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The article covers Quran Verses, Hadith and opinion of Islamic Scholars about how insignificant is life of this world for a believer as compare to life after death.
- Ibn Majah: 4102
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Be indifferent towards...
- Ibn Majah: 4102
- How Does This Life Compare with The Hereafter?
- What Is The Value That We Tend to Give to This Life?
- What Is The Price We Pay For Going Overboard?
- What Is The Price We Pay For Not Giving This Life Its Due Share?
- How Can We Strike The Right Balance?
We know from our observations and also from the revelations to the prophets that our time in this life is limited. We have at best a few years and then we will move on to a world about which the Quran provides numerous references. Allahhas repeatedly reminded us in the Quran (a fact that has been further clarified by the Prophet (S.A.W.S.) as well)...
Knowing the limited time that we have in this life, giving it anything more than its due proportion, therefore, wouldn’t be prudent. But we also know that Allah has made this life a test and adorned it with enough temptations and attractions to make the weak among us get diverted and deceived. To such people, Allah warns us in the Quran in the foll...
Focusing on the present life with lack of consideration for the hereafter can push us to the edges of narcissism or something called “the entitlement syndrome”, by which psychologists refer to a state where one feels that one is rightfully entitled to the fulfillment of one’s wishes and desires, and is entitled to enjoy all that life can offer. Con...
However, we do have to give this life its due share. We have to live it; we cannot escape from it, nor can we ignore the real challenges it poses. Moreover, Islamdoes not expect us to withdraw ourselves from the world. Allah tells us in the Quran: “But seek, with that (wealth) which Allah has bestowed on you, the home of the hereafter, and forget n...
The obligation to live this life while providing for ourselves and our families effectively and by ensuring that we are not violating others’ rights does create internal conflicts that must be managed accordingly. We ought to adopt attitudes where our actions strike the right balance between any competing and conflicting situations. We need to remi...
What is the matter with you that when you are asked to march forth in the cause of Allah, you cling firmly to ˹your˺ land? 1 Do you prefer the life of this world over the Hereafter? The enjoyment of this worldly life is insignificant compared to that of the Hereafter.
Jan 20, 2016 · The life of the Hereafter. The first two are temporary lives, but the final stage is forever. This life is a preparation for the Hereafter. The Qurān and Ahādeeth (singular: hadeeth) describe in vivid detail the events after death as a warning for the heedless and an encouragement for the righteous. Life After Death.
Allah, the Almightyو says: {But little is the enjoyment of the life of this world as compared with the Hereafter} [Sūrat at-Tawbah: 38]. Everything that one is given in this worldly life of riches and pleasures are short-term and mixed with pains and vexations.
O you who believe! What is the matter with you, that when you are asked to march forth in the Cause of Allah (i.e. Jihad) you cling heavily to the earth? Are you pleased with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? But little is the enjoyment of the life of this world as compared with the Hereafter.
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The present, worldly life is nothing but a pastime and play, but the abode of the Hereafter is truly alive. If they but knew. (Qur’an, Surah al-ʿAnkabut, 29:64). These two phases of life (al-dunya and al-akhira) are linked and inseparable from one other.
