for he who intends to attain advice or intends to express gratitude.^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Another year has passed before our very eyes; we have left 2025 and entered 2026. At the arrival of a new year, some people celebrate with joy and engage in various kinds of foolish and sinful practices, earning the displeasure of Allah Almighty and falling into heedlessness.

On the other hand, there are also those who take heed, realising that another year of life has diminished and we steadily draw closer to death. Years will continue to pass in this manner, until our breathing ceases and we are lowered into a dark grave.

May Allah Almighty have mercy upon us, protect us from walking the path of the heedless, and grant us the ability to follow in the footsteps of His pious servants.

Dear Islamic brothers! The coming of night after day and day after night, the passing of weeks and months, and the arrival of a new year after the previous one are all filled with wisdom, lessons, and admonition.

This sequence of day and night is no simple matter. It shapes the imprints of calamities and events; it is the very foundation of life and death. Through it, you and I are tested and evaluated, and the colours of the world constantly change, emerging and fading.

The succession of day and night conveys a clear message that those who came before, those who come after, whatever is visible, and whatever is hidden are all mortal. Old traces and ancient ruins, and those yet to come are destined to perish as well. All have a single destination; all are rushing towards it, and that destination is death. Everything here will perish.

Night after day, day after night; one week after another; month after month; one year followed by a new year—each arrival declares the same truth,