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Time and its IMPORTANCE FOR A MUSLIM
Aisha Stacey
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 03 - 02 - 2011

WHAT is time, what causes it? Is it a dimension, can you slow it down or speed it up? When we think of time we tend to think of the ways in which we measure the passing of time, a clock or watch, or we think of a measured interval of time such as an hour or minute. Humankind has always been concerned with time, the passage of time, the measurement of time, and the scientific qualities of time. We talk about time travel, the relativity of time, the direction of time and wheel of time.
There are theories and concepts of time and it is studied in religion, philosophy and science. Time even has economic value. Time is money. Time has social and personal importance; we use our concept of time to place events appointments and milestones in sequence.
We order our lives around time, in Islam lives are structured around the daily prayers. In the 11th century, Muslim doctor and scholar Avicenna doubted the existence of physical time, arguing that time exists only in the mind due to memory and expectation. Islamic and Christian theologians adopted the idea that time is linear. Verses from the Bible tell us there is a time for everything. “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1)
Time has an intrinsic value that is recognized even in motivational rhymes for adults and nursery rhymes for children. To realize the value of one year, ask a student who has failed that year. To realize the value of one month, ask the mother of a premature baby and to realize the value of one second ask the survivor of an accident.We teach our children nursery rhymes to encourage good behavior, the rhyme known as the Ten O'clock Scholar says, “A dillar a dollar, a ten o'clock scholar, what makes you come so soon? You used to come at ten o'clock but now you come at noon”.
Both the Qur'an and the traditions of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) make it clear that Islam considers time to be a very valuable resource. Believers are encouraged to be conscious of time, to recognize its importance and to organize it wisely. If human beings do not waste or abuse time, but rather think of it as a blessing from God then they have every reason to hope for success both in this life and in the Hereafter.
“By Al-'Asr (the time). Verily, man is in loss. Except those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and recommend one another to the truth and recommend one another to patience.” (Qur'an 103)
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) instructed his followers and thus the believers to know and value the importance of time in the following traditions.
Humankind will remain standing on the Day of Resurrection until he is asked about four things: his life and how he spent it, his youth and how he used it up, his property and how he acquired and managed it and his knowledge and how he utilized it.
There are two of God's favors that are forgotten by many people; health and free time.
Islam teaches us that time passes quickly and can never return, it is irretrievable. It is also the most precious gift that humankind possesses and can be taken from us at any given moment. God is the Giver but He is also the Withholder.
A believer should not waste precious time on things that will not bring him closer to his Creator. Actions that do not contain a benefit for himself, his society or humankind in general are usually wasted actions, wasted time. Islam categorized things according to their level of importance. The first Muslims used to capture and use every single second of their time.
We must all understand that wasting even a single moment is an opportunity gone, never to return. When our time in this world is up, there is no going back and we will have to give an account of our lives. Time is precious.
Courtesy: islamreligion.com __


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