Introducing Islam a Simple Introduction to Islam
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BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT
Man is on trial in this world. Here, everyone is
being tested: if one acts rightly, one will
succeed in the trial of life. Neglect of the task
that lies before one is tantamount to failure.
Those who do not strive to succeed in the trial
of life are doomed to failure, whether they like
it or not.
Man can be likened to an ice-vendor in this
respect, one whose ice is continually melting
and who has to sell his merchandise before it all
dissolves. If he delays in selling the ice, then he
will have nothing left to sell; his capital and his
profits will have vanished into thin air.
This same principle applies to the life of man.
Man is rapidly moving towards a sorry end.
There is only one thing he can do to avoid
disaster, and that is to put the time he has been
allotted on earth to the best possible use.
A successful ice-vendor is one who sells his ice
before it has all dissolved. Similarly a successful
person is one who puts his life to good use before it
