Lust for fame the worst single danger for man
Al-Risala (English), April 1987, p. 30
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
Lust for fame the worst single danger for man
1987 4 April 30 Lust for fame the worst single danger for man (80)
When Shidad ibn Aus was near death, he said to those around him: “What I fear most for this community is ostentation and secret desires.” Sufyan Thauri explained the meaning of “secret desires”. “It is to like being praised for one’s good deeds,” he said. The Prophet himself was asked about secret desires, and he attributed them to one who seeks knowledge because he likes the idea of people coming to sit at his feet.
(Jame Bayan al-llm wa fadhlihi)
The day of death will be the day when man iwill come to life
1987 4 April 30 The day of death will be the day when man iwill come to life (89) The Prophet said: “People are asleep. They will wake up when they die.” What he meant was that they are so preoccupied with the world that they have become oblivious to the hereafter. As far as this world is concerned, they are as awake, but as far as the next world is concerned, they are fast asleep. It is as though there is a veil over their eyes which obscures their vision of reality Death will destroy that veil, and they will wake up to the world of reality.
