30/07/2026
WHAT A LIFE!
Today, my heart is heavy, and my mind is filled with deep reflection!
From my childhood, I knew this great Imam. Throughout all the years that I have used social media and the internet, I have never seen his photographs and messages spread across the world as they are spreading today.
Then I paused and asked myself a painful question:
Will my own story also be told only after I am gone?
How sad it is that we often wait until people die before we tell the world how much they meant to us. We wait until their voices become silent before we speak about their wisdom. We wait until their eyes close forever before we acknowledge the light they brought into our lives.
Why do we do this?
Why do we reserve our flowers for the graveyard?
Why do we wait for a funeral before we speak the words that could have healed a heart, strengthened a soul, or inspired someone to continue doing good?
The truth is that this world is temporary. Wealth will remain behind. Fame will fade away. Positions will be occupied by others. One day, every one of us will become a memory, and people will speak about us in the past tense.
My dear brothers and sisters, let us change our ways.
If someone is doing good, appreciate them.
If someone has touched your life, pray for them.
If someone has sacrificed for the sake of Allah, honour them.
If someone has been a blessing to you, tell them while they are still alive.
Please, do not wait for my obituary before celebrating me. Do not wait for my funeral before speaking of my good deeds. Do not wait for tears to say what love could have said long ago.
Celebrate people while they can still hear your voices, see your smiles, and respond to your kindness.
Life is short.
Death is certain.
Time is passing.
Let us learn to love, appreciate, honour, encourage, and celebrate one another before it is too late.
May Allah grant mercy to those who have departed from this world and grant us the wisdom to value one another while we are still here.
Aameen.
*Mu'allim Abdulganiy Babatunde Husein*
_Founder:_ Markaz Nun Walqalam
