“Don’t worship Allah so He may give you. Rather, worship Him so He may be pleased. For when He is pleased, He will astonish you with His Gifts.”
By the dawn
And the ten nights
And the even and the odd
O you tranquil soul!
Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing
[al-Fajr: 1-3; 27-28]
Loftiness is attained in accordance to one’s struggles,
And whoever seeks nobility, remains vigilant by night.
Whoever wishes to achieve without due effort,
Will waste their life seeking what’s impossible.
You search for glory and yet you sleep at night,
It’s only the seeker of pearls who dives deep into the sea.
– Imam al-Shafi’i, al-Diwan
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Translation: The Grave is Our Appointed Place
A heart-softening reminder on death, the grave and its punishment/delights.
Brothers and sisters, what have we prepared for the day when we shall enter our appointed graves, marked out for us. What will it be, a garden from the Gardens of Paradise or a ditch from the Ditches of Hell?
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The Grave is our Appointed Place
Dar al-Watan Publications, Riyadh
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