EFFORT AND COMFORT

The effort that a person does for his worldly comfort is an effort that overrides its comfort as he merely has a little time to live on earth. Therefore, he will enjoy it merely for a short while. On the other hand, the effort that he makes for his comfort in Aakhirah after death is a commendable effort. If he has to make effort during his entire life, then too, he will take benefit as the comfort in Aakhirah is an eternal comfort. It is up to us to choose what kind of effort we should make; a little effort for Aakhirah to attain great comfort in Aakhirah or a lot of effort for Dunya to attain merely a little comfort. 

Nonetheless, there is something that we all know but not everyone of us realise it or act according to it. That is an intelligent person will not demolish his house in which he will live forever to invest it in pitching a tent where he will stay for few days only. Our real home is in Aakhirah where we will have to live forever. We must not let our activities in Dunya affect our position in Aakhirah!

[English version of "Zeffort et comfort" – Al Jamiat – Vol.1 No.13]