Our Life Is Not A Resting Place...

Still waiting for my husband to return from work. He's also returning the rental car this evening as our flight from Chicago O'hare International Airport is scheduled to depart at 12.30 tomorrow afternoon. Today we plan to have our last Iftar in Shish Kabob before we fly home tomorrow InsyaAllah..

While waiting for him, let me continue with my notes sharing from a talk that I heard under a title "Ramadan Your Second Chance" from Episode 6 & 7 by Sheikh Karim Abu Zeid. InsyaAllah this note would serve as a reminder to me, especially..

In his talk, he reminds us that this world is not a resting place but a testing place.

"Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion, and He is Able to do all things. Who has created death and life, that He may test you which of you is best in deed. And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving." [Al-Mulk: 1-3]

And where is the resting place then?

The resting place is no other than Jannah (Paradise).

He then describes how is the life in Jannah based on Qur'an and Hadith (Prophet Muhammad sayings). I need to do some searching for the exact words and reference so that I can include them in here later, InsyaAllah..

Sheikh Karim further explains that there is no more death in Jannah. We will only experience death once at the end of this life journey and life after that (Hereafter) will be everlasting (forever).

People of Jannah will always be healthy and never fall sick in Jannah. People of Jannah will stay young and never become old. People of Jannah can eat as much as possible and never gets fat.

There is always joy in Jannah and People of Jannah will forget all previous hardship and agonies from this world.

Masha Allah.. When I heard this, I felt so relief knowing that all my hardship, my calamities and all the tests in this world are only temporary.. May Allah Bestow His Mercy on us to enter Jannah..

Nevertheless, I know that to get into Jannah is not easy coz when Jannah is first being created by Allah, it is surrounded by desires and difficulties. For us to to go into Jannah, we need to cross through our desires. May Allah make easy for us to go to Jannah. Ameen..

Last but not least, we are encouraged to ask from Allah to enter the highest level of Jannah..

So wonderful, isn't it?

Always make our goal - Jannah.

Make our goal of our life - Jannah.

We will have an easy life there..

~Ummu Yusra~

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Des Plaines, Chicago