Let us take a look at the world , so beautiful , so fascinating ,and full of luxuries , top of the range care, beautiful women, great landmark, state of the art stadiums, bungalows, night clubs, pubs , cenimas, theme parks this is the life who wouldn’t like to live a chilled out life ? Who doesn’t desire that these luxuries were to last forever? Now back to reality, is it not true that all these luxuries, this world will one day perish? Is it not true that this world will one day come to an end ? Everyday we see changes taking place in the world ; just take a look at the progress that technology has made . How about the changes that take place in one’s life , look at the change that takes place when the child is in the womb of his mother , the child is then born, he enjoys his childhood , he then grows older , he gets married , he has his own kids, responsibilities befall him from left, right and centre, then day comes when that same child reaches his destiny and departs from this world . Similarly seeds and planted , grows and blossoms, then a time comes when that plant dries and no more.
Beloved Muslim! this world is nothing but amusement and play, it is full of luxuries and fantasies that are fascinating but deceptiv. IT is so easy to fall into its trap , but to escape from its ditches is extremely different . Let us Now search for the reality of life . What is the purpose of our creation ? What is the reason as to why Allah Almighty has brought us into in this world ? If we take a look at QURAN we find that Allah Taala clearly States that he has created us so that we may worship him, the outcome which will be that Allah. He will be pleased with us and will INSHALLAH save us from the hellfire and will grant us with the bounties of Paradise .
Our destination is hereafter . This world is similar to a service station . Hazrat Abduallah Ibn Umar says that the prophet once held me and said :
“Live in this world as though you are a treveller or wayafter”.(Bukhari)
Now , when a person is travelling he will not go extreme measures when it comes to shorting out luggage and provision , Nor will he be out trying to make loads of friends but rather he will get his job done quickly and return home. Similarly , a traveller of his world should also remember and keep in mind his actual destination .