In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
The Transient Nature of this World
A righteous man was given the news that on of his companions had died, and so he went to the family of the deceased to console them. When he arrived there, there were screaming and crying in very loud voices. He said:
“Indeed the one we lost was not your provider; the One Who provides for you is Ever-lasting and never dies. The one you lost did not block off the holes in the ground that belonged to you, for all he did was fill his own hole (i.e., fill his own grave). Indeed, each of you, by Allah, will fill his hole. Indeed when Allah (the Exalted) created the world, He decreed destruction for it, and death for its inhabitants. No experience permeates a household except that that household then becomes filled with a lesson. And no group gathers among themselves except that they will soon be parted, and then it is Allah (the Exalted) Who will be the One Who inherits the earth and all that is on it. Whoever from you is crying, then let him cry over himself, for the destination of your companion (i.e., the deceased) is the destination of all people tomorrow.”
[Gems and Jewels]
"The Muslim is a unique Ummah among the whole of mankind:
Their Land is ONE, their War is ONE, their Peace is ONE,
Their Honour is ONE and their Trust is ONE."
[Ahmad]
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