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Quranic Wisdom

the morning, he has lost the night, which cannot return to him
again. As evening nears he has lost the day. By these verses, the
Quran warns every human being to avail of time. Avail of the
opportunities of the day that you will not get during the night,
and avail of the opportunities of the night that you will not get
during the day.
In other words, with these verses the Quran tells us the
importance of time management. Time management is a must
for every man and woman. We have a very short time here on
this earth. In only a few years time, we will face death. Everyone
should undertake a serious planning of his time in order to
avail properly of his pre-death period. We have only two options
before us, either to avail of the time wisely or face failure forever.

Only Givers Remain

n the chapter Al-Ra‘d (The Thunder), the Quran narrates a
Iparable illustrating the law of nature, that only those who prove
to be giver members of society will be able to establish themselves
in life. The following is the translation of the verse:
He sends down water from the sky that fills riverbeds
to overflowing, each according to its measure. The
torrent carries along swelling foam, akin to what rises
from smelted ore from which man makes ornaments
and tools. God thus depicts truth and falsehood.
The scum is cast away, but whatever is of use to man
remains behind. God thus speaks in parables. (13:17)
In our world, material events symbolize moral realities.
Whatever is required of man, according to the law of nature,
is being demonstrated in the rest of the world at the material
level, as in the two events of nature which have been described

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