nothing. Countless brothers and sisters consult me regarding key
decisions in their life. My answer has always been and continuesto be,
'if you had a clear vision of what you want tobe or what you want to
do,you would not ask such questions!'
One key quality of any successful person is to live for a mission.
Unsuccessful people live from one day to the next. They are not
inspired by something virtuous not living for a noble goal and
therefore they do not live a noble life. Islam, being a religion of
nobility, does not want people to live in this way. Allah encourages
people tocompete for the best possible afterlife and be inspired all
of the time. In the Qur'an we read,
"Race one with another in hastening towards Forgiveness from your Lord
(Allah), and towards Paradise, the width whereof is as the width of
heaven and earth, prepared for those who believe in Allah and His
Messengers. That is the Grace of Allah which He bestows on whom He
pleases. And Allah is the Owner of Great Bounty." [1]
Such people are dedicated to achieve what they want and look for all
possible means to facilitate such achievements for themselves. Having
vision is paramount to the success of a person. In his book The seven
Habits of Highly Successful People, Stephen Covey considered
"beginning with the end in mind" as the second habit of such
successful people. In fact, we easily see that when Allah desired to
senda prophet, he would prepare him to be a specialperson with high
ambition.He inspired him from an early age to become a leader and set
out a vision for him. Our Prophet was raised a poor orphan - this
situation tends to set a ceiling for what a person might aim for,
however Allah decreed that his grandfather would look after him. His
grandfather, Abdu'l-Muttalib, was the chief of the Quraish tribe which
was the most dignified tribe in the world.Hence, the Prophet tasted
the life of dignified leaders.Furthermore, his grandfather used to
love him so much that the Prophet had the privilege to do what others
could not do. For example, his grandfather would sit on a mat that no
one else was allowed to sit on except the young Muhammad. Throughout
his teenage years he was not involved in the many indecent activities
others his age were. He was inspired to be different. Similarly,
Prophet Yusuf was inspiredto think big and be ready for greatness.
Allah says,
"(Remember) when Yusuf(Joseph) said to his father: "O my father!
Verily, I saw (in a dream) eleven stars and the sun and the moon, I
saw them prostrating themselves to me." [2]
Moses was also inspired from a very young age as he was raised up in
the Pharaoh's house even though he was from the Children of Israel
whom the Pharoah wanted to subjugate and destroy.
There is no doubt that life takes on a different meaning once a person
sets out a vision for him/herself and works towards it. On the other
hand it is boring and devastating when a personlives for nothing of
substantial value.
Many people think that they have a vision but in reality they have
nothing. Countless brothers and sisters consult me regarding key
decisions in their life. My answer has always been and continuesto be,
'if you had a clear vision of what you want tobe or what you want to
do,you would not ask such questions!' Some brothers and sisters may
say that they want to worship Allahor they want to go to paradise.
This is good, but the key question is how? Moreover, Paradise is of
different levels, which levelare you aiming for? The reality is many
people do not have a vision. In order to set out a vision for yourself
simply put yourself in the shoes of your father, what does he do now
after being retired and do you want to follow the same routine?
A vision that does not materialise
I am sure that at this point many people will ask the following
question: what about a vision that I failed to achieve due to 'out of
hand' circumstances? Failing to achieve it is likelyto demotivate a
person and might lead to negativeconsequences. However, this is not
true if the person follows an Islamic way of setting out his vision.
Abu Kabshah al-Anmaari, a Companion of the Prophet (may Allah be
pleased withhim), stated that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying:
"Four people are making the most of this world: a man to whom Allah
gives wealth and knowledge,....
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