I was inspired recently by this reminder from Dr Bilal Phillips on Facebook. Society today is being torn apart by the relentless pursuit of happiness. People change careers, spend money, save money, marry, divorce, remarry….the list goes on. In almost all cases it’s in the hope that life will become happier if they leave this relationship, or go into that one… purchase this item or leave this job for that one.
Reality is.. Allah SWT says in the translated Quran that all mankind is at loss except those who
1. Believe
2 Do Righteous Deeds
3. Advise each other to truth and patience.
Sura Al Asr (103)
As a Muslim, I have a choice before me… I can live like the non believer and try to find my happiness in the pursuit of worldly pleasures or I can learn the truth that none of these things will ever make me truly…
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