Have you ever thought on the fact that:
- You did not exist before you were conceived and then born into the world.
- That you have come into existence from mere nothingness?
- Have you ever thought about the possibility that while you are asleep a sudden earthquake could raze your home, your office, and your city to the ground and that in a few seconds you could lose everything of the world you possess?
The Thought Process:
In truth, each person possesses a capacity for thought of which even he, himself is unaware.
Once man begins to use this capacity, facts he has not been able to realize, until that very moment begin to be uncovered for him.
The deeper he goes in reflection, the more his capacity to think improves, and this is possible for everyone. One just has to realize that one needs to ‘reflect’ and then ‘strive hard’.
“That day Hell is produced. That day men will remember, but how will the remembrance help him?
He will say “Oh! if only I have prepared in advance for this life of mine”.
( Surat-Al-Fajr 23-24)
Allah summons people to reflect and says that He has revealed the Qur'an for people to reflect on it:
"It is a book I have sent down to you, full of blessing, so let people of intelligence ponder
its signs and take heed." (Surah Sad: 29)
its signs and take heed." (Surah Sad: 29)
What is important is one's sincerely improving one's ability to think and going deeper in thinking.On the other hand, people who do not spend effort to that end continue their lives in deep "heedlessness". The word heedlessness has Connotations like:
“Neglectfulness without forgetting, abandoning, being mistaken, disregarding, being careless".
The 'heedless state' of those who do not reflect is a consequence of forgetting or deliberately disregarding the purpose of their creation and of the realities which religion teaches. Yet, this is an extremely dangerous course that may lead to hell.
Correspondingly, Allah has warned people against being among the heedless:
“Remember your Lord in yourself humbly and fearfully, without loudness of voice, morning and evening. Do not be of the heedless ones.” (Surat al-A'raf: 205)
“Warn them of the day of bitter regret when the affair will be resolved. But they take no notice
and they do not believe”. (Surah Maryam: 39)
Say: "To whom does the earth belong, and everyone in it, if you have any knowledge? “
They will say: "To Allah."
Say: "So will you not pay heed?"
Say: "Who is the Lord of the Seven Heavens and the Lord of the Mighty Throne?"
They will say: "Allah."
Say: "So will you not have Taqwa?"
(Taqwa: Awe or fear of Allah, which inspires a person to be on guard against wrong action and
eager for actions which please Him.)
Say: "In whose hand is the dominion over everything, He who gives protection and from whom
no protection can be given, if you have any knowledge?"
They will say: "Allah's."
Say: "So how have you been bewitched?"
The fact is that We have given them the truth and they are liars. (Surat al-Muminun: 84-90)
Thinking Removes the Spell on People
In the above verse, Allah asks people:
"So how have you been bewitched?"
The word "bewitched" in the verse implies a state of mental numbness that takes control of
people as a whole.
An unthinking person's mind is benumbed, his sight becomes fuzzy, he acts as if he does not
see the facts before his eyes, and his faculty of judgment weakens.
He becomes incapable of grasping even a plain truth. He cannot be fully conscious of
extraordinary events taking place right beside him. He does not notice the intricate details of
events.
The reason for people's leading heedless lives for thousands of years and their staying away
from thought as a whole, as if it is merely a cultural heritage, is actually this mental numbness.
Lets Think…..!!
Beneath the earth's surface lies a "boiling stratum" called magma. The crust of the earth is very
thin, which implies that this blaze is very “close” to us, almost under our feet.
In order to have a better understanding of how thin the earth's crust is we can make a
comparison: ‘The thickness of the earth's crust in Proportion to the whole earth can be
compared to the thickness of apple peel in proportion to the whole apple’.
Now, Everyone knows that there is a stratum boiling at very high temperatures right below us
BUT does not think much about it.
This is because their parents, brothers, relatives, friends, neighbors, the journalists of the
newspapers they read, TV program producers and their university professors do not think about
it either….
Ask yourself….
Do we as individuals take the time out and think about the things that are such important part of our lives.
Or do we waste our time in thinking about whimsical issues, things that are only time
wastage and occupies most of our brain capacity. Day dreaming and other such stuff that’s
all delusion and fantasies of the human mind.
While asking these questions from ourselves we have to be honest because this all leads to one
thing that we don’t count our blessings and don’t thank ‘God’.
Only mechanically praying does not fulfill this requirement, although it is a bounded duty but it is
not all of it.
What are the reasons that prevent thought ?
Here are some of the things that might be the reasons for preventing thought:
– Following the majority causes mental numbness
– Mental Indolence
– The conditioned response that “Thinking too much is not good”
– Avoiding the responsibilities that thinking brings
– Not thinking because of bring swept away with daily life
What you can do..Simple..
- Consider yourself a good being of the Lord and praise and be thankful of what he has given you.
- Thank HIM as much as possible
- Recite and understand the Holy Quran
- Perform good deeds
“A mind is a beautiful thing to have but the worst to waste….” So how would you like it ..
THE CHOICE IS YOURS AND YOURS ALONE!!
