I'm quoting & sharing this article to signal the start of the new year 2013…
One Year Closer to the Grave
by
Shaykh Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh
At the start of the year, we need
to keep in mind that one more year of our lives has gone. If our actions were
evil, and we were treading the path to Jahannam, we have now come one year
closer to it. And if we were in search of Jannah then we now have one year less
to reach that goal. In brief, the end of the year means the end of a year of
our lives. An Arabic poet says,
The
passing of days please a person,
But this passing (in reality) is the passing of his life.
But this passing (in reality) is the passing of his life.
We need to always value each and
every second of our lives, as we may not be live to see the 1st of Muharram
next year; in fact we may not live to see the next moment. This is what Imam
Bukhārī rahimahullāh highlighted in the following couplets,
Value the
reward of Salāh whilst you have the time to do so,
For it is possible that your death is sudden.
I have seen many healthy people without any form of illness
Whose healthy soul departed suddenly
For it is possible that your death is sudden.
I have seen many healthy people without any form of illness
Whose healthy soul departed suddenly
