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A Place of Delusion, Play and Amusement
Allah ﷻ says in Surah Hadid
ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌۭ وَلَهْوٌۭ وَزِينَةٌۭ وَتَفَاخُرٌۢ بَيْنَكُمْ وَتَكَاثُرٌۭ فِى ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَوْلَٰدِ ۖ
Know that the life of this world is but amusement and diversion and adornment and boasting to one another and competition in increase of wealth and children
[57:20]
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Allah ﷻ sums up the stages of our life.
We play when we are young.
When we are teens we only look for amusement and entertainment.
When we are adults its all about flashing our wealth and boasting about them.
When we are old, we boast about our accumulation of accolade, wealth and achievement and also that of our children!
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But this Dunya is perishable, even though we place such great emphasis on it!
The very same Ayah Allah ﷻ brings a parable!
كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ أَعْجَبَ ٱلْكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُۥ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَىٰهُ مُصْفَرًّۭا ثُمَّ يَكُونُ حُطَٰمًۭا ۖ
Like the example of a rain whose [resulting] plant growth pleases the tillers; then it dries and you see it turned yellow; then it becomes [scattered] debris.
Allah ﷻ ends the ayah by saying:
وَفِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ عَذَابٌۭ شَدِيدٌۭ وَمَغْفِرَةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِضْوَٰنٌۭ ۚ وَمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَآ إِلَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلْغُرُورِ
And in the Hereafter there will be either severe punishment or forgiveness and pleasure of Allah, whereas the life of this world is no more than the delusion of enjoyment.
[57:20]
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This Dunya! It will perish, and so does everything in it!
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Do not be consumed with acquiring property, such that you place your hope in the world.”
[Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2328, Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti]
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So why have we fooled ourselves and let ourselves be distracted?
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Why have we let ourselves become blinded and ignorant when it comes to prioritising Deen and Dunya?
And we can all claim to put Deen over Dunya and will point to examples.
But ask yourselves, how many of these examples, required real sacrifices?
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Or was the reason we did it, that it was easy!
But that which is difficult, we stay silent and are averse to it.
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We need to really recognise the less than nothing value the Dunya has,
And the priceless eternal value the Akhirah has.
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May Allah ﷻ keep us steadfast on His Deen and make us among those who strive for the Akhira.
آمِيْن يَارَبَّ الْعَالَمِينْ
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