Time is Running Out

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

Time is our capital and our life is a transaction. Time will outstrip us because our life in this world is temporary and each moment that passes by is a moment closer to the end of our life in this world.

It is reported that the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When a person wakes up in the morning, he invests his soul or life in a business enterprise: some of the investors free or save the capital from loss and others destroy it."

Allah has granted us the invaluable capital of our life, so that we may invest it in profitable business venture. If we invest our capital of life sensibly in good works, there will be no limit to the profitable returns; but if we invest it unwisely in evil works, then, we will even lose our capital plus the dreadful scourge of committing numerous sins. If we squander it and did not invest in good works, then we, at least, have lost both the profit and the capital.

Everything about us -- growth and development, movements, actions and morality, all take place within the space of 'Time'. Time passes quickly, our spiritual and material potentialities decline, and our abilities fade. We are like someone who possesses a great capital and, without his permission and will, every moment, a portion of that capital is taken away. This is the nature of life in this world -- a continual loss. A poet once said, "Your life comprises a few breaths that can be counted; when one of them is sent out, a part of your life has diminished."

The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "There are two blessings in which most people are in great loss: good health and free time."

Our time in this world is running out. Most unfortunate is he who does not recognize these blessings and is not thankful for them.

May Allah make us His thankful servants and bless our time. Ameen.

Please keep us in your night prayers. Ameen.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam