Having an End in Mind:

Ive learned in school about the importance of having a goal in

life, about setting priorities and venturing out to achieve them. But
learning something and applying it are two different things. Having
a purpose in life is essential because without one whats our use?
One must clear his/her thoughts before committing and
action, And no matter how occupied we are we will only be effective
if we know where we are headed. So first we must define what an
End in Mind is? An End in Mind is starting with our goals portrait
clearly and it is the reference by which everything else we do in our
life is measured.
How do we choose our End in Mind? As proper Muslims that
shouldnt be a problem since Allah (Subhanahowataala) told us
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me
[51:56] and And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to
the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive
authority." [2:30] Muslims have their path clear to them they weonly have to carve our way through it. Al-Jannah is the ultimate
prize, the utopia Greeks, Romans and Ancient Egyptian described
and every civilization dreams about is our End in Mind and to reach
it was must follow the guidelines given to us by Him S- by doing
that wed be fulfilling our purpose (serving God) and wed reach
paradise.
Now, even though the road to Allah is clear is it not easy to go
through. Dunya is a vicious beast that will do everything in its power
to trap us in it poisoning us with its worries until we are numb from
feeling our true calling. One must be strong to resist temptations.
Youll find Fitna everywhere, people blinded by greed and morals
are non-existent unfortunately we now live in a world full of
contradictions. People say one thing then they turn around and do
the exact opposite, it is here that we say, Actions speak louder than
words. It is not enough to know the truth because Allah will not ask
you if you knew what was right or wrong rather you will be asked
what have you DONE with your knowledge? Did you apply it in your
life? Did you teach it to others so that they might benefit from it? In
the Holy Quran He said Allah will not change the good condition of
a people as long as they do not change their state of goodness
themselves [13:11]. We should all be in constant reflection-mode
with ourselves making sure that we did not deviate from the
righteous path.
That being said Allah gave us all the tools needed to go
through this hard route. With our End in Mind clear and our Quran

clutched tightly in our arms we have a good fighting chance to reach

our promised Utopia if Allah wills it.
By Hana Heiba