hours of wasted time, indulging in all forms of useless and pointless activities; what will be the outcome of this? We are unable to wake up from the sleep of negligence, and find ourselves misusing social media, being lost in the love of this world and the never-ending pursuit of money. We find ourselves totally oblivious and uncaring, concerning affairs of the grave and the Hereafter. Instead, we look for every new fashion trend or expensive restaurant to visit; we prioritize luxury, self-indulging entertainment and delay in performing good deeds, or acquiring knowledge. These evils have made us walk upon the path of error and misfortune.

Remember, whether we realise or not, time is speedily passing by and every moment draws one closer to his final outcome: death. In the 30^th portion of the Holy Quran, in (Surah Inshiqaq), Allah Almighty states in verse number six:

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الْاِنْسَانُ اِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلٰقِیْهِۚ(۶)

O mankind! Indeed, you have to certainly run towards your Lord, then you have to meet Him.

[Kanz-ul-Iman (Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Surah Al-Inshiqaaq, verse 06)

In Tafseer Noor-ul-Irfan: This verse can be taken to mean, ‘O mankind! Your every breath draws you closer to death and meeting your Rab (He who sustains and provides). (Tafseer Noor-ul-‘Irfan, Part 30, Surah Al-Inshiqaaq, under verse 6)

Life is slowly decreasing, the way ice melts

In Tafseer Kabeer, it has been mentioned, that a religious elder stated: I learnt the meaning of the second verse of (Surah Al-‘Asr), from an ice salesman. He was exclaiming: ‘اِرْحَمُوْا مَنْ یَّذُوْبُ رَأْسُ مَالِہٖ’ ‘People! Be merciful to the one whose goods are melting’ (As in, ‘be merciful to me and purchase my product, as it shall melt soon’). Upon hearing this and