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Index
Intro
Chapter 1

    Chapter 2

Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Letter

 

             With the elapse of time, the wound was healed. However, when the old man lifted his hand to his bald head, he found the scar of that wound and felt as if all this happened only the day before. And he wondered how come that ninety years elapsed as if they were but a few short days. And he realized that all the pleasures he had in this life were too transient to be felt. At that point he remembered one of the dignified Prophet’s Hadith that says: " On judgement Day, he who enjoyed the pleasures of this life best is chosen out of those doomed to Hellfire and is dipped into Hellfire once. Then, he is to be asked, You man, (do you think that) you have ever seen any goodness in your life?.. Have you ever tasted any pleasure before ?.. The man answers: I swear by Allah I haven’t… Then, the most miserable man of those to enter Heavens is taken out and dipped in Heavens once. Then, he is to be asked, Have you ever suffered any misery? Have you ever seen any calamities?.. He answers: I swear by Allah I haven’t. I have never faced any misery or calamities ". 

              In this age, in which materialism eclipsed spirituality, those Muslims who seek happiness and safety in the Hereafter should follow in the school of the holy Prophet, Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon Him. They should not be slaves for the pleasures of this life. They should rather seek the richness of their souls. For those rich within always enjoy peace of mind and tranquility. Moreover, they never ask for what they can dispense with nor are they keen to accumulate money. The poor and needy are not those short of money. The   poor   are   those   who   have  idles   of   money,   but    run    after     the    glittering    crusts    and    pleasures    of    this   life.   The  Prophet,  Peace  be  upon  him,  guided  us  to  the  path  of

 

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