Feeling tired yet?
Okay so, yeah, I’ve been slacking. But I just wanted to post this very short anecdote which happened to me last Thursday.
I was scheduled to speak at the local university in the evening and wanted to get there early in order to get myself prepared, yet I was running late. As I hopped off my bus and into the subway station, I realized that the subway cars weren’t moving - the doors were all opened. I entered in one car and it was jam-packed: There was no place to move around, no place to sit, and people were squashed together like sardines. It seems the subway train had a malfunction and had been there for at least 15 minutes, making sure that this particular train was overflowing with people.
The train finally left, and I turned on my iPod listening to Bilal Philips’ Contemporary Issues and after a few minutes, I started getting all edgy - I didn’t get a seat. I was standing for perhaps 15-20 minutes and I was getting tired and unhappy.
It was only after leaving the subway that I thought to myself: “subhanallah, if 15 minutes is tiring you, then what about the Day of Judgment?” And truly, what can we say of a Day where we will be standing for 50,000 years. Fifty. Thousand. YEARS.
Allah says:
Do they not think that they will be called to account? On a Mighty Day, A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds? [Mutaffifeen: 4-6]
Editor wrote,
It’s amazing how simple incidents remind us so much of the greater coming. Jazakallahu khair for sharing.
Link | April 9th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
nuqtah wrote,
Yea…it’s amazing how insignificant matters of our lives can remind us of our ultimate end. More like a reality check. :/
Link | April 10th, 2007 at 4:16 am
nuqtah wrote,
oh…i just said the samething as editor :s…sorry editor I didn’t pay attention to your comment. In case you think Im copying you.
Link | April 10th, 2007 at 4:18 am
Editor wrote,
:O You so copied me! I demand royalty.
But yeah, that’s interesting, and kinda cute, how sometimes we all are thinking the same thing, but we use different words to express ourselves. And the choice of words itself can help determine the impact upon the audience. Innit, Abd Al Majeed?
Btw, man, impressive book list. I just got Shibli Numani’s Umar and I imagine it to be awesome when I do actually read it. Do you read other than Islamic books though?
Link | April 10th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Editor wrote,
Oh, I just read your review for In Pursuit of Virtue. Do you mean sticker stars? That is such a great idea. I’ve always adored and wanted to get them shiny tiny stickers at the stationery store but never had an excuse except to please the kid in me.
But now I have good reason to! Woohoo. Thanks.
Link | April 10th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
Abd al Majeed wrote,
Well really, that’s the whole thing - we should be taking heed from such moments in our lives. Allah has made many things from this world signs for us, all we need to do is simply need to look attentively and notice these signs.
As far as my booklist is concerned, well yeah, I haven’t really read a non-Islamic book in awhile, I am more into reading magazines/newspapers really when it comes to non-Islamic stuff. Mostly non-fiction too, surprisingly enough, you’d think with all the weird stuff I come up with that I don’t stop reading books like Alice in Wonderland or whatever…
Oh yeah, as for the stars, well, you’re free to go and buy those stickers, but not to disappoint you or anything, but I was just drawing stars into the margins of the pages, and since there were so many amazing points in this book (which I intend to read once again inshallah) the pages are filled with constellations.
Link | April 11th, 2007 at 12:30 am
najat wrote,
sub7anAllaah.. a;sldkfjal;skdjfal; thats crazy :S
Link | April 11th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
salafiya wrote,
subhanAllaah….
we were talking about the Day of Judgment today. We all fear the coming of the Dajjal because we think about the fitan during that time….but what about our reckoning with Allaah? subhanAllaah…
hey AaM, I tagged you: http://salafiya.muslimpad.com/2007/04/12/tagged/
Link | April 12th, 2007 at 7:58 pm