Heart shaking. So beautiful. Her husband was martyred in the Rabaa massacre. In these words is a powerful reminder for us all. Please read this with your hearts. Share. And make duaa for Amr (ra) and his family. A few months ago I had a dream of Amr. He was standing in a place that housed expensive things, as though it was a store of valuables. I entered upon him and he hugged me for a long time. After the hug, I saw that there was a guard standing at the entrance of that place. He made me leave, and he made Amr stay. Shortly thereafter, I woke up. “It is Allah Who takes away the souls at the time of their death, and those that die not during their sleep. He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death and sends the rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who think deeply” (39:42). The morning after that dream, the long hug we shared lingered in my every sense, as though he had really hugged me. But in His wisdom, Allah (swt) sent my soul back to my body and gave me another chance at life, another day to try to attain His pleasure. I know Amr had to stay, but we will all eventually return to the One who created us. This is not our home. This is not our destiny. This world is just the shade of a tree that we are sitting under for a few moments – soon we will get up and continue our journey into the hereafter. It was a strange dream, a beautiful dream… For what else is Jannah except a place like I saw – a place that houses expensive things created for the believers by Allah (swt)? And what greater a price can one pay to receive those things than his or her very life? Our existence is merely an exchange of goods, in a sense. We are seeking to purchase the best and most lasting thing which is Jannah, but we have to pay the price for it. We have to live, not for the benefit of our current selves in a world that values selfish desires, but for our future selves – our selves that need, more than anything else, to be given a home in Paradise, by the Mercy of Allah (swt). Believing in the oneness of God with clarity, prayer, charity, fasting, every moment of wakefulness and remembrance – they are all ventures born out of love and duty to the Creator, and what more are they than payment to purchase the most expensive of goods – Paradise. The Prophet (saw) said: “…Each one of us goes forth in the morning as a vendor for his soul. He either achieves its emancipation or brings it to perdition.”
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:50:36 +0000
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