Waking up inside a dream.

In the Name of Allah, the most Compassionate, the most Merciful.

All praise is due to Allah, the owner of mankind.

Islamic Center of Winter Garden:  After 60 days of wait, there has been no public meeting setup, so the coordination with the other group has failed, and we are back to being on our own. Original effort is restarted. Will keep you updated, once I am able to setup a public meeting. We will build the masjid inshAllah.

 "The life of this world is nothing but a game and a diversion. The Abode of the Next World ­ that is truly Life if they only knew." (Quran 29:64)


Prophet (PBUH) said, "...By Allah! It is not poverty that I fear for you, but what I fear for you is that the world will be presented for you just as it was presented for those before you, then you will compete for it, and it will destroy you, just as it destroyed them." (Sahih al-Jami # 5523)

Whenever one wants to know the depth of the belief of a believer, it is sufficient to measure their fear for poverty and adversity in this world, because fear of failure in this world stems from a doubt that there is life after death. If one believes on the life after death as a matter of fact, and they have no doubt that it will come to pass, why would they worry so much about poverty and adversity in this world.

Sometimes in my dreams I am able to realize that it is a dream, and control my movements, but most of the time, I go through the dream believing it is reality. If something fearful happening in the dream, I might wake up with that terror still in my heart and a little bit of sweat. Many of you can relate to this. Now, are the dream real? Well, I  don't know. They do affect us physically, and some die because of the dreams. I would like to draw a connection between dreams and this life of the world.

In this life, humans can smell, taste, touch, hear, see, and think, and this gives us the sense of reality. However, Allah is telling us that this world is just a game and a diversion, and a virtual reality or a dream, which feels true, but it is very short in "reality". Of course, while in this world, anything Allah says about hereafter is an unseen thing, and it is like someone coming up to us in a dream and telling us that this is a dream, and the real life await us after we wake up. Well, can we wake up in this dream? Do we even believe that there is a real life after death?

If one believes on the above verse, they will not fear running out of money, or losing a job, or the masjid management, or the influential relative, or social isolation. Some spend thousands on travel, but delay Hajj, why? Why would one delay Hajj? one reason could be that meeting their relatives is more important for them, then Hajj. Your debt is not an excuse, when you can spent $10,000 on vacation, but not on Hajj.

In conclusion, no one need to judge anyone else on this, because everyone knows if they believe in the life after death, as they believe the car stopping in front of them, and they have to hit breaks. Would you hit breaks, if Prophet (PBUH) was sitting with you, and ask you to hit break, but you cannot see the car in front of you? This is what Allah is asking us to do. Believe in the message Prophet (PBUH) gave us, regardless of it being seen or unseen. It is very difficult, but it is very easy, depending upon our doubt on the life after death.

Test your faith, before Allah test it. Take audit, before Allah does. Believe, before the dream ends. Wake up oh my brothers and sisters! Wake up! This world is just a dream, and I swear to Allah, it will end when you least expected. Be prepare for death, as you prepare for your vacation. Check your reservation. Post it on facebook. Pay the bills. Make arrangements for your destination. Convert money into traveller's check. If you believe, do it today.

If you don't know what I am talking about, it is certainly unfortunate. And Allah knows best.

JazakAllah Khairin

Awoke within dream
AbuArman Jumani