Introducing Islam a Simple Introduction to Islam
All too Soon
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ALL TOO SOON
Man seeks wealth, honour, power and offspring in
this world. He does all he can to obtain these things,
but death shows him that his desires cannot be
fulfilled in this world. He cannot find in this
ephemeral world what he longs for above all else.
One only has to think: what is the point of gaining
anything in this world when one is bound to leave
it behind in a few days? If one were to be content
with one’s lot in this world, all the plundering and
exploitation that man indulges in would then cease.
It is a fact that there is no great difference between
acquiring a thing and not acquiring it: what is the
value of an acquisition which the very next day is
going to be turned to loss? Man expends all his
energies to obtain something, only to lose it the next
moment. Life is sure to end in death. Man will leave
behind all the valued possessions which he
surrounds himself with in this world, never to
return to them again.
Man lives for today; he forgets about tomorrow. He
builds a home for himself by destroying others’
