DO YOUR THING !

As-Salaam-O-alaykum, wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh.

All praises for Allah Karim; Whom we must worship for 'Him Alone' ! Darood-o-Salam on Prophet ﷺ because Allah Karim ordained us to do that ! Peace upon Prophet's (ﷺ) family, company, successors and those who follow his path.

Allah Karim Says in Quran-E-Hakim :

Those who believe and work righteous deeds,- from them shall We blot out all evil (that may be) in them, and We shall reward them according to the best of their deeds. Al-Ankaboot (29) : 6.

The Question arises are we doing 'Our Thing' correctly to be rewarded here and hereafter?

WE MUST DO WHAT IS REQUIRED OF US WITHOUT THE FEAR OF AWARD AND DESIRE FOR REWARD,THESE ARE INBUILT IN 'KHUDAI' SYSTEM. NO AMOUNT OF OPPOSITION, HARDSHIP AND LABOR SHOULD DETER US.

تندیِٔ بادِ مخالف سے نہ گبھرا اے عقاب،

یہ تو چلتی ھے تجھے اونچا اُڑانے کے لیے ۔

I came across this beautiful story emphasizing the theme 'لگے رھو' :

A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light. An angel appeared, showed a large rock in front of his cabin and asked him to push against the rock with all his might.

This the man did, day after day. For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down, his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock.

Nothing happened. And he decided to make it a matter of prayer.

“Lord I have labored long and hard in your service, putting all my strength to do that which you have asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not even been able to budge that rock. What is wrong? Why am I failing?”

The angel appeared again :

“My friend, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all your strength. Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. And now you come to me with your strength spent, thinking that you have failed. But, is that really so?”

“Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back sinewy and brown, your hands are callused from constant pressure, and your legs have become massive and hard."