Assalamu'alaikum Nur
One of the beautiful aspects of our religion is the daily reminder to prayer that we hear in the form of the athan.
This beautiful call to prayer is a reminder of our daily appointment with Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala). It also embeds a key understanding of productivity that I want to share with you:
Each day, we hear the mu'athin (Caller to Prayer) say "Come to prayer, Come to success". He is reminding us that true success is from Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) and that we should seek it only from Him. Yet we think that true success comes from those extra few minutes we'll continue working whilst we ignore the mu'athin.
Imam Hasan Al-Basri has a beautiful quotation on this point. He says:
"If your prayers don't mean much to you, then what's more important in your life? As much as you take care of your prayers, your life will be taken care of. Didn't you know that prayer was coupled with success? "Come to prayer, come to success". So how do you ask God for success when you are not responding to His right upon you?"
I hope that next time you hear the athan, you'll drop everything and go seek success!
One of the beautiful aspects of our religion is the daily reminder to prayer that we hear in the form of the athan.
This beautiful call to prayer is a reminder of our daily appointment with Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala). It also embeds a key understanding of productivity that I want to share with you:
Each day, we hear the mu'athin (Caller to Prayer) say "Come to prayer, Come to success". He is reminding us that true success is from Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) and that we should seek it only from Him. Yet we think that true success comes from those extra few minutes we'll continue working whilst we ignore the mu'athin.
Imam Hasan Al-Basri has a beautiful quotation on this point. He says:
"If your prayers don't mean much to you, then what's more important in your life? As much as you take care of your prayers, your life will be taken care of. Didn't you know that prayer was coupled with success? "Come to prayer, come to success". So how do you ask God for success when you are not responding to His right upon you?"
I hope that next time you hear the athan, you'll drop everything and go seek success!
