do good works."  Both go together.  One without the other would be incomplete.  Doing a good deed for the love & pleasure of Allah creates that super-sensitive phenomenon known as conscience deep down within us.  Once we sincerely grasp His guidance, the conscience brightens up, drawing us toward acts of kindness, justice, humility etc. for the love of humanty.  But this depth of compassion and concern for humanity originates within us only through the love of Allah.  The common query from skeptical minds about this is -  what about those philanthropists who do serve humanity but reject spirituality altogether?  As per the standard norms of the Quran, if these people truly reject God then their worldly efforts will undoubtedly be wasted.  But the vital point here is, only the Almighty Allah is in a position of judge & decide who really rejects Him and who doesn't.  Not to mention .. unlike personal human philosophies, seeking the pleasure of Allah and making it a pre-requisite for other good deeds provides the strongest and most stable foundation that never alters its values nor does it ever lose sight of its goal.

Thanks for sharing such great thoughts.  Salaam Alaikum and peace.
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