The Universal Principle of Effort: Achieving Goals in Worldly Life and Faith
Hazrat Qari Ismail Desai Saheb
Duration
18:50
Summary
Any achievement in this world, whether big or small, necessitates significant effort.
This principle of effort is universal, extending beyond mere material pursuits.
Examples from worldly life illustrate this:
Education: Children begin schooling at a very young age (4-5 years old), making sacrifices and striving continuously through various academic stages (school, matric, university) over many years to achieve their goals.
Disaster Recovery: The search for missing airplanes (like the Malaysian and Indonesian flights) highlights the immense global effort and resources (millions of dollars, divers risking lives) invested to locate wreckage, retrieve bodies, and find crucial flight recorders (black boxes) to determine what transpired.
Similarly, profound effort is essential in matters of Deen (religion).
The Quran is likened to an ocean of infinite knowledge and wisdom, where every letter holds profound meaning.
To extract these spiritual treasures, one must delve deeply into the Quran by learning its recitation, understanding its meaning, translation, and tafsir (exegesis).
This spiritual journey requires continuous and dedicated effort, akin to academic pursuits, to gain deeper understanding of Allah's Kalam (Word).
We should prepare ourselves to make consistent effort for the Deen of Allah.