Ok, so now I am back home from haj. Had many visitors all looking upto me like I underwent an overnight transformation to sainthood, requests for duas and everything.
As far as I am concerned the battle has only begun, the battle cries are louder than ever, the task is still very daunting and the age old enemy has launched a renewed attack. Yes, the old enemy shaitaan. He never stops, he keeps on going, he does not care if you are young, old, rich, poor, man, women, pretty, ugly, or even a hajji. As long as you live you are fair game.
This is not a task for the faint hearted, yet every believer has got to undertake it. The path of siratul mustakeem, it is laden with difficulties and hardship. The pleasure of the world right before your eyes compared to the promise of aakhirah you have never seen. The odds are against you, the enemy is cunning, the path is treacherous and people succumb everywhere you look.
What does this mean for every believer, hajji or not, THE BATTLE CONTINUES...
Woah. Sounds like something from a action/fantasy book lol.
I dunno how but you made it seem...ok I don't really kow how to describe it but it was good, I think I forget how much of a big deal this mission is. Yes I used the word battle although i just remembered you used "battle". I prefer mission. Anyway, back to the point. I mean i know its a big thing but then it's just "normal" too and I don't think about it like that
well I do, but not always.
urgh. I'll stop chatting rubbish.
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi
You can think of it in which ever way you want, as long as you are constantly aware of the challanges and the different ways you are going to be tested in. Never become complacent and think you've got it covered.
Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.
-Imam Al-Ghazali
yep.
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi