Page 45 - Deep Thinking

A pleasant view or a confined and dingy place may
trigger many different thoughts in us.

technological developments have introduced many new possibilities such
as cars, trains, aeroplanes, ships, helicopters, buses, etc. Pondering this,
one remembers one more issue: it is Allah Who puts this technology at the
service of mankind.
Everyday, scientists come up with new discoveries and innovations
that facilitate our lives. They accomplish all these things with the means
that Allah creates on the earth. Someone who thinks, continues his trip by
giving thanks to Allah for putting these at his service.
In this world, Allah has created settings and sights on this earth
through which we can begin to imagine what both Paradise and Hell could
be like, or guess, through comparison, how they will be. Stacks of rubbish,
foul odors, confined, dingy and dark places cause considerable distress to
our souls. One never wants to be in such places. All these qualities remind

one of Hell and anyone who encounters such scenes remembers the vers-
es about Hell. Allah has depicted in many verses of the Qur'an the unpleas-
ant sights, darkness, and filth of Jahannum:
And the Companions of the Left: what of the Companions of the
Left? Amid searing blasts and scalding water,
And the murk of thick black smoke,
Providing no coolness and no pleasure. (Surat al-Waqi'a: 41-44)
When they are flung into a narrow place in it, shackled togeth-
er in chains, they will cry out there for destruction. "Do not cry
out today for just one destruction, cry out for many destruc-
tions!" (Surat al-Furqan: 13-14)
Remembering these ayat of the Qur'an, we pray to Allah for Him to

protect us from the fury of hell and we ask forgiveness for our mistakes.