The Qur’an For All Humanity
The Time is a Witness
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THE TIME IS A WITNESS
I swear by the declining day that perdition shall be
the lot of man, except for those who have faith and
do good works; who exhort each other to truth and
fortitude.
(The Qur’an 103:1-3)
Man, born to live a specific number of years,
increases in age until he reaches the final stage of
his life, the final limit. Then he dies. The
inevitability of this event tells us that only that
person is successful who is able in a proper manner
to avail of the limited period allotted to him in this
world; of one who does not, the time will
irrevocably pass, and nothing will fall to his lot but
frustration and repentance.
Every moment man is heading towards his death.
What does this mean? It means that if he fails to
avail of the time allotted to him, his ultimate fate
will be a state of deprivation. To turn his life into a
success story, man has to act himself, while for
failure no action is required. Failure is heading
towards him on its own.
