middle of a desert; travellers come to it, rest under it for a while, and move on toward the Hereafter. Does a traveller ever become attached to a place along the way? Do we ever stop at a hotel to eat and then become attached to it, deciding to reside there permanently and never return home? No, this does not happen.

A traveller sees dozens of beautiful places on his journey. Sometimes, he stays in hotels that are more relaxing than his home, yet he does not grow attached to them or lose himself in their comforts, and he soon returns home. The world is just the same. We are all travellers, staying here only for a short while, and soon we will embark on the journey to the Hereafter. So, we must never become attached to this temporary world.

The beloved Prophetصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  said: كُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ- “Live in this world as if you are a stranger or a traveller.”^[1]

Dear Islamic brothers! This Hadith contains a profound lesson which we should engrave in our hearts. Base every action and dealing on the basis that it is temporary, not permanent.

The Beauty of Islam and the Evil of Atheism

Let me share a thought-provoking point with you: Western civilisation, which includes atheism, secularism, and deism, is internally disordered. It has no consistent moral code, it does not believe in the Creator, and its slogan is: “There is no God.” (اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللہ)

They have built their entire system of ethics, character, and social principles upon the principle of survival, also known as mutual coexistence; “live and let live”. They say:

1. We will not harm others so that others do not harm us.

2. We will not steal from others so that others do not steal from us.

3. We will not wrong others so that no one wrongs us.