We are in this world, but not of this world

Says Ustaz; when he delivered a talk on ‘This World and its relationship with the Hereafter’ at Pergas last Saturday.

It is a topic that Muslims would need it at times like these; when the world seemed to have contained so much for mankind, and at the same time, it could result in the downfall of mankind; the financial crisis, companies downsized and employees exit, families broke down because the breadwinner loses his job. And the list goes on…

What has the world got anything to do with the Muslims?

Ustaz also told us this before in his other classes: ‘Put the akirah on your head, and the dunya under your armpit’. So that when the akirah is not stable, the hand goes up to support it and drops the dunya. This is how insignificant the world means to the Muslim. Not that we do not cherish the world that Allah swt created for us, but we do not attach our hearts to it, sacrificing what is most precious and eternal for us: Akirah, or the Hereafter.

As much as we cherish and prepare for our Akirah, Muslims do not need to forsake this world. We do not need to renounce this world or seclude ourselves away from everybody and live in a cave.

Islam teaches us that we can enjoy this worldly life to the fullest, as long as we are always grateful. Allah swt gave us this world, so that we may prepare ourselves for the next. The time that we spent here is so insignificant to the time we will spent in the Akirah. Travellers of this world, we are; preparing ourselves with the provisions given by Allah swt for the next.

A Muslim’s primary focus should be to use every gift, time, health, wealth, every bestowals etc which Allah has given us in this world, to utilize in a beneficial way. He benefitted us, and we should benefit others too.

Allah has given Director Yasmin Ahmad the ability to draw people to her amazing works. That’s her gift, and she had utilized it in a fruitful way. She has returned to Allah swt in the month of Sha’ban. Al-fatihah.

And I shall leave you to enjoy his presentation slides and an advice from Prophet Muhammad s.a.w:
‘Work for your worldly needs, as though you are going to live forever, and strive for your Hereafter, as though you are going to die tomorrow’. (Hadith by Bukhari)

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