Duniya Ki Mohabbat Ki Muzammat

Book Name:Duniya Ki Mohabbat Ki Muzammat

Why is world called world?

Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami, ‘Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas ‘Attar Qaadiri Razavi
دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه has narrated on page 260 of his book ‘Nayki ki Da’wat[Call to Righteousness]: The word ﴿دُنۡيَا [i.e. the world] literally means ‘closeness’. In other words, it is called the world because it is closer to humans than the Hereafter, or due to the reason that it is closer to the heart because of its desires and pleasures. (Hadiqa-tun-Nadiyyah, vol. 1, pp. 17)

What is the world?

Sayyiduna ‘Allamah Badruddin ‘Ayni رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَالٰی عَـلَيْه has said: Before the home of the Hereafter, all creation is [referred to as] the world. (‘Umda-tul-Qaari, vol. 1, pp. 52) Therefore from this viewpoint, gold, silver and every necessary and unnecessary thing bought against them (gold, silver) is included in the world.

(Al-Hadiqa-tun-Nadiyyah, vol. 1, pp. 17)

Which world is good and which is condemnable?

Dear Islamic sisters! Remember! There are three types of worldly things:

1. There are only two worldly things that help a person in the Hereafter and their benefit is obtained even after death. (1) Knowledge and (2) Deed. Deed means to worship Allah Almighty with sincerity.

2. The things whose benefit is limited to the world only and one cannot get any benefit from it in the Hereafter such as getting pleasure from sins and gaining benefits more than the need from permissible things, for example a piece of land, property, gold, silver, nice clothes and eating delicious foods are all included in the condemnable type of the world.

3. The type in which there are things that are helpful in performing virtuous deeds like necessary food, clothes, etc., are also a good type of the world, but this world will be condemnable if one aims to get only