A Sea That Must Be Crossed

*Salaamun 'alaykum wa rahmat-ul-lahi wa barakātuh* 

```A Sea That Must Be Crossed```

_In the name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) ._

🎙️Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

*“This world is similar to a sea that all the creation must cross in or­der to reach the shore that contains their homes and residences. It is not possible to cross it safely without a ship. Thus, Allāh sent His Messengers to teach their nations how to use their ships and how to board them to safety. This is by obeying Allāh and His Messengers, worshipping Allāh alone, working sincerely for Him, and striving for the afterlife.*

 *Those who desire the Hereafter and strive for it will board and ride the ship. They will turn away from plunging into the sea be­cause they know you cannot cross the sea by diving into it and swimming.*

 *As for the foolish, they will deem the work on the ship as difficult, so they will say, ‘We will rush the sea and when we get weak we will swim across it.’ Most of the people of the world are like this. They dive into it, and when they get weak they swim until they drown.”* 

📚 [The Dunyā And Its Reality, pg.29. Translated By Rasheed Ibn Estes Barbee]

*May Allaah accept our ibaadat and forgive our shortcomings.*

_❞Keep Reminding, for Indeed the ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇʀ ʙᴇɴᴇꜰɪᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇʀ ❝_

*Allaahu l Musta'aan*