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24 Hours in the Life of a Muslim
24 Hours in the Life of a Muslim

that Allah is always at his side, and that He sees his every deed and
action. Because the awareness of this fact is with him throughout the
day, neither traffic congestion, nor a vehicle swerving in front of
him, or any other difficulty he may experience will alter this attitude
of submission to Allah.
Some people see even small misfortunes as major adversities;
they become impatient and sometimes lose control of themselves,
behaving in an irrational way. Heavy traffic or an inattentive driver
quickly irritates them and they may start to mutter to themselves or
shout. They have no patience when they are stuck in traffic and they
show this by continuously honking their horns and irritating others.
The reason for such behaviour is that they have forgotten that every-
thing is under Allah's control.
For someone who has turned his back on Allah, transportation is
not a blessing but a bother and an annoyance. For example, potholes
in the road, traffic congestion, a sudden rainstorm, and many other
things will occupy his mind all day. But these useless thoughts are of
no benefit to him either in this life or the next. Some people claim that
the main thing that prevents them from thinking deeply about these
things is the struggle they have in this world. Because of the time they
must give to satisfying needs for food,
shelter and health, they claim they have

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