Another year has passed and 2017 is just entered in our life. Most of us actually thinking that we are moving forward whereas time (seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years) is merely a variable of the countdown. Yes, it is the ‘Time’ that needed to be reflect and ponder on our actions based on the harvest we did in 2016. Have we ever thought why we say “Time is passing” instead of “Time is forwarding”? According to Scholars, time is actually receding rather than moving forward. It’s gradually disappearing from our life and heading us towards our first and foremost destination – Grave. As we are closing more and more towards our demise, we are becoming older; physical strength and mental stability are also gradually diminishing. Time to rethink our current situation whether we should celebrate or strengthen the life upcoming ahead; the life of eternal peace and prosperity based on our today’s actions.

It’s high time to sit back alone and brood over the opportunities that we missed to please our Creator who is the Supreme controller of all dying and living soul of this universe. We should always remember that no matter how much effort we do making ourselves happy by giving time to our family, friends, jobs etc., we won’t be able to make everyone happy in this lustful and selfish world. On the other hand, if we follow the commandments of our creator “Allah”, He surely puts everyone in their place, replacing love and respects in every soul that we deal in our day to day life. So, at the end of the day we again back to our role and play our part of performance.

Above all, it’s time to make each and every opportunity fruitful, forgiving us for the past mistakes and take necessary measurement for today’s and upcoming future. And yet, if somebody thinks He/She has accomplished his/her desire goals and ready to depart in this very time, please do celebrate. Verily, the most successful person in this world is the person who meets his creator in a state of happiness, making a guaranteed reservation in paradise and celebrates with all the loving ones with big smiles.

May Allah make the year of 2017 more productive than ever giving us more focus and guide us to the right destination, Ameen…


Dr Asiful Alam
University of Technology Sydney
Faculty of Marketing
Australia