Whilst talking to my respected teacher,
Maulana Imran Sahib, he was mentioning how he had lost his contacts list
on his phone and how he was so dependant on the numbers that were
stored on his phone.
To resolve this issue, and to ensure that
it did not reoccur, he came out with the solution of backing his
phone’s contact list on to his computer as well as his email account.
Whilst mentioning the same thing to some other students gave an amazing thought provoking comparison to the Hereafter. He said,
It is amazing as to how dependant we are
on our worldly contacts list. We go through many means to ensure that it
is safeguarded and backed up. Yet have we ever thought about the
contacts that we will require in the Hereafter? What will happen to us
on that Day if we have lost all our contacts?
This made me ponder over the many times
my Shaykh and respected teachers have mentioned the need to keep pious
company and to attend the Majalis (gatherings) of the ‘Ulamaa
(Scholars).
In this world they are a source of
guidance and in the Hereafter we will be indebted to them for their
guidance. They will be our contacts in the Hereafter and Insha Allah our
constant contact with them in this world we will be our safeguarding
and backup of our contacts so that we are not stranded without any
contacts in the Hereafter.
May Allah give us all the inclination to
occupy the gatherings of the pious and to take heed of their guidance
and advices. Aameen.
If we were to glance at our phone’s
contact list… How many contacts would we find of pious people? If we
don’t have many, how often is it that we keep in touch with such
personalities?
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