When the Earth Would be Shaken…
By the Name of God who is most benevolent and merciful
When the earth would be shaken full throttle. And the earth would spew out all what it has been concealing. And (upon seeing the earth in this condition,) man would ask: “What has happened to the earth?” And on that day the earth is going to narrate all it has gone through (good and bad conditions). Because the Prophet (P.B.U.H) had asked it to do so. And then on day, people would revisit their faith, in order to re-evaluate their deeds. And then, whosoever who has done the smallest of good deed, would see it reflected within the earth. And who so ever has done the smallest of misdeed would see it reflected there within.
Translation of Surrah Zalzaal.
Somebody once told me that life can change in a heart beat. I didn’t believe it much until then. But now i do! The lives of this nation have been changed dramatically within a matter of minutes – for the worse. It could have been you or me. In thanking God, I am forced to ask myself: “Are we thanking Him for the fact that it was them and not us?” It took me years, a life time to learn to be thankful to Him, but now I have to unlearn what I have learnt. For it is only mercy that I can seek.
Every time you check, the number of casualties has escalated. The images speak of a loss of a whole generation and not just a massive loss of lives. And then there are those needing help to sustain whatever is left of them and in them. In speaking what one has done so far in this regard, is to actually shed light on how little one has done, and how much there still remains to be done. But never before in life, I have regretted the choice of my career. I wish I was a doctor or at least a nurse, so I could at least have helped in the sorting of the medicines if nothing else.
It is curious how life always seems to be running in two opposite extremes! there are people who are finding means to help. There are those who would just sit and analyze with the alacrity of “experts”. Then there are those who are least bothered and running around the city with music blaring from their car stereos irrespective of the nationwide mourning, planning iftar parties and eid shopping and attending them. But that’s a matter of personal choice and inclination. And i dont want to assume a ‘holier than thou’ attitude’. But I couldn’t believe the reports of the sudden shooting up of the prices of the most unlikely item i.e. a shroud. But then again, ignorance, insensitivity, greed are personal choices.
