I was 7 years old when my father first took me down with him into an empty grave he was buying. He showed me and my younger brother inside. He told us that this is where we will all end up. Down there we will not take anything with us except our deeds. I saw that for myself at a very young age.
It really helped me later on in life inspite of being an unrelenting rebel to know what are my limits. I learnt that my limits are only those put forward by ALLAAH (SWT) through His Prophet (SAWS) and nothing else.
Even later on when i was around 12 my father explained to me that he brought the grave before buying the house. He explained to me that we are more sure to die than we are to live. That taught me to prioritize my akhirah over my dunya.
My second and third visits to the inside of a grave was later in both my early and late teens. But this time it was different. I was able to grasp more and more the Truth. Following one's personal inclinations in addition to shaytaan are our greatest enemies that will be of no benefit to us down there.
At that young age that is how i saw it. Down there was dark and tight. Down there was very cold and lonely and i am a very outgoing and social person. I don't want to be lonely. The only way to avoid that is to work hard in this life in preparation for the day when one goes there.
May ALLAAH make our graves gardens from paradise.
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