“…Then you took [for worship] the calf after him [i.e., his departure], while you were wrongdoers.” Chapter 2 Al Baqarah, verse 51.
In reality, many muslims are in a similar situation described in this verse as they have been swallowed and entrapped by their desires and love of this material world. Worshipping the material world has distracted them from preparing for the hereafter and leads to many avoidable stresses in life, such as depression. The only way to escape from them is by placing everything in its rightful place. one does not need to abandon the material world but instead prioritise the things according to the priority set by Allah, the Exalted, through his Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. Muslims only get trapped and distracted by worldly things because they rearrange this priority list. For example, some parents go overboard in respect to raising their children by fulfilling all their desires even if it means they utilize the unlawful. When one acts in this way this relationship will entrap them and prevent them from obtaining the mercy of Allah, the Exalted. This will still occur even if they offer their obligatory prayers as Islam and the obedience to Allah, the Exalted, extends to all aspects of one’s life not just an hour or two during the day. One can only avoid this type of extreme behaviour when they learn and act on the Holy Quran and traditions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, as the very aim of these divine teachings is to guide muslims to organise and prioritise their worldly and religious lives correctly so that they obtain maximum benefit from both while being content and pleased. The one who turns away from this will find that they end up being trapped in the obedient service to the material world until they leave this world unsatisfied and unprepared for their final judgement.
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