Suppose you use a horse for transportation as people have done in the
past. One of your friends invites you to his house and you get there by
riding your horse. Now, what would happen if your friend totally ignores
you and starts feeding and looking after the horse only? You will feel
confused as yourself, the rider, was suppose to be the guest, not the
horse that you rode on.
The above situation sounds abnormal but that is exactly what we are
doing today. Allah has given us a body and a soul. The soul rides on the
body to pass through this world. In other words, the body is like the
horse and the soul is like the rider of the horse. Today, we are
continuously busy in feeding and looking after the body but totally
ignored the well being of our souls. As a result, our souls have become
so weak without the spiritual food that it is not strong enough to even
push us to go to the Masjid or wake up for Fajr prayer. Thus, it is
essential that we strengthen our soul with the spiritual food as shown
by Islam, such as keeping the company of the pious, recitation of the
Holy Quran, Dhikr of Allah and contemplating over the Greatness of
Allah.
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