This is the beauty of Islamic civilisation: it is not founded on worldly permanence, but upon everything being for the sake of Allah Almighty. When this principle takes root in society, the distinction between the rich and the poor vanishes, and qualities such as sincerity, brotherhood, love, unity, and selflessness flourish.

A Magnificent Story of Sacrifice and Selflessness

When the Battle of Yarmūk ended, the noble Companions رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم tended to the injured. Sayyidunā Ḥudhayfah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ narrates:

I was carrying water searching for my cousin. After a long while, I finally found him. He had sustained many wounds and was on the brink of death. I asked: “Brother, would you like some water?” With his voice trembling, he replied: “Yes, I would.”

I was about to give him the water when I heard someone else in pain. My cousin, who was taking his final breaths, gestured and said: “Leave me, give it to him first.” I rushed toward the second injured man and as I was about to give him the water, someone else cried out in pain. The second wounded Companion also demonstrated extraordinary self-sacrifice and said: “Give the water to him first.”

I hurried to the third wounded Companion, but he no longer needed water, for he had attained martyrdom. I immediately returned to the second Companion, only to find that he too had been martyred. I ran back to my cousin, but by the time I reached him, his soul had also departed.”^[1]

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه ‎ This is the beauty of Islam. A true Muslim does not live in this world merely for survival, but for the pleasure of Allah Almighty. This is the clear difference between Islamic teachings and other civilisations. May Allah Almighty grant us the ability to act upon the noble and truthful teachings of Islam.

اٰمِیْنْ بِجَاہِ خاتَمِ النَّبِیّٖن صلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْہ ِوَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                          صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد