What is loss after Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

RAMADAN is the month of reflection. While many Muslims reflect on the blessings they receive from Allah, one can't stop thinking of the loss. One way to look at the blessings is to consider their loss.

Losing the freedom to eat and drink helps appreciate the blessings of meals.

Losing the motivation to engage in physical sporting activities, reminds Muslims of their blessings in the form of day-light energy beyond Ramadan.

Reducing worldly entertainment, increases closeness to Allah and this allows Muslims to streamlines the activities that they enjoy.

The loss of sleep plays a prominent role during Ramadan, encouraging Muslims to reflect on how precious sleep really is, but it is also something negligible in the holy month of Ramadan.

Then there are other forms of loss when in deep reflection. Loved ones who have passed on, opportunities that have slipped through the fingers, all come to light during Ramadan. Some accept these losses with wisdom, though for others, the challenges may be difficult for fathom.

A wise scholar once said: " What is loss after the loss of the Apostle of Allah (SAW)?"

Not many Muslims would ponder the gravity of such a statement. Definitely all Muslims go through some form of loss during the temporary life in the dunya, and surely some are more severe that others. But what is the weightage of any loss as compared to the passing of the greatest human being who ever graced the earth? How can one place an amount on the death of the final Messenger (SAW) of Allah SWT, through whom the entire religion of Islam was modelled and perfected just before he passed away?

In reflecting on such insights, Muslims need to redefine what loss really means to them. A loss in the world, whether it is temporary loss during Ramadan, or one that extends beyond the 30 days of the Holy Month, is nothing as compared to not getting know Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Imagine the loss one would suffer from if one were not born and raised a Muslim. Imagine the loss of a person who only gets to know the faith through misconception and malice. That surely is a loss.

Nothing goes uncompensated though, as far as believers are concerned and that is a promise from Allah to those who persevere with steadfastness and patience. In fact, with hardship come ease, and for those who are patient the rewards are double. Similarly, Allah SWT promises that no believer is burdened with a loss that he or she is unable to bear. And in all justice and fairness of Allah, whatever loss a Muslim endures is compensated with something better, extending further than any wisdom that a human being can fathom.

Muslims can see this in their everyday lives. Some things just don't turn out the way they want to, and Allah compensates with a better alternative. The perfect du'a in wanting something, is wanting to be blessed by Allah and for Allah to provide what is the best in that course of action. This is divine  enlightenment for believers. Even in the worst possible cases of loss, like the loss of a baby in the mother's womb, Allah promises a shield from hell-fire by virtue of the umbilical cord lifting the child's mother to Jannah (Paradise). Subhanallah!!

Even if a loss may seem to not be compensated, this is when the virtue of tawakal (acceptance) plays an important role. That somewhere, some time, in the world that is beyond what believers can see, Allah will compensated with a blessing that has no worldly value.....

To be continue..........( bcs of the article is so long, then I decide to split it into two parts)

This article I was rewrite because the origin one I 'm not capable to find it from 'Uncle G'. This article is actually written by Maria Zain, a great writer about Islamic articles and I found this from a news paper. So,, let share wif others =)