Asalamu Aleikum!
Indeed a good story and reflecting upon it, how much time we waste
at different places waiting on doctor's offices, hospitals, labs and---
for
travellers--- airports. The need is there for us to read the Quraan
with
understanding to find solutions to increasing acrimony, violence, war
and
what not engulfing the world today.
MAY ALLAH GUIDE US ALL TO HIS PATH.
A nice story you must read it.
Since last night my young son has been unwell. When I got back from
work
this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my exhaustion.
There
were many waiting; perhaps we will be delayed by more than an hour. I
took
my number and sat down in the waiting room.
There were many faces, young and old, but all silent.
Some brothers! made use of the many booklets available in the waiting
room.
Some of those waiting had their eyes closed, while others were looking
around. Most were bored. Once in a while the long silence was broken by
a
nurse calling out a number. Happiness appears on the one whose turn it
is,
and he gets up quickly; then silence returns.
A young man grabbed my attention. H e was reading a pocket-sized Qur`an
continuously; not raising his head even once. At first I did not think
much
about him. However, after one hour of waiting my casual glances turned
into
a deep reflection about his lifestyle and how he utilizes his time. One
hour
of life wasted!
Instead of making benefit of that hour, it was just a boring wait.
Then the call for prayer was made. We went to prayer in the hospital's
mosque. I tried to pray close to the man who was reading the Qur`an
earlier
in the waiting room.
After the prayer I walked with him. I informed him of how impressed I
was
of him and how he tries to benefit from his time.
He told me that most of our time is wasted without any benefit.
These are days that go from our lives without being conscious of them
or
regretting their waste. He said that he started carrying the
pocket-sized
Qur`an around when a friend encouraged him to make full use of his
time.
He
told me that in the time other people waste he gets to read much more
of
the
Qur`an than he gets to read either at home or in the mosque. Moreover,
besides the
reward of reading the Qur`an, this habit saves him from boredom and
stress.
He added that he has now been waiting for one and a half hours.
Then he asked, when will you find one and a half hours to read the
Qur`an?
I reflected; How much time do we waste? How many moments of our lives
pass
by, and yet we do not account for how they passed by? Indeed, how many
months pass by and we do not read the Qur`an? I came to respect my
companion, and I discovered that I am to stand for account and that
time
is
not in my hand; so what am I waiting for? My thoughts were interrupted
by
the nurse calling out my number; I went to the doctor.
But I want to achieve something now. After I left the hospital I
quickly
went to the bookshop and bought a pocket-sized Qur`an. I decided to be
mindful of how I spend the time.
If this information is beneficial to you, then please do forward it to
your
friends and relatives. Our Prophet (Sallallaahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam)
said;
"Whoever guides or directs to good, then he gets the same amount of
blessing
(reward) as the one who does it" The Prophet (Sallallaahu 'Alaihi
Wasallam)
also said "Pass on
knowledge from me even if it is only one verse" The splendor of our
creation
_________________________________________________________________
Indeed a good story and reflecting upon it, how much time we waste
at different places waiting on doctor's offices, hospitals, labs and---
for
travellers--- airports. The need is there for us to read the Quraan
with
understanding to find solutions to increasing acrimony, violence, war
and
what not engulfing the world today.
MAY ALLAH GUIDE US ALL TO HIS PATH.
A nice story you must read it.
Since last night my young son has been unwell. When I got back from
work
this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my exhaustion.
There
were many waiting; perhaps we will be delayed by more than an hour. I
took
my number and sat down in the waiting room.
There were many faces, young and old, but all silent.
Some brothers! made use of the many booklets available in the waiting
room.
Some of those waiting had their eyes closed, while others were looking
around. Most were bored. Once in a while the long silence was broken by
a
nurse calling out a number. Happiness appears on the one whose turn it
is,
and he gets up quickly; then silence returns.
A young man grabbed my attention. H e was reading a pocket-sized Qur`an
continuously; not raising his head even once. At first I did not think
much
about him. However, after one hour of waiting my casual glances turned
into
a deep reflection about his lifestyle and how he utilizes his time. One
hour
of life wasted!
Instead of making benefit of that hour, it was just a boring wait.
Then the call for prayer was made. We went to prayer in the hospital's
mosque. I tried to pray close to the man who was reading the Qur`an
earlier
in the waiting room.
After the prayer I walked with him. I informed him of how impressed I
was
of him and how he tries to benefit from his time.
He told me that most of our time is wasted without any benefit.
These are days that go from our lives without being conscious of them
or
regretting their waste. He said that he started carrying the
pocket-sized
Qur`an around when a friend encouraged him to make full use of his
time.
He
told me that in the time other people waste he gets to read much more
of
the
Qur`an than he gets to read either at home or in the mosque. Moreover,
besides the
reward of reading the Qur`an, this habit saves him from boredom and
stress.
He added that he has now been waiting for one and a half hours.
Then he asked, when will you find one and a half hours to read the
Qur`an?
I reflected; How much time do we waste? How many moments of our lives
pass
by, and yet we do not account for how they passed by? Indeed, how many
months pass by and we do not read the Qur`an? I came to respect my
companion, and I discovered that I am to stand for account and that
time
is
not in my hand; so what am I waiting for? My thoughts were interrupted
by
the nurse calling out my number; I went to the doctor.
But I want to achieve something now. After I left the hospital I
quickly
went to the bookshop and bought a pocket-sized Qur`an. I decided to be
mindful of how I spend the time.
If this information is beneficial to you, then please do forward it to
your
friends and relatives. Our Prophet (Sallallaahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam)
said;
"Whoever guides or directs to good, then he gets the same amount of
blessing
(reward) as the one who does it" The Prophet (Sallallaahu 'Alaihi
Wasallam)
also said "Pass on
knowledge from me even if it is only one verse" The splendor of our
creation
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