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1. Life is a journeyFaith is VehicleMAJLIS 4Hasnain waljiTime is the Capital Of Life
2. Series – Muharram 1431 1. Karbala – an instrument of reform
2. Power of Intentional Living
3. The power of Critical Thinking
4. Time is life’s capital
5. Value Proposition of insaan
6. Emotional Intelligence – EQ v/s IQ
7. Living a purposeful life –
8. Nurturing the Next Generation
9. Concept of the Society of Believers
10. Life is a Journey – Islam is the vehicle
3. Tears : Prescription for Reform. “…represents a brief flight that our spirit makes along with Husayn's spirit……”
Ayatollah Mutahhari
4. Bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400.
Carries over no balance from day to day.
Every “evening” deletes balance you failed to use during the day. Show me the money ?
5. TIME Bank.
Credits 86,400 seconds.
Carries over no balance.
It allows no overdraft
Each day opens a new account
If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the loss is yours
You do have Such bank
6. Allah swears by the token of time By (the Token of) Time Verily Man is in loss, Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience.
7. Time is a witness ... To life and death
To what has passed in human history
To success and failure of individuals
To the rise and fall and communities
Do not abuse TIME
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
8. Asr - age which implies continuity of time.
Literally - to wring out or press out
sense of unfolding of the future by squeezing the past.
9. Imam Jafar Sadiq (as) "It (ASR) refers to the age when the living Imam of the Ahl ul Bayt, Muhammad bin Hasan al Mahdi al Qa-im, will be commissioned by Allah to administer the society of all human beings under the law of Allah prescribed in the religion of Islam."
10. The Clock of Age The Clock of Age reducing life by the tick of every passing second
TIME
most valuable capital that we have is being lost in the process The evidence of Time has been presented for various possible reasons:
inspiration on time anecdote
The Clock of Age is reducing our life by the tick of every passing second and the most valuable capital that we have, TIME, is being lost in the process. We should take cognizance of the words of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) when he said:"There are two blessings that most delude people, health and free time."
To emphasize the nearing of the end of human existence on earth. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is reported to have said :"Compared to the communities that have passed on before you, life in this world is the same duration as the time between the prayer of 'Asr and Maghrib."
The evidence of Time has been presented for various possible reasons:
inspiration on time anecdote
The Clock of Age is reducing our life by the tick of every passing second and the most valuable capital that we have, TIME, is being lost in the process. We should take cognizance of the words of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) when he said:"There are two blessings that most delude people, health and free time."
To emphasize the nearing of the end of human existence on earth. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is reported to have said :"Compared to the communities that have passed on before you, life in this world is the same duration as the time between the prayer of 'Asr and Maghrib."
11. The Clock of Age "There are two blessings that most delude people, health and free time.“
Prophet Muhammad (saw)
Gift from the Creator
proper use will determine our outcome for eternity.
The evidence of Time has been presented for various possible reasons:
inspiration on time anecdote
The Clock of Age is reducing our life by the tick of every passing second and the most valuable capital that we have, TIME, is being lost in the process. We should take cognizance of the words of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) when he said:"There are two blessings that most delude people, health and free time."
To emphasize the nearing of the end of human existence on earth. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is reported to have said :"Compared to the communities that have passed on before you, life in this world is the same duration as the time between the prayer of 'Asr and Maghrib."
The evidence of Time has been presented for various possible reasons:
inspiration on time anecdote
The Clock of Age is reducing our life by the tick of every passing second and the most valuable capital that we have, TIME, is being lost in the process. We should take cognizance of the words of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) when he said:"There are two blessings that most delude people, health and free time."
To emphasize the nearing of the end of human existence on earth. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is reported to have said :"Compared to the communities that have passed on before you, life in this world is the same duration as the time between the prayer of 'Asr and Maghrib."
12. 4 Categories Divide your tasks into four essential categories, and define them as
Urgent and Important,
Not Urgent but Important,
Urgent but not Important
Not Urgent and Not Important,
13. Count your blessings Allah has endowed me with gifts and talents
I have to utilize these to my full potential, always doing the best I can.
I have the freedom to make my choices
My way His way or Allah’s way
14. Time to Act from making excuses to providing ideas
from focusing on faults to finding solutions
from blaming others to analyzing ourselves
15. Time to Act from making mere promises to fulfilling commitments
from letting things happen to making things happen
from the shackles of the past to the possibilities of the future.
16. The Prophet (pbuh) said:
"Three things follow the deceased to his grave; ahlihi / his family, maalihi / his wealth and 'amalihi / his deeds; his family and wealth return, only his deeds remain with him."
17. To realize the value of ONE WEEK……
ask the editor of a weekly newspaper
To realize the value of ONE HOUR……
ask the Layla and Majnoon who are waiting to meet.
18. To realize the value of ONE YEAR….
ask a student who failed a grade
To realize the value of ONE MONTH…..
ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby
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19. To realize the value of ONE MINUTE…..
ask a person who missed the train.
To realize the value of ONE SECOND….
ask a person who just avoided an accident.
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND…..
ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.
20. Making the Best of the Present Spend much time dwelling in the past
The present is all we have
21. Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is mystery.
Today is a gift.
That’s why it’s called ….
The Present !
22. But I don’t have time !!!! Gadgets to save time.
Task that used to take months accomplished in minutes;
YET
life is more hectic than ever before,
23. Never ending occupation “One who wakes up with his whole attention directed towards the world is cut off from God, and God shall make four qualities to accompany him:
knelt to pray but not for long,I had too much to do.I had to hurry and get to workFor bills would soon be due.So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,And jumped up off my knees.My Muslim duty was now doneMy soul could rest at ease.All day long I had no timeTo spread a word of cheer.No time to speak of Allah to friends,They'd laugh at me I'd fear.No time, no time, too much to do,That was my constant cry,No time to give to souls in needBut at last the time, the time to die.I went before the Lord,I came I stood with downcast eyes.For in his hands the angel held a bookIt was the book of me.The angel looked into his book and saidYour name I cannot findI once was going to write it down...But just never found the time.
knelt to pray but not for long,I had too much to do.I had to hurry and get to workFor bills would soon be due.So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,And jumped up off my knees.My Muslim duty was now doneMy soul could rest at ease.All day long I had no timeTo spread a word of cheer.No time to speak of Allah to friends,They'd laugh at me I'd fear.No time, no time, too much to do,That was my constant cry,No time to give to souls in needBut at last the time, the time to die.I went before the Lord,I came I stood with downcast eyes.For in his hands the angel held a bookIt was the book of me.The angel looked into his book and saidYour name I cannot findI once was going to write it down...But just never found the time.
24. Never ending occupation Endless Sorrow
never ending occupation,
a neediness which is never relieved
a hope which is never achieved.”
knelt to pray but not for long,I had too much to do.I had to hurry and get to workFor bills would soon be due.So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,And jumped up off my knees.My Muslim duty was now doneMy soul could rest at ease.All day long I had no timeTo spread a word of cheer.No time to speak of Allah to friends,They'd laugh at me I'd fear.No time, no time, too much to do,That was my constant cry,No time to give to souls in needBut at last the time, the time to die.I went before the Lord,I came I stood with downcast eyes.For in his hands the angel held a bookIt was the book of me.The angel looked into his book and saidYour name I cannot findI once was going to write it down...But just never found the time.
knelt to pray but not for long,I had too much to do.I had to hurry and get to workFor bills would soon be due.So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,And jumped up off my knees.My Muslim duty was now doneMy soul could rest at ease.All day long I had no timeTo spread a word of cheer.No time to speak of Allah to friends,They'd laugh at me I'd fear.No time, no time, too much to do,That was my constant cry,No time to give to souls in needBut at last the time, the time to die.I went before the Lord,I came I stood with downcast eyes.For in his hands the angel held a bookIt was the book of me.The angel looked into his book and saidYour name I cannot findI once was going to write it down...But just never found the time.
25. Where is the time? I knelt to pray but not for long
I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work
For bills would soon be due.
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,
And jumped up off my knees.
My Muslim duty was now done
My soul could rest at ease.
26. All day long I had no time
To spread a word of cheer.
No time to speak of Allah to friends,.
No time, no time
too much to do,
27. No time, no time, too much to do That was my constant cry
No time to give to souls in need
But the time, the time to die
I went before the Lord,
I came I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands the angel held a book ……
28. It was the book of me.
The angel looked into his book and said
Your name I cannot find
I once was going to write it down..
But just never found the time.
29. Time Management is Life Management Value five things before five;
Value youth before old age,
health before sickness,
free time before being occupied
Wealth before poverty
life before death.
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
30. Live life to the full Life happens at the level of action,
not at the level of thought,
nether at the level of circumstance nor of emotion.
"O Allah! Let us not be of those content to wait and see what will happen, but grant us the determination to make the right things happen."
[prayer of Jalaluddin Rumi] "
31. Living for Others Our lives are but part of a larger story.
How do we contribute it?
"Socialize with people in such a way that when you die, they mourn for you; and when you live, they desire your company “
Imam Ali AS:."
32. Hurr’s dilemma – Between Heaven & Hell "I have never seen you so fearful. By Allah! If I were to be asked who was the bravest warrior of Kufah, I would say it is you!"
Hurr responded, "By Allah! I find myself between Heaven and Hell, and I will not prefer anything to Heaven even if I am cut into pieces and then burnt!" Then Hurr raced his horse towards al-Husayn and joined the small army of the Imam.'
33. You are Hurr – A free man The Imam cleaned the blood from Hurr's face and said, "You are Hurr (free man) as your mother has named you. You are a free man in this world and the Hereafter." (Nawasikh al-Tawarikh).