Page 48 - Never Plead Ignorance

46 NEVER PLEAD IGNORANCE

Everything on earth is destined to perish. Everything in nature decays and reduces
to insignificance in time. The most glorious places turn into ruins. Think about
these facts and never plead ignorance that Allah created these images on purpose;
to prevent you develop a profound sense of attachment to this life and forget the
hereafter.

Allah created man in a most complete state and equipped him with
superior characteristics. Yet, despite all its superior features, man has a
rather fragile body, which is always vulnerable to external and internal
threats. This creation surely serves to a purpose; to make him grasp his
weakness before our Creator and to prevent him from a profound sense

of attachment to this life.
Whether one is well off or poor, young or old, each moment, every
human being is surrounded with similar weaknesses and imperfections.