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nice article...i use to take my pocket quran to school...at lunchh after praying zuhur..i woould jus read it on the stage...thts the only place the school gave us for praying....really good idea. and also if any bro or sis..starts carrying a pocket quran around...we also have to be careful about it..incase we have to go to the washroom outside. or any thing else.
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Wasted Time
WASTED TIME
(by Shaykh Abdul-Malik Qasim)
Since last night my young son has been unwell. When I got back from work this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my exhaustion. Indeed, fatigue for his sake is rest.
There were many waiting...perhaps we will be delayed by more than an hour. I took my number and sat down in the waiting room. There were many faces, young and old, but all silent. Some brothers made use of the many booklets available in the waiting room.
Some of those waiting had their eyes closed, while others were looking around. Most were bored. Once in a while the long silence was broken by a nurse calling out a number. Happiness appears on the one whose turn it is, and he gets up quickly...then silence returns.
A young man grabbed my attention. He was reading a pocket-sized Qur`an continuously; not raising his head even once. At first I did not think much about him. However, after one hour of waiting my casual glances turned into a deep reflection about his lifestyle and how he utilizes his time.
One hour of life wasted! Instead of making benefit of that hour, it was just a boring wait. Then the call for prayer was made. We went to prayer in the hospital's mosque. I tried to pray close to the man who was reading the Qur`an earlier in the waiting room. After the prayer I walked with him. I informed him of how impressed I was of him and how he tries to benefit from his time.
He told me that most of our time is wasted without any benefit. These are days that go from our lives without being conscious of them or regretting their waste. He said that he started carrying the pocket-sized Qur`an around when a friend encouraged him to make full use of his time. He told me that in the time other people waste he gets to read much more of the Qur`an than he gets to read either at home or in the mosque. Moreover, besides the reward of reading the Qur`an, this habit saves him from boredom and stress. He added that he has now been waiting for one and a half hours.
Then he asked, "when will you find one and a half hours to read the Qur`an?"
I reflected...how much time do we waste? How many moments of our lives pass by, and yet we do not account for how they passed by? Indeed, how many months pass by and we do not read the Qur`an?
I came to respect my companion, and I discovered that I am to stand for account and that time is not in my hand...so what am I waiting for? My thoughts were interrupted by the nurse calling out my number...I went to the doctor. But I want to achieve something now. After I left the hospital I quickly went to the bookshop and bought a pocket-sized Qur`an. I decided to be mindful of how I spend the time. That was my intention when I put that Qur`an in my pocket.
How many people will do this? And what great reward is for the one who guides others to this idea?
May Allah swt gives us all the ability to utilise our time for obtaining reward and His pleasure.
Duahs requested please.
Wasalams
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very cute story, makes you think about how you waste time everyday, i myself waste my time after school when i could be gettin somthing accomplished
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Lessons in the Waiting room!
Lessons in the Waiting room
Author Unknown
Since last night my young son has been unwell. When I got back from work this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my exhaustion. Indeed, fatigue for his sake is rest. There were many waiting; perhaps we will be delayed by more than an hour. I took my number and sat down in the waiting room. There were many faces, young and old, but all silent. Some brothers made use of the many booklets available in the waiting room. Some of those waiting had their eyes closed, while others were looking around. Most were bored.
Once in a while a nurse calling out a number broke the long silence. Happiness appears on the one whose turn it is, and he gets up quickly; then silence returns.
A young man grabbed my attention. He was reading a pocket-sized Qur'an continuously; not raising his head even once. At first I did not think much about him. However, after one hour of waiting my casual glances turned into a deep reflection about his lifestyle and how he utilizes his time. One hour of life wasted!
Instead of making benefit of that hour, it was just a boring wait. Then the call for prayer was made. We went to prayer in the hospital's mosque. I tried to pray close to the man who was reading the Qur'an earlier in the waiting room.
After the prayer I walked with him. I informed him of how impressed I was of him and how he tries to benefit from his time. He told me that most of our time is wasted without any benefit. These are days that go from our lives without being conscious of them or regretting their waste. He said that he started carrying the pocket-sized Qur'an around when a friend encouraged him to make full use of his time. He told me that in the time other people waste he gets to read much more of the Qur'an than he gets to read either at home or in the mosque. Moreover, besides the reward of reading the Qur'an, this habit saves him from boredom and stress.
He added that he has now been waiting for one and a half hours. Then he asked, when will you find one and a half hours to read the Qur'an? I reflected; how much time do we waste? How many moments of our lives pass by, and yet we do not account for how they passed by? Indeed, how many months pass by and we do not read the Qur'an? I came to respect my companion, and I discovered that I am to stand for account and that time is not in my hand; so what am I waiting for?
The nurse calling out my number interrupted my thoughts; I went to the doctor. But I want to achieve something now. After I left the hospital I quickly went to the bookshop and bought a pocket-sized Qur'an. I decided to be mindful of how I spend the time. That was my intention when I put that Qur'an in my pocket. How many people will do this?
Lessons in the Waiting room
Author Unknown
Since last night my young son has been unwell. When I got back from work this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my exhaustion. Indeed, fatigue for his sake is rest. There were many waiting; perhaps we will be delayed by more than an hour. I took my number and sat down in the waiting room. There were many faces, young and old, but all silent. Some brothers made use of the many booklets available in the waiting room. Some of those waiting had their eyes closed, while others were looking around. Most were bored.
Once in a while a nurse calling out a number broke the long silence. Happiness appears on the one whose turn it is, and he gets up quickly; then silence returns.
A young man grabbed my attention. He was reading a pocket-sized Qur'an continuously; not raising his head even once. At first I did not think much about him. However, after one hour of waiting my casual glances turned into a deep reflection about his lifestyle and how he utilizes his time. One hour of life wasted!
Instead of making benefit of that hour, it was just a boring wait. Then the call for prayer was made. We went to prayer in the hospital's mosque. I tried to pray close to the man who was reading the Qur'an earlier in the waiting room.
After the prayer I walked with him. I informed him of how impressed I was of him and how he tries to benefit from his time. He told me that most of our time is wasted without any benefit. These are days that go from our lives without being conscious of them or regretting their waste. He said that he started carrying the pocket-sized Qur'an around when a friend encouraged him to make full use of his time. He told me that in the time other people waste he gets to read much more of the Qur'an than he gets to read either at home or in the mosque. Moreover, besides the reward of reading the Qur'an, this habit saves him from boredom and stress.
He added that he has now been waiting for one and a half hours. Then he asked, when will you find one and a half hours to read the Qur'an? I reflected; how much time do we waste? How many moments of our lives pass by, and yet we do not account for how they passed by? Indeed, how many months pass by and we do not read the Qur'an? I came to respect my companion, and I discovered that I am to stand for account and that time is not in my hand; so what am I waiting for?
The nurse calling out my number interrupted my thoughts; I went to the doctor. But I want to achieve something now. After I left the hospital I quickly went to the bookshop and bought a pocket-sized Qur'an. I decided to be mindful of how I spend the time. That was my intention when I put that Qur'an in my pocket. How many people will do this?
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wow this is awesome!! I listen to quraan often but dont read it that much besides ramadhan
wow this is awesome!! I listen to quraan often but dont read it that much besides ramadhan
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Since last night my young son has been unwell. When I got back from work
this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my exhaustion.
Indeed, fatigue for his sake is rest.
There were many waiting...perhaps we will be delayed by more than an hour. I
took my number and sat down in the waiting room. There were many faces,
young and old, but all silent. Some brothers made use of the many booklets
available in the waiting room.
Some of those waiting had their eyes closed, while others were looking
around. Most were bored. Once in a while the long silence was broken by a
nurse calling out a number. Happiness appears on the one whose turn it is,
and he gets up quickly...then silence returns.
A young man grabbed my attention. He was reading a pocket-sized Qur`an
continuously; not raising his head even once. At first I did not think much
about him. However, after one hour of waiting my casual glances turned into
a deep reflection about his lifestyle and how he utilizes his time.
One hour of life wasted! Instead of making benefit of that hour, it was just
a boring wait. Then the call for prayer was made. We went to prayer in the
hospital's mosque. I tried to pray close to the man who was reading the
Qur`an earlier in the waiting room. After the prayer I walked with him. I
informed him of how impressed I was of him and how he tries to benefit from
his time.
He told me that most of our time is wasted without any benefit. These are
days that go from our lives without being conscious of them or regretting
their waste. He said that he started carrying the pocket-sized Qur`an around
when a friend encouraged him to make full use of his time. He told me that
in the time other people waste he gets to read much more of the Qur`an than
he gets to read either at home or in the mosque. Moreover, besides the
reward of reading the Qur`an, this habit saves him from boredom and stress.
He added that he has now been waiting for one and a half hours.
Then he asked, "when will you find one and a half hours to read the Qur`an?"
I reflected...how much time do we waste?
How many moments of our lives pass by, and yet we do not account for how
they passed by?
Indeed, how many months pass by and we do not read the Qur`an?
I came to respect my companion, and I discovered that I am to stand for
account and that time is not in my hand...so what am I waiting for?
My thoughts were interrupted by the nurse calling out my number...I went to
the doctor. But I want to achieve something now. After I left the hospital I
quickly went to the bookshop and bought a pocket-sized Qur`an. I decided to
be mindful of how I spend the time. That was my intention when I put that
Qur`an in my pocket.
How many people will do this?
And what great reward is for the one who guides others to this idea?
"Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter
that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire!" (The Holy
Qur'an 2:201) Ameen
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wow! what a wonderful solution
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Wasted Time
By Shaykh ‘Abdul-Maalik al-Qasim
Since last night my young son has been unwell. When I got back from work this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my exhaustion. Indeed, fatigue for his sake is rest.
There were many waiting perhaps we will be delayed by more than an hour. I took my number and sat down in the waiting room. There were many faces, young and old, but all silent. Some brothers made use of the many booklets available in the waiting room.
Some of those waiting had their eyes closed, while others were looking around. Most were bored. Once in a while the long silence was broken by a nurse calling out a number. Happiness appears on the one whose turn it is, and he gets up quickly then silence returns.
A young man grabbed my attention. He was reading a pocket-sized Qur’aan continuously; not raising his head even once. At first I did not think much about him. However, after one hour of waiting my casual glances turned into a deep reflection about his lifestyle and how he utilises his time.
One hour of life wasted! Instead of making benefit of that hour, it was just a boring wait. Then the call for prayer was made. We went to prayer in the hospital’s mosque. I tried to pray close to the man who was reading the Qur’aan earlier in the waiting room. After the prayer I walked with him. I informed him of how impressed I was of him and how he tries to benefit from his time.
He told me that most of our time is wasted without any benefit. These are days that go from our lives without being conscious of them or regretting their waste. He said that he started carrying the pocket-sized Qur’aan around when a friend encouraged him to make full use of his time. He told me that in the time other people waste he gets to read much more of the Qur’aan than he gets to read either at home or in the mosque. Moreover, besides the reward of reading the Qur’aan, this habit saves him from boredom and stress. He added that he has now been waiting for one and a half hours.
Then he asked: “When will you find one and a half hours to read the Qur’aan?”
I reflected… how much time do we waste?
How many moments of our lives pass by, and yet we do not account for how they passed by?
Indeed, how many months pass by and we do not read the Qur’aan?
I came to respect my companion, and I discovered that I am to stand for account and that time is not in my hand… so what am I waiting for?
My thoughts were interrupted by the nurse calling out my number… I went to the doctor. But I want to achieve something now. After I left the hospital I quickly went to the bookshop and bought a pocket-sized Qur’aan. I decided to be mindful of how I spend the time. That was my intention when I put that Qur’aan in my pocket.
How many people will do this?
And what great reward is for the one who guides others to this idea?
By Shaykh ‘Abdul-Maalik al-Qasim
Since last night my young son has been unwell. When I got back from work this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my exhaustion. Indeed, fatigue for his sake is rest.
There were many waiting perhaps we will be delayed by more than an hour. I took my number and sat down in the waiting room. There were many faces, young and old, but all silent. Some brothers made use of the many booklets available in the waiting room.
Some of those waiting had their eyes closed, while others were looking around. Most were bored. Once in a while the long silence was broken by a nurse calling out a number. Happiness appears on the one whose turn it is, and he gets up quickly then silence returns.
A young man grabbed my attention. He was reading a pocket-sized Qur’aan continuously; not raising his head even once. At first I did not think much about him. However, after one hour of waiting my casual glances turned into a deep reflection about his lifestyle and how he utilises his time.
One hour of life wasted! Instead of making benefit of that hour, it was just a boring wait. Then the call for prayer was made. We went to prayer in the hospital’s mosque. I tried to pray close to the man who was reading the Qur’aan earlier in the waiting room. After the prayer I walked with him. I informed him of how impressed I was of him and how he tries to benefit from his time.
He told me that most of our time is wasted without any benefit. These are days that go from our lives without being conscious of them or regretting their waste. He said that he started carrying the pocket-sized Qur’aan around when a friend encouraged him to make full use of his time. He told me that in the time other people waste he gets to read much more of the Qur’aan than he gets to read either at home or in the mosque. Moreover, besides the reward of reading the Qur’aan, this habit saves him from boredom and stress. He added that he has now been waiting for one and a half hours.
Then he asked: “When will you find one and a half hours to read the Qur’aan?”
I reflected… how much time do we waste?
How many moments of our lives pass by, and yet we do not account for how they passed by?
Indeed, how many months pass by and we do not read the Qur’aan?
I came to respect my companion, and I discovered that I am to stand for account and that time is not in my hand… so what am I waiting for?
My thoughts were interrupted by the nurse calling out my number… I went to the doctor. But I want to achieve something now. After I left the hospital I quickly went to the bookshop and bought a pocket-sized Qur’aan. I decided to be mindful of how I spend the time. That was my intention when I put that Qur’aan in my pocket.
How many people will do this?
And what great reward is for the one who guides others to this idea?
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mashallah this is a great topic.
this is very true
this is very true
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i've read this soo many times and subhanAllah it makes you think how much time we waste... inshaAllah Allah [swt] helps us read the Quran more often and stay more steadfast on deen [ameen]
lolz at 'threads merged' over and over
ma'salamah
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Use Your Time Effectively
>>***alaamualaikum,
>>>>
>>A nice story u must read it.
>>
>>Since last night my young son has been unwell. When I got back from work
>>this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my exhaustion.
>>There were many waiting; perhaps we will be delayed by more than an hour.
>>I took my number and sat down in the waiting room.
>>
>>There were many faces, young and old, but all silent.
>>>>
>>Some brothers! made use of the many booklets available in the waiting
>>room. Some of those waiting had their eyes closed, while others were
>>looking around. Most were bored. Once in a while the long silence was
>>broken by a nurse calling out a number. Happiness appears on the one wh ose
>>turn it is, and he gets up quickly; then silence returns.
>>
>>A young man grabbed my attention. H e was reading a pocket-sized Qur`an
>>continuously; not raising his head even once.
>>At first I did not think much about him. However, after one hour of
>>waiting
>>my casual glances turned into a deep reflection about his lifestyle and
>>how he utilizes his time. One hour of life wasted! Instead of making
>>benefit of that hour, it was just a boring wait. Then the call for prayer
>>was made. We went to prayer in the hospital's mosque. I tried to pray
>>close to the man who was reading the Qur`an earlier in the waiting room.
>>After the prayer I walked with him. I informed him of how impre! ssed I
>>was of him and how he tries to benefit from his time.
>>
>>He told me that most of our time is wasted without any benefit. T hes e are
>>days that go from our lives without being conscious of them or regretting
>>their
>>waste. He said that he started carrying the pocket-sized Qur`an around
>>when a friend encouraged him to make full use of his time. He told me that
>>in the time other people waste he gets to read much more of the Qur`an
>>than he gets to read either at home or in the mosque. Moreover, besides
>>the reward of reading the Qur`an, this habit saves him from boredom and
>>stress.
>>
>>He added that he has now been waiting for one and a half
>>hours. Then he asked, when will you find one and a half hours to read the
>>Qur`an?
>>I reflected;
>>>>
>>How much time do we waste? How many moments of our lives p*** by, and yet
>>we do not account for how they p***ed by? Indeed, how many months p*** by >>and we do not read the Qur`an? I came to respect my companion, and I
>>discovered that I am to stand for account and that time is not in my hand;
>>so what am I waiting for? My thoughts were interrupted by the nurse
>>calling out my number; I went to the doctor.
>> >>But I want to achieve something now.
>>After I left the hospital I quickly went to the bookshop and bought a
>>pocket-sized Qur`an. I decided to be mindful of how I spend the time.
>>If this information is beneficial to you, then please do forward it to
>>your friends and relatives. Our Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam)
>>said; "Whoever guides or directs to good, then he gets the same amount of
>>blessing (reward) as the one who does it"
>>The Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) also said "P*** on knowledge
>>from me even if it is only one verse"
>>***alaamualaikum,
>>>>
>>A nice story u must read it.
>>
>>Since last night my young son has been unwell. When I got back from work
>>this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my exhaustion.
>>There were many waiting; perhaps we will be delayed by more than an hour.
>>I took my number and sat down in the waiting room.
>>
>>There were many faces, young and old, but all silent.
>>>>
>>Some brothers! made use of the many booklets available in the waiting
>>room. Some of those waiting had their eyes closed, while others were
>>looking around. Most were bored. Once in a while the long silence was
>>broken by a nurse calling out a number. Happiness appears on the one wh ose
>>turn it is, and he gets up quickly; then silence returns.
>>
>>A young man grabbed my attention. H e was reading a pocket-sized Qur`an
>>continuously; not raising his head even once.
>>At first I did not think much about him. However, after one hour of
>>waiting
>>my casual glances turned into a deep reflection about his lifestyle and
>>how he utilizes his time. One hour of life wasted! Instead of making
>>benefit of that hour, it was just a boring wait. Then the call for prayer
>>was made. We went to prayer in the hospital's mosque. I tried to pray
>>close to the man who was reading the Qur`an earlier in the waiting room.
>>After the prayer I walked with him. I informed him of how impre! ssed I
>>was of him and how he tries to benefit from his time.
>>
>>He told me that most of our time is wasted without any benefit. T hes e are
>>days that go from our lives without being conscious of them or regretting
>>their
>>waste. He said that he started carrying the pocket-sized Qur`an around
>>when a friend encouraged him to make full use of his time. He told me that
>>in the time other people waste he gets to read much more of the Qur`an
>>than he gets to read either at home or in the mosque. Moreover, besides
>>the reward of reading the Qur`an, this habit saves him from boredom and
>>stress.
>>
>>He added that he has now been waiting for one and a half
>>hours. Then he asked, when will you find one and a half hours to read the
>>Qur`an?
>>I reflected;
>>>>
>>How much time do we waste? How many moments of our lives p*** by, and yet
>>we do not account for how they p***ed by? Indeed, how many months p*** by >>and we do not read the Qur`an? I came to respect my companion, and I
>>discovered that I am to stand for account and that time is not in my hand;
>>so what am I waiting for? My thoughts were interrupted by the nurse
>>calling out my number; I went to the doctor.
>> >>But I want to achieve something now.
>>After I left the hospital I quickly went to the bookshop and bought a
>>pocket-sized Qur`an. I decided to be mindful of how I spend the time.
>>If this information is beneficial to you, then please do forward it to
>>your friends and relatives. Our Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam)
>>said; "Whoever guides or directs to good, then he gets the same amount of
>>blessing (reward) as the one who does it"
>>The Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) also said "P*** on knowledge
>>from me even if it is only one verse"
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Wow thats really nice ukhtee, thanks for the reminder, baarakaAllahu feeki
wasalaam
Wow thats really nice ukhtee, thanks for the reminder, baarakaAllahu feeki
wasalaam
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A nice story u must read it.
Since last night my young son has been unwell. When I got back from work this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my exhaustion.
There were many waiting; perhaps we will be delayed by more than an hour. I took my number and sat down in the waiting room.There were many faces, young and old, but all silent.
Some brothers! made use of the many booklets available in the waiting room. Some of those waiting had their eyes closed, while others were looking around. Most were bored. Once in a while the long silence was broken by a nurse calling out a number. Happiness appears on the one whose turn it is, and he gets up quickly; then silence returns.
A young man grabbed my attention. H e was reading a pocket-sized Qur`an continuously; not raising his head even once.
At first I did not think much about him. However, after one hour of
waiting my casual glances turned into a deep reflection about his lifestyle and how he utilizes his time. One hour of life wasted! Instead of making benefit of that hour, it was just a boring wait. Then the call for prayer was made. We went to prayer in the
hospital's mosque. I tried to pray close to the man who was reading the
Qur`an earlier in the waiting room.
After the prayer I walked with him. I informed him of how impressed I
was of him and how he tries to benefit from his time.
He told me that most of our time is wasted without any benefit. These are days that go from our lives without being conscious of them or regretting their waste. He said that he started carrying the pocket-sized Qur`an around when a friend encouraged him to make full use of his time. He told me that in the
time other people waste he gets to read much more of the Qur`an than he gets to read either at home or in the mosque. Moreover, besides the reward of reading the Qur`an, this
habit saves him from boredom and stress.
He added that he has now been waiting for one and a half hours. Then he asked, when will you find one and a half hours to read the Qur`an?
I reflected; How much time do we waste? How many moments of our lives pass by, and yet we do not account for how they passed by? Indeed, how many months pass by and we do not read the Qur`an? I came to respect my companion, and I discovered that I am to stand for account and that time is not in my hand; so what am I waiting for? My thoughts were interrupted by the nurse calling out my number; I went to the doctor.
But I want to achieve something now.
After I left the hospital I quickly went to the bookshop
and bought a
pocket-sized Qur`an. I decided to be mindful of how I spend the time.
Since last night my young son has been unwell. When I got back from work this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my exhaustion.
There were many waiting; perhaps we will be delayed by more than an hour. I took my number and sat down in the waiting room.There were many faces, young and old, but all silent.
Some brothers! made use of the many booklets available in the waiting room. Some of those waiting had their eyes closed, while others were looking around. Most were bored. Once in a while the long silence was broken by a nurse calling out a number. Happiness appears on the one whose turn it is, and he gets up quickly; then silence returns.
A young man grabbed my attention. H e was reading a pocket-sized Qur`an continuously; not raising his head even once.
At first I did not think much about him. However, after one hour of
waiting my casual glances turned into a deep reflection about his lifestyle and how he utilizes his time. One hour of life wasted! Instead of making benefit of that hour, it was just a boring wait. Then the call for prayer was made. We went to prayer in the
hospital's mosque. I tried to pray close to the man who was reading the
Qur`an earlier in the waiting room.
After the prayer I walked with him. I informed him of how impressed I
was of him and how he tries to benefit from his time.
He told me that most of our time is wasted without any benefit. These are days that go from our lives without being conscious of them or regretting their waste. He said that he started carrying the pocket-sized Qur`an around when a friend encouraged him to make full use of his time. He told me that in the
time other people waste he gets to read much more of the Qur`an than he gets to read either at home or in the mosque. Moreover, besides the reward of reading the Qur`an, this
habit saves him from boredom and stress.
He added that he has now been waiting for one and a half hours. Then he asked, when will you find one and a half hours to read the Qur`an?
I reflected; How much time do we waste? How many moments of our lives pass by, and yet we do not account for how they passed by? Indeed, how many months pass by and we do not read the Qur`an? I came to respect my companion, and I discovered that I am to stand for account and that time is not in my hand; so what am I waiting for? My thoughts were interrupted by the nurse calling out my number; I went to the doctor.
But I want to achieve something now.
After I left the hospital I quickly went to the bookshop
and bought a
pocket-sized Qur`an. I decided to be mindful of how I spend the time.