#Selfnote
Sometimes we have lost sight of our purpose in life, no longer is our focus and goal in life to please & worship Allah. Along with rampant materialism, our lives are plagued with hedonism (where pleasure & satisfying one’s desires is the sole aim of human life) & apathy . Statements like YOLO (You Only Live Once), encourage us to ‘have as much fun as possible’. Endless entertainment is making us apathetic to the condition of our souls and the plight and suffering of humanity “Reflect and act before you will come to regret. Do not be deceived by the duny ā , for its healthy will become sick; its new will wear out; its blessings will end, and its youth will age.” (Fu ḍ ayl bin ʿ Iy āḍ ). The love of the world (duny ā ) is one of the major reasons for the weakness of our ī m ā n. Success in today ’ s materialistic society is defined by how ‘ rich ’ or ‘ famous ’ you are. Despite our beautiful d ī n having laid down the yardstick for success, we still buy into