ISLAM, THE MODERN BETTER ALTERNATIVE TO LIFE CONTINUES FROM YESTERDAY REMINDERS

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yawm Al-Khamis. 8th day of Dhul-Qa'adah, 1445AH (Thursday 16th May 2024). *_ISLAM, THE MODERN BETTER ALTERNATIVE TO LIFE CONTINUES FROM YESTERDAY REMINDERS_*. BismilLah. 

Islam does not allow a Muslim to surrender themselves to lust and desire, as in contemporary 'civilisation'. Islam recognises the love a man has for women, children, gold, silver, and other possessions. But it provides a limit for the amount of this worldly pleasure which we require, and reminds us of the life in the hereafter.

ALLAH says:

"Beautified for men is the love of things they desire: Women, Children, much of gold and silver (wealth), branded beautiful horses, cattle and well-tilled land. This is the pleasure of the present world's life, but ALLAAH has the excellent return ( Paradise)"(Quran 3:141)

The inclinations and desires of the natural being are not to become the objective in life. Rather they are to be taken in a stabilised manner. The way to deal with them is real and ALLAAH (The Most High) has given us the detailed descriptions of a levelled approach. This levelled approach gives mankind the perfectly balanced pleasure in this worldly life. The method of maintaining a well-balanced life is not an endurance test to see who lasts the longest. ALLAH has revealed Islam, to show us how to attain this balance in a real manner. Life is not a spiritual test, where you are ordered to Iive in mountains and trees. Fasting all month or year round is not even allowed. Marriage is permissible and you do not have to beat yourself senseless to purify your soul! Rather as Muslims, we must try to follow the Prophet and his balanced teachings of life and living. As ALLAH says in the Qur'an:

"Indeed in the Messenger of ALLAH (S.A.W), you have a good example to follow.." (Quran 33:21).

Likewise with wealth. Islam allows you to gain wealth as long as you do not oppress other people, and transgress the limits set by ALLAAH (The Most High). An example of this is making people pay back more money than they actually borrow, through usury or interest payments.

However wealth can not benefit you when you die, as it only passes on to your family as inheritance. Such is the civility of modem society, that many people are even killed, just so that inheritance can be gained sooner rather then later!!

Thus, we should see ourselves as travellers on a journey. A traveller is one who is constantly on the move. He will only take essential provisions, and not all his life's possessions. Likewise, a person must realise that ALLAH did not design the luxuries of this world to last forever. They only exist to aid our worship of ALLAH, which will take us to the journey's end, the hereafter. Being human, we must one-day die, and our worldly benefits and luxuries will also perish. The true wealth is indeed with ALLAH in the next-life. As ALLAH says:

"Seeking the perishable goods of the worldly life. There are much more profits and booties with ALLAH" (Quran 4:94).

So when ALLAAH (The Most High) revealed the Qur'an and the example of the Prophet (Peace be upon him), all the details about good and bad, or right and wrong, were not left for the limited nature of mankind to define for themselves. ALLAAH (The Most High) says:

"And I have sent down to you the Book (Qur'an) as an EXPLANATION of EVERYTHING and a GUIDANCE, a Mercy and glad tidings for those who have surrendered (to ALLAAH as Muslims)"(Quran 16:89). Allahu Akbar. 

So What is Islam saying? To be continued tomorrow in shaaALLAH. 

 *_May HE, AL-FATTAAH (The Opener), The Judge guide the misguided relatives and friends to Islam_*. Aameen.