When once the punishment comes, there is no turning it back. It is only when he has made his own sight blind and changed his own nature or soul away from the beautiful mould in which Allah formed it, that AllahвЂ™s Wrath will descend on him and the favourable position in which Allah placed him will be changed. If, in spite of all this, man distorts his own will and goes against AllahвЂ™s Will, yet is AllahвЂ™s forgiveness open to him if he will take it. He created man virtuous and pure he gave him intelligence and knowledge he surrounded him with all sorts of instruments of His grace and mercy. In Surah Ar-Rad Ayah 11, Allah says, вЂњ Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change it themselves (with their own souls)вЂ¦вЂќ and a commentary by Yusuf Ali elaborates further, вЂњAllah is not intent on punishment. to seek true knowledge, perform good deeds and protect the heart from any bad element that will corrupt it, and this applies to children who are born in non-Muslim family too. By preserving his fitrah, the childвЂ™s state is said to be conducive for guidance ( hidayah) from Allah s.w.t. This is to prevent him from being forgetful of his previous experience during the Day of the Primordial Covenant when he, in the form of spirit ( ruh), witnessed God, was addressed вЂњAlastu bi rabbikumвЂ¦вЂќ (Am I not your Lord?) and answered вЂњBala shahidnaвЂќ (Yes indeed, we do witness!). about The Prophet s.a.w.), by means of direct communication, introducing facial expressions and different intonations. It is best for parents to impart necessary inputs to their child (e.g. Exposure to technologies (television, mobile phone etc.) before the child reaches the age of discernment between right and wrong ( mumayiz), will cause distractions. Maintaining вЂpurityвЂ™ also means to preserve the state of fitrah.

Thus, parentsвЂ™ duty is to ensure that their child maintains the вЂpurityвЂ™ by inculcating knowledge of who is God, His attributes, names of the prophets and proper conduct to himself as well as others at a young age, even during pregnancy. Then his parents make him a Jew, Christian or a ZoroastrianвЂ¦вЂќ When we were introduced into this world, the state of our soul then was perfectly pure, having a strong connection still with the World of Sovereign where we witnessed God before entering here. said вЂњ Each child is born in a state of fitrah. In search for knowledge, the environment which includes our parents and friends has to be taken into serious consideration. meanings, of what this life is all about because we want to reap вЂњThe Great VictoryвЂќ as promised by Allah. And to know our life purpose we have to refer to The Holy QurвЂ™an to know who we are, our origin, what are we equipped with and also to know where we are heading next after we leave this world. Knowing what the essential preparations are also means understanding our purpose here. Once we are There (witnessing The Judgement), we would not be given a second chance to go back here in this world and perform good deeds to be presented to Him. Hence, we must be prepared with the entire provisions required and expected, if not more. Each of us has a limited time here, we may be вЂ500 milesвЂ™ away,вЂ™50 milesвЂ™ or even few minutes вЂawayвЂ™.

We can see it as an analogy whereby all of us are proceeding towards the same destination, to return to our Eternal Abode and meet The King of The Day of Judgement. Lord, IвЂ™m five hundred miles away from home.вЂќ This famous folk song shares the lament of a traveller who is far from home, without a penny and too ashamed to return back home. Thanks for subscribing! Please check your email for further instructions.

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