types of evils. If the ones who are excessively busy with the world knew the reality of the world, they would never take interest in it. The reality of the world has been mentioned in different blessed Ayahs of the Holy Quran. In Ayah 20 of Surah Al-Hadeed part 27, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has stated:

اِعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّمَا الْحَیٰوةُ الدُّنْیَا لَعِبٌ وَّ لَهْوٌ وَّ زِیْنَةٌ وَّ تَفَاخُرٌۢ بَیْنَكُمْ وَ تَكَاثُرٌ فِی الْاَمْوَالِ وَ الْاَوْلَادِؕ-

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: You should know that the life of this world is nothing but play and amusement, and adornment, and your boasting amongst yourselves, and the desire to surpass each other in wealth and children.

It is written in Tafseer Siraat-ul-Jinaan about the above-mentioned blessed Ayah: The reality of the world is being mentioned in this Ayah so that Muslims do not feel inclined to it because the world is very less beneficial and is about to end soon. In this blessed Ayah, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has mentioned five things about the world. (1, 2) The life of the world is only fun and frolic that is the pastime of children. Further, to work hard only for attaining it is nothing but a waste of time. (3) The life of the world is the name of beauty and adornment that is the way of women. (4, 5) The life of the world is the name of feeling proud and being arrogant of one another and wanting more wealth and children than others. When this is the state of the world and it has such defects, one should become occupied with the acts by which his Hereafter life may improve instead of taking interest in it and making efforts to gain it. (Siraat-ul-Jinaan, vol. 9, pp. 740) Let’s now listen to a few sayings of pious predecessors رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه about the reality of the world.

Daughter of Satan

Sayyiduna ‘Ali Khawwaas رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: The world is a daughter of the cursed Satan. Anyone loving the world is the husband of Satan’s daughter. Satan visits the world-seeking person because of his daughter. So O