How will be my end?

Hazrat Shibli (R) used to say, "O the Lord of Unseen! If I knew what is my status to You? And how would You treat me finally? O the One Who Forgives sins and change the heart! How is going to be my end!"

Then he would recite the following words:

"Oh! Only if I knew how my discussion goes on - is it in positive or negative? Is it with hatred or with praise? By the Lord - Who knows all the secret matters! Oh! if I only knew what would be my situation on the Day of Resurrection? Oh if I knew whether I'll die with belief or with kufr (disbelief)? Do you think whether my request would be accepted or not? Or whether my heart will be broadened? Oh! If I only knew whether I'll enter into Hell or Heaven! You people better stop praising me! Because I know my state quite well."

From 'Nujhatul Basatin" of Hazrat Yafeyi Yamini (R)

Let all miss you; let not you miss the world

You may miss the train, bus or plane. You may miss parties or a HOT job. You may miss your dear ones and many/much more favorite things when you stay far away from them. You may miss so many things for which you craved for and make sounds like: Ah! Uh! Aha! You often miss phone calls… One day: will you have to miss the world? (!) Will you miss your model? Will you miss your passions? What actually will you miss when YOU will be missing? One Saint was asked, “O Hazrat! Why do we fear death so much? Why do we not want to abandon this world?” The reply from him was, “Very simple to understand! Would someone like to travel toward a place where he hasn’t built a house? – definitely not. You fear death because you haven’t built a house in the life hereafter. You know it well too. Because your efforts and energy has been spent to harvest this wordly life’s residence. Therefore, your soul attracts the world – where you have your home (certainly very temporary one). There is no preparation of living in the life hereafter (whereas, one has to live there forever). And death is the incident which will make you homeless!” Oh Dear! Don’t miss Allah Tala’s Love Don’t miss the intercession of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam Don’t miss your prayers Remember the wise poet’s words: When I came into this world I was in tears – crying; all around me had smile faces. When I would die, may all around me be in tears! And may I be smiling; may my face be in glazes… My request is dear brother, NOT ONLY emotions for Islam. Be a Muslim. Build up a life of our Model Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam. This needs emotion, motion & patience. The closeness of Lovers of Allah Tala is the easiest of paths. Just test once! Revive the Sunnah & refrain from sins – see how this worldly life becomes heaven for you! By Allah…This world is our Lord’s. He even would never had given opportunity to a disbeliever (to His enenmy) drink a sip of water from this world, if He valued this world equivalent to a mosquito wing! Ah.. only if we (the believers) could realize! Give up temporary feelings and instigate eternal feelings. Discover what you actually should be missing!

Objective of this Life

We're here in this word to: Make one life.

i.e. Make the Life hereafter.

This life of the world is for that life - coming.

Following are the major materials 'of test' on this path:
i. our evil vices ii. satan iii. the world (we're in now) and iv. living beings
[- by Imam Gazzali (R)]

Inadequate knowledge and wrong deeds are the reasons that will always
fetch loss in our lives.

Dependency only on Allah Ta'la will provide support to eradicate the above loss.

Tawba, Dua & making efforts would create real dependency/reliance on Allah Ta'la.

For triggering pure Tawba, Dua and Diligence - 'Suhbat' (Company) of the Sadeqeen are
compulsory.

By spreading the Deen brought to us by Saiyedina Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaiyhiwa Sallam, all the above would come - because Allah Ta'la's Satisfaction commences here.

Allah Ta'la's Satisfaction would fetch us His LOVE.

His LOVE is something which will make you and me forget all pains of this dunya.
O Allah! O Kareem (The Giver to the ineligible)!
Fetch Us Your LOVE...Ameen

Refrain from Sins - Attain Taqwa

Birth – how lonely and helpless you came to this earth……how the divine arrangements have been made to rear you up!? what was your position? how strong were you?

Present state – how strong are you today? What things do you have in possession? What are yours? How do benefit from these things you believe ‘yours’? What makes you so proud? What situations make you very embarrassed and sad? What are you after? What will you target finally in your life?

Death – how lonely you will be…..who will bury you if you die now/tomorrow…..who will help you…..who will be your companion…..from what will you benefit……what will happen to all your favorites…..

Check: Who were very close to you just 5 years ago? Where are they now? Is the relationship with them all the same?

How are your ACTIVITIES changing with growth of age? What were you thinking to do just 01 year back? Are you thinking the same now?

What factors are influencing your life? What are you reading? Are those worthy? Who are your companions? Are they really helpful?

Don’t lose this winning battle…

Today in this rapidly changing world people are rapidly thinking.
This rapidness has become ‘too rapid’ for many people who aren’t that rapid.
It means many people are out of control – they are apparently ‘rapid’, however, virtually NOT.
Advancement in terms of tools is never enough.
Development and Advancement must be in terms of Human Beings.
However, many people skip the REALITY OF LIFE.
They have almost no idea about objectives and goal of life.
Shortsightness is a major reason.
They see but not beyond this life.
They enjoy but not beyond this life.
They engage in momentary tasks; they absorb in it; they find a lustful enjoyment….and they lose their morality.
Many youngsters just don’t care……. Their dialogue is: ‘LIFE IS SHORT – PLAY MORE’ – this is indeed a satanic verse which invites us all; it induces us towards this temporary world.

Replace the word PLAY’s letter ‘L’ with a ‘R’. It goes: ‘LIFE IS SHORT – PRAY MORE’…that should have been the motto!

However, very unfortunately we’re being surrounded and trapped by evils. The reason is nothing but not attaining TAQWA.

If one attains TAQWA, one is beneath the Shelter of the Lord of this Universe.

Refrain from sins! Refrain from sins! Refrain from sins!

….That’s it.

This Sinning is the major problem of this Ummah today.

Doing all positive. However…..not stopping committing sins.

Plus (Abiding Allah Ta’la’S Orders) Multiplied by Minus (Not refraining from sins) is simply = MINUS (Negative Output)

…..IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!

Nothing is the yardstick of Proximity of your Lord, but Taqwa.

Meditate Death

Death is drawing near. What have you collected?
This is no joke.

What have you got to place before Allah Ta'la?
In this materialistic and temporary world when so many 'importants' are surrounding you…….ask yourself at least once: How have you set priorities?
Think – what is in your mind dangling most of the time?
Today is the day which you planned for. What was your plan for today? To what extent have you seen your dreams and desires come true? What have you got, what have you lost?

Be specific…
How many of verses have you planned to recite today? What happened in reality?
Did you control your eyes? Did you check your tongue? Did you hold back yourself when evil offerings invited?
Calculate…….yes now a calculator is available. Now it is worthy calculating…….

What! - No time..?
Never. That is downright false.
All the time is now….today…here….
This is the time. When it will end there will be no sun shine, no air, no light my dear!

Hey! more calculations to be made: How many friends have you met? What were the major topics of your conversation?
Thoughts, dreams, plans and intentions are engulfing your mind……every now and then new and fresh ones are coming and going, entering and exiting. What is happening exactly?

Who was the Miss Universe 30 years ago? Where exactly she is now?
Great scientists, great artists and great stars – if you believe they have achieved something, my simple question to you is why do you feel proud for them? Why do they influence you so much? What exactly have you achieved through their achievements? Why are we busy with them?

Two things: Leisure and Good health my dear friends….would be wasted and misused; Though having these on hand, people would be deceived. Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam has informed it!
What is happening to me? Am I deceiving myself?

I am indulging in unnecessary tasks, I am planning so irrationally, I am taking excessive responsibilities, I am after others' fault finding, I am making BIG arrangements……….. I am day dreaming….

When your day dream will terminate
When you will see who you are
No way, not a chance to reciprocate…..
You are my dear too far.
That would be no illusion my dear
You must cry today; repent and fear…
O friend! Take the best of care
Death is really drawing near

Do not affix your own value

Imagine – a very poor, wretched and distressed person is suddenly offered the post of a Minister in the Government’s cabinet.

The individual would struck dump; gaze at the speaker for a while and think - why the man is teasing me so ironically…

Quite possible the poor fellow may utter words as: “What ability do I have to be so…” or he’ll mumble “Me! A Minister??? An incompetent and completely ragged guy like me…..would become a cabinet Minister!”

Its quite obvious that everyone likes himself. Everyone expects something better in life. However, no one dares to claim something what he is not or something – what he should not want .

But this fact has been best perceived by the Walis (Friends) of Allah Ta’la. A Wali of Allah Ta’la never regards him to be esteemed and respected. He always thinks himself to be the most poor, wretched and distressed slaves among all. This has resulted in humbleness and sincerity on every of his work.

He indeed has realized the meaning of the Holy Qur’an’s Verses:

“Minha Khalaqnakum; wa fee-ha Nu’yee doo kum; wa minha nukhrijukum taa-ratan ukhra” ( from Sura Taha)
- We’ve created you from this soil, you are about to return to it and again we’ll again create you from the same.

Please be with the poet in this regard:

O Allah! I have fixed my price too high –
This is indeed a great sin I’ve committed….
Now I realize; Now I remorse and sigh
I’m the most petty and priceless among your creations…
Please forgive me and do not try…..

What's Next....after the final Next?

Haven’t you seen people making plans? You yourself don’t make few, don’t you? These plans span from homes to offices and land to space. Every human being, each on various fields is planning; hunting something…..has objectives – running after something. Haven’t you ever seen how courageous people become and how generously they spend money to establish each plan they make? Haven’t you seen often people become daring in their endeavors; sacrificing close relatives….even leaving behind the most beloved ones!

My dear, there had been and are such many plans in my life….I bet, you have had such plans too.

But ask just one simple question, after many plans, many fulfillment and achievements, many ups and downs, many failures, many efforts – What is Next?
Finally, what will happen?
Where are you heading towards with all these plans, programs, failure and achievements?
Will never a final NEXT come? After which there will be NO next..........?

Meditate on these words: Man’s desire would surpass his Life span…..- remaining many dreams unfulfilled, he would certainly have to leave the world; the time of his departure is fixed; not a moment would he be granted whatever top priority he may sense. And is that the end? No, just the beginning of infinite life. Then would he would realize – how his plans worked(?)

O my dear!
Don’t look back
Please look forward;
Keep eye on where
You’re heading toward.
Many have been
In the pitfall
They only assumed
A backward call.
Responding to desire
In this world,
Their lives in fire
Dreams all hurled!

As you are alive today....

So you are one of the luckiest persons who is ALIVE in this Ramadan….! Who told you that you are getting the next?

If you’re not believing me you are living in a fool’s paradise.

Indeed, most people are totally deceived with this worldly life. They claim they love Rasulullahi Sallallahu Alaiyhiwasallam, however, their dress up, their life style all are opposite.

You don’t be one of them. Decide today. No one wants a comfortable life for 80/90 years by forgoing a 200 years peaceful life…..

No one will get a 2000 years life after death. The life that's starting hereafter will all be for infinity.

And what do you have in mind about the life hereafter…..?
It is either of eternal sorrow or of eternal happiness. Depends on what you do today....

Let this Ramadan be the turning point of your life. Refresh yourself……you will be forgiven – this is the announcement of the Lord and Master of the universe.

Any of the problems that has messed your life today has a reason behind. Well you may ask who the one am I to poke nose in your personal matters????

At least for this moment I’m Mr. Well-wisher. I know your problem!!! You have lost the relationship with Him….the Sustainer of all. He is Allah Ta’la. Establish relationship with Him – pray humbly for all the wrongdoings in your life. Don’t look back! Move forward. He is here to help.