Preparing for Tomorrow

The opportunities of the present world are not meant totally for attaining worldly benefits. They exist to enable man to do such noble work as will be beneficial for him in the Hereafter like engaging in dawah work. Wise is he who pays due heed to the issues of the Hereafter.

There is a verse of the Quran which tells us that “truly, you love immediate gain and neglect the Hereafter.” (75:20-21)

When a person is born into this world, he sees that everywhere there are different types of opportunities for him. He becomes impatient to grasp these opportunities, just as an animal is affected by seeing green grass. He wants to derive the maximum benefit from these opportunities.

This is the biggest mistake made by almost everyone. The opportunities of the present world are not meant totally for attaining worldly benefits. They exist rather to enable man to do such noble work as will be beneficial for him in the Hereafter. For example, if someone possesses wealth it is not meant just to let him fulfil his desires. Certainly he will elevate his status in the society and will live according to the highest standard. But the right use of his wealth is to keep as much of it as he requires for his needs, so that he may spend the rest of it for God’s cause. For example, he may use it to engage in dawah work.

The present world is temporary, and the Hereafter is eternal. But the strange thing is that man puts in all his efforts in this temporary world of progress and prosperity, but neglects the matter of the eternal life of the Hereafter as he thinks that it is never going to become a reality. Wise is he who pays due heed to the issues of the Hereafter.