Sayyiduna Imam Awza’i once said: O people! By means of worldly favours, protect yourselves from the heart-burning fire of ALLAH.Indeed you are living at such home (i.e. the mortal world) where even a long stay is actually very short.You have been sent here for a fixed period of time as successors of those who turned towards the beauties and charms of the world. They cut even mountains and rocks and used to wander in cities. They were strong with pillars-like bodies. They lived longer than you and were taller than you. They left great signs in the world. Despite all this, they were soon forgotten and their signs were erased. Their houses were demolished and there is no one to mention them now. You neither see them nor listen to them. They had relied on false hopes and spent days and nights in heedlessness. Then Divine retribution was inflicted on them at night, leaving them lying on their faces in their homes in the morning. Those survived could do nothing except seeing, in astonishment, Divine retribution, loss of favours and demolished houses. This serves as a lesson to those who fear excruciating torment and have Divine fear in their hearts. Now your life is also very short. The world is fleeting. In the present age, tolerance, forgiveness and politeness seem to have disappeared. All that is left is the mud of evils, horrors, signs of torments, storms of sins, consecutive earthquakes, grief, despair and wicked successors.The evil effects of their misdeeds have emerged in land and sea. You must not follow those who spent lives fulfilling their desires and were duped by long hopes. We pray to ALLAH that He include us in those who keep their vow, recognize their actual abode and are always prepared for it. (Tarikh Dimashq li Ibn‘Asakir, vol. 35, pp. 208, Raqm 3907)
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:52:41 +0000
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