[ INFAQ.SG ] 29 March 2019: Read This! Don't Get Distracted.

Published: Thu, 03/28/19

This Dunya...Distracts

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We’re so distracted by this dunya that it shows in the way we live. This life is a lesson, gifted to us by Allah, Most High. Many of us seem to spend an incredible amount of time and energy chasing the dream job. After all, a bigger paycheck often translates into a better car, a bigger house and a higher worldly social status.

Indeed, we do get influenced by the pleasures of the dunya (worldly life) and forget the significance of the aakhirah (hereafter) – despite the latter being greater in duration, as well as providing more sufficient and enduring pleasure.

As we are warned about this in The Qur’an:

“Rivalry in worldly increase distracts you (from the remembrance of Allah), till you come to the graves” (102: 1-2).

“Your wealth and your children are but a trial, and Allah has with Him a great reward.” (64:15).

Like-wise, in life there are two types of people.

1-Those who live their lives with a goal in mind- Jannah (Paradise)! Their eyes set on it, their hearts yearn for it, their every step… Striving for their ultimate goal. The glitterati of this world runs after them… Yet they do not succumb to it. They’re so firm in their belief, so determined to attain their blessed abode.

2- A group of people so focused on the dunya that it consumes their entire being. A person who is striving only to acquire some worldly gain. And their gains benefit them nothing, due to their greed. The more they have… The more they want. They are never satisfied!

Their lives are so filled with dunya, that they forget their Allah.

You & I don’t know where we’ll end up. It could well be the opposite. Someone lives their entire life on haqq(truth) & at the end of his life… he goes astray.. Nauzubillah.

Or he could well be of those who live a life of disbelief/sin only to die upon haqq.

We don’t know where we’ll end up. We could be of those walking upon the straight path, only to detour at the end of our lives. We could be of those who spend their entire lives on the wrong, only to find Islam later on. We could even be of those walking the wrong path all our lives, dying in that state. Or we could be among those whom Allah guides throughout their lives, so that we live & die as Muslims.

Have you ever stopped for a minute and considered building a house for yourself in Jannah?

”Allah will build house in Jannah for whoever is diligent in observing 12 Sunnah rakat (as follows: 2 before Fajr, 4 rakat before and 2 after Dhur, 2 after the Maghrib, and 2 after Ishaa).” (Tirmidhi)

Yet worries and anxieties are dominating our lives so much so that many of us have missed a few obligatory prayers for some worldly reason. Have we forgotten our appointment with the Angel of Death? Our meeting with Allah?

So what are you waiting for?

If you’re still breathing, then alhamdulillah it’s not too late! Begin now – review how to correctly pray and establish your daily prayers, make a daily habit of reading The Qur’an and then acting upon it, learn sunnah actions and lessons from the life of the Prophet (Peace be upon him). Have eman and work righteous actions, and take small consistent steps to improve – you will enjoy super productivity in this world and joy in the next insha’Allah!

Remember Jannah isn’t for 1 week or 100 years, it’s for eternity and comes with unlimited pleasure. Strive now!

Updates!

Here are the updates of all the campaigns that we have done so far!

Keep reading to find out more!

Wakaf Housing Project in Cambodia

Shelter is one of our most basic needs: Without it, it is almost impossible to carry on any other kind of activity or live a comfortable life. Yet at least one in every four people worldwide live without decent housing and over 100 million people live in absolute homelessness. A place that keep us safe; A place we seek sanctuary from; A place to rest and sleep in, that we can call home to most of us but not everyone has the opportunity to own it.

While we are living in the comfort of our homes protected, others in different parts of the world may not share the same fate. Despite working day and night to support their families, they are still too poor to build a house of their own.

Cambodia are home to nearly 2,700 homeless (as of 2017) who are living in poverty. How lucky are we to live in a HDB flat with clean tiles, proper room to sleep in and only our family members reside in it but as for them it is good enough to have a place to stay even if they have to share it with other families.

As of now alhamdulillah we have succeed in building 7 houses.

And now we are in the process of building another house (house 8) as seen below, and 1 more house in the waiting list to start.

In this Wakaf project, we aim to aid and provide these families with proper housing. To give them a shelter that they need.

Just imagine 13 people living together in a one room HDB flat, or maybe even smaller, with poor facilities, with no tiles but just a bamboo stick to hold the roof up.

To contribute and give this families a shelter to live in, you can just click on the button below!

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Gaza Food Aid Hampers!

Without your support and endless contribution we would not have managed to collect
146 hampers thus far for this campaign.

Collections for March 2019, will be distributed in 1st week of April 2019.

You can still donate and contribute to help our sisters and brothers in Gaza!

Just click on the button below!

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Infaq Telekung 2019!

Alhamdulillah, we managed to collect about 770 telekung!

We have 572 telekung more to go.

Thank you so much for your generous contribution!
Please continue to give your support.

Closing date: 29 April 2019

If you wish to sponsor for this cause now, click on the button below:

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Ramadan Mutton Project 2019!

Alhamdulillah, due to your generous contributions,
we managed to collect a total of 367 kg.

Fresh Mutton: 304 kg
Frozen Mutton: 63 kg

We are still quite far from our target of 4000 kg, and require 3633 kg of mutton to allocate to various organizations.

We really appreciate your generosity and support as this project will greatly help to reduce the cost for organizations for Iftar meals and porridge distributions.

All are welcome to contribute! Click on the button below: