If only..

‘…And, verily, a day with your Lord is as a thousand years of what you reckon’ [al-Hajj 22:47]

Let that sink in. Let it marinate within your soul and creep into your pores. A thousand years of ours is one day in the sight of Allah.

Now ask yourself: How much could you accomplish in the span of 24hrs? If you wake up at 8am, go to work or school until 4:30pm, come home and do your housework. Before you know it; its time to prepare for bed. That was your day and tomorrow will be the same. Now imagine a thousand of those equaled to only 24hrs with Allah.

Stop and realize that none of us will ever live a thousand years. None of us will ever live to see 1000. None of us will have ever even lived for a day with Allah. How scary is that? Does it make your stomach drop to know that the same dunya you clung to and chased after, the same dunya that you sacrificed your deen for could not even amount to one day for you? That’s why on the day of judgment when we are asked how long we remained on this earth we will reply ‘’a day or part of a day’’ and Allah will tell us that we stayed ‘’only but a little; if only you had known’’

Known what? If only you had known to not take off your hijab to please other people. If only you had known to tell your friends to turn off the music. If only you had known to stop wearing tight clothes. If only you had known to stop talking to guys. If only you had known to read the quran more. If only you had known to make better friends. If only you had known to practice your religion. If only you had known to pray salah. If only you had known to stop back biting. If only you had known to be good to your parents. If only you had known to call others to the truth. If only you had known solitude was your best friend. If only you had known the reward of paradise and the beauty of it. If only you had known the punishment of hell and the terrors of it.

If only you had known the beauty of your Lord and the extent of His forgiveness. If only you had known the love your Lord had for you and his vast Mercy. If only you had known your existence was merely to worship Him. If only you had known He wanted the ocean for you but you were amazed with a puddle of rain. If only you had known that everything would perish except for Him.

If only…

If only you had known this world was only but a day or part of a day.