12/06/2026
𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝟏𝟒𝟒𝟕 𝐀𝐇: 𝐌𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
Life is nothing more than a collection of moments. When time comes to an end, life itself comes to an end. Every passing day, every hour, and every minute brings us one step closer to our meeting with Allah.
As 1447 AH bids us farewell and 1448 AH dawns upon us, we are reminded of a profound reality: time waits for no one. Whether we invest it wisely or squander it heedlessly, it continues its journey uninterrupted. It neither slows down nor pauses for anyone.
Allah, the Most High, says:
“By time, indeed mankind is in loss, except those who believe, perform righteous deeds, encourage one another to the truth, and encourage one another to patience.”
(Surah Al-’Asr 103:1–3)
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓. 𝑰𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓—𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏. 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓, 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒕, 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒅.
Time is like a burning candle. It continues to melt away whether people benefit from its light or ignore it. The candle does not concern itself with who benefits; it simply continues to burn until it is extinguished. Likewise, our lives are steadily diminishing with every breath we take. The wise person is the one who takes advantage of the light before the flame goes out.
The early scholars would say:
اَلْوَقْتُ أَنْفَسُ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ
“Time is more precious than gold.”
And Al-Hasan Al-Basri رحمه الله said:
يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ أَيَّامٌ، فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ يَوْمٌ ذَهَبَ بَعْضُكَ
“𝐎 𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬; 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲.”
As we enter the new Hijri year, let us pause and reflect upon our relationship with Allah. Let us renew our tawbah, increase our worship, strengthen our connection with the Qur’an, and strive to fill our remaining days with deeds that will benefit us in the Hereafter.
True success is not measured by how many years we live, but by how much faith, sincerity, obedience, and beneficial action we place within those years.
May Allah bless our time, forgive our shortcomings, accept our deeds, and make 1448 AH a year filled with īmān, guidance, worship, barakah, and steadfastness upon His path. Āmīn.
