Real Success!

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Every one of us wants to be a winner, but what is success" Does success mean amassing wealth, attaining leadership, adopting the profession of one"s choice, being popular, consolidating power, enjoying prestige, maximizing happiness, etc." Is the winner the one who leads a country, commands huge audiences, gets his way, wins elections, overcomes his adversaries, becomes a Nobel laureate, emerges as a sports icon, or becomes influential; or is it he whose children are educated in the best of educational institutions, excel in their careers and marry the choicest of spouses"

 

The Holy Qur"an informs us: "Whoever is saved from the Fire and admitted to the Jannah, he indeed is successful."(3:185). It also says: "The greatest thing iS the Pleasure of Allah: that is the supreme success." (9:72) In another verse it mentions: "The real losers will be those who lose themselves, and their families, on the Day of Judgement. Ah, that is the manifest loss!" (39:15)

 

These verses remind us of the reality that none of the aforementioned "successes" are truly successes unless a person is able to obtain the pleasure of Allah, avoid Hell and be granted admission into Jannah.

 

The Prophet explained how insignificant, transient, and fleeting the experiences of this world are: "The most prosperous person of the world to be thrown in the Fire, will be brought on the Day of Judgement. He will be thrown into the fire for just enough time to let the Fire penetrate his body. Then he will be asked, O man, did you ever have good time in your life or enjoyed any bounties" He will respond, "By God, never, O Lord!" Similarly, a person to be entered into Jannah who had the most destitute life in the world will be brought. He will be placed into Jannah for a time long enough to be accustomed to its luxuries. The he will be asked, "O man! Have you ever experienced poverty or tough circumstances" " He will respond, "By God,

O Lord, I have neither experienced poverty nor tough circumstances ever." (Muslim)

 

Those who assume that only their claim to be Muslims will guarantee them true, complete and eternal success have baseless expectations of Allah. They must hold the true beliefs of Muslims and live their lives as Muslims.

 

The Prophet said: "A wise person is he who judges himself and works for the life after death. And the loser is he who follows his desires and then expects to be rewarded by Allah." (Tirmidhi)

Jazak ALLAH kheiran....