As Allah says in the Qur'an: And I did not create the Jinn and mankind except to worship Me…
Chapter 51:56-58
“The treatment for miserliness is realizing that those who achieve wealth usually do so only after exhausting themselves over long periods of time, working day and night. Meanwhile, life passes on and time runs out. The culture of wanting more simply for more’s sake can occupy a person for an entire lifetime. And in the end, life is over. It terminates for the beggar and the affluent just the same…”
They say that a fool lives to eat and a wise man eats to live. But then the question remains: for what purpose does the wise man live? Living is not an end by itself. There has to be a purpose for man to live for. So what is this purpose?
Allah states in the Quran that He created man to be His Khalefa, His trustee on earth (Quran 2:30).
Mankind’s basic trust, our responsibility, is to believe in and worship Allah: And I did not create the Jinn and mankind except to worship Me….(Quran, 51:56-58)
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"If in thirst you drink water from a cup, you see God in it. Those who are not in love with God will see only their own faces in it."
-Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Thanks for the excellent reminder...
As Allah says in the Qur'an:
And I did not create the Jinn and mankind except to worship Me…
Chapter 51:56-58
“The treatment for miserliness is realizing that those who achieve wealth usually do so only after exhausting themselves over long periods of time, working day and night. Meanwhile, life passes on and time runs out. The culture of wanting more simply for more’s sake can occupy a person for an entire lifetime. And in the end, life is over. It terminates for the beggar and the affluent just the same…”
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf - Purification of the Heart
looks like this reminds everyone of words from the teachers...
awesome post, btw...don't tell me ur getting sucked into wall street life
They say that a fool lives to eat and a wise man eats to live. But then the question remains: for what purpose does the wise man live? Living is not an end by itself. There has to be a purpose for man to live for. So what is this purpose?
Allah states in the Quran that He created man to be His Khalefa, His trustee on earth (Quran 2:30).
Mankind’s basic trust, our responsibility, is to believe in and worship Allah: And I did not create the Jinn and mankind except to worship Me….(Quran, 51:56-58)
these are really good words to experience. thanks everyone.
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