Sadullah Khan – Developing a Qur’anic Personality To be and what not to be. #2

How to be and what not to be.

As we journey through Ramadan,

each one of us should ask a a

simple question.

A question which is basic yet significant, I

believe.

And the question is,

what would the child I once

was think of the adult I have become?

What would the child that I once was

think of the adult that I have now

become?

And before you go to sleep tonight,

take a silent moment and tafakkur.

Reflect. Contemplate.

Haj Abdullah Ansari said,

It means basically

that contemplation in tafakkur implies a critical analysis,

a critical search

of the inner vision of oneself

to try to look at things to attain

a desired or a positive result.

So,

reflect on whether you are still the things

you

love.

Reflect on whether you are doing the things

that you should be doing.

And if you are not fulfilled,

ask yourself the question,

through this Ramadan,

what course of action should I take to

make my life more meaningful? This is part

of the tarbia, part of the development of

the spiritual and moral elevation of a person.

And therefore

numerous ahadith instigated,

intimated the importance of being active, of doing

good deeds. And the Quran is replete. And

Allah reminds us,

Act and Allah is beholding whatever you do.

And the verse concludes,

eventually Allah will make you realize what you

have been doing throughout your life.

So remember,

action action is proof of life.

And worthy action

makes life worth living.

So significant is the importance

of grasping the moment, what they call,

Take the moment, do what you can do.

And do the best that you can do.

Rasulullah

Rasulullah

said,

If the day of

arrives, and any of you have a seed,

or a sapling in your hand, and though

the trumpet blows, if you can plant

it, plant it. Though it is the day

of preamah. In other words, there's no need

for you, no excuse not to be active

and to be involved, and to do what

needs to be done.

You see, people who live richly rewarding lives,

bring action

and passion

into their lives. And in that way, they

inspire not only themselves, but even those around

them. But you also need to realize, you

cannot become if you want to transform in

Ramadan. In whatever way. Whether it's our family,

our relationship with Allah, with our neighbors,

with our relatives, with our spouse, with our

children, with our parents. You cannot become what

you need to be by remaining what you

are. You cannot become what you need to

be by remaining what you are. So do

things that are purposeful

or find purpose in what you are doing.

And therefore, if you want to see a

new reality unfold for

you, this Ramadan, insha'Allah,

you must start doing things differently

or do different things.

But whatever you do, make sure they are

done

with sincerity of intention, and with good intention,

and with a good outcome, insha Allah, with

a good objective.

But it's important to be aware of the

reality we face. Some people

go through life unaware of the realities.

There are still some local people

who are of those who deny the global

pandemic. Local people who deny a global pandemic.

You see,

they say there are those who make things

happen, then there are those who watch things

happen,

besides those who wonder what happened after it

happened.

And then there are those who do not

know even it happened.

But worse than all of that, incredibly,

we now find there are people who deny

what's happening, why it's happening.

Like in the case of the pandemic.

Rasulullah

wasallam was always attuned to reality.

And among his daily duas you find in

the sunan kitab,

Oh Allah, show me things

as they really are. And therefore, we need

to be awakened to the reality.

We need to realize how hours and minutes

slips into days weeks, and eventually into months

years, and here we come, we find

ourselves in the twilight of our lives, and

wonder what could have been at the time

we may have passed by that we were

asleep. Said, naliqiramalullah,

just said very beautifully,

It seems seen that people are asleep.

When they're about to die, then they wake

up.

So let us wake up to the realities

of existence,

and contemplate

how to live the days of our lives

in meaningful ways.

Being positive,

and being proactive.

You see, if you keep doing the same

thing in the same manner, you'll always get

the same result. Do better things

in the best possible ways. And if you

don't act on life,

life has a habit and a way of

overtaking you. And therefore,

do not just exist.

Do not just exist.

Live life to the full. Many people don't

do that.

Do not just exist. Live life to the

full. Do not be asleep.

Rather be awakened to the realities of life.