10-06-2004, 10:54 PM
Quote:Sobhan Allah, that is why I said if u dont submit to Allah u submit to yourself and personal inclination. U d always seek the hand claping and the praise. La hawla wala qowata ila billah, u d feel different. But now it is enough for me to try and feel special only to Allah and in the eyes of Allah.
Oh Muslimah, your words are so true, that's how i feel. That's why i've decided to leave my music. When you find Islam it's puts everything second. I was reading an article regarding wordly pleasures and aspirations. Here it is...
<i>"Think of a boy, for instance, who recently entered high school. Typically, he cannot wait for the day on which he will graduate. He looks forward to it with unrestrained eagerness. Yet soon he finds himself enrolling in college. At this stage of his life, he does not even recall the long years of high school. He already has other things on his mind; he wants to take advantage of these precious years to ease his fears for the future. Hence, he makes numerous plans. Before long, he becomes busy arranging his forthcoming wedding, a very special occasion that he eagerly awaits. Yet time passes faster than he expected and he leaves many years behind him and finds himself a man supporting a family. By the time he becomes a grandfather, an old man now in declining health, he faintly recalls the events from which he derived pleasure as a young man. Grim memories do fade. The troubles that obsessed him as a young man interest him no more. Only a few images of his life unfurl before his eyes. The appointed time approaches. The time left is very limited; a few years, months or possibly even just days. The classic story of man, without exception, ends here with a funeral service, immediate family members, close friends and relatives attending. The reality is that no man is immune to this end."</i>
So true don't you think? Life flies by, that's why those who live for Allah get the greatest gift of all, Eternal paradise something that will last forever as opposed to the short blip that is our lives. That's why i am so grateful to Allah for showing me the right way. Money and people clapping is all nice, until you remember it's all Allah, the people the money the clapping the fame, it's all Allah, all a test before us, that's what i never realised before but now i know.