As most of you know already that I come from Pakistan. I came to United States in the year 2006 as a student. I have been thinking about my experience here in the United States. As I was raised in Pakistan, it is natural for me to have a natural liking and association with my homeland. During my first visit, I felt quite sad leaving my country, but I knew that I was going for a good purpose.
There are so many things that we do in our lives which remind us of the Hereafter if we ponder. For example, when we take exams, if we have no preparation, we obviously would perform bad and then feel guilty about it. Everyone has encountered similar situations in life. I think this is a reminder from Allah about the Ultimate Exam on the Day of Judgement.
If you think deeply, we are essentially travelers in this world. As we get attached to and love our homeland because we have been raised there, in the exact same manner, we love to live in this world. When we leave our respective homelands, we feel sad and down because we are very attached to it. In a similar fashion, as we live through our lives, the association with the Duniya (world) becomes stronger. We tend to get more involved in the Duniya, even after knowing that we are all just mere travelers and all of us would have to leave this world one day.
The point I want to highlight is that we should ask ourselves this question. Given that death is a fact, do we want to be happy or sad when we leave this world? All of us, who have left their homeland know the feeling I am talking about. Amplify that feeling, make it more intense in the context of leaving this Duniya. Would not you wish to leave this world happily?
If you do, then strive for the Deen, the religion of Islam, do what Allah has ordered to do and abstain from what He has forbidden. There are great benefits in leaving your homeland for a good purpose. It makes you think about your life as a whole.
May Allah Guide Us All to the Right Path
