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Allah Almighty says: “Surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the

alternation of the night and the daytime there are signs indeed for ones endowed with

intellects.” [2/190], “Surely, in the alteration of the night and the daytime and whatever

Allah has created in the heavens and the earth, are indeed miracles for a people who are

pious.” [10/6], and “Allah turns about the night and the day-time. Surely in that is indeed a

lesson for the ones endowed with beholdings.” [24/44].

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In the above cited verses Allah Almighty tells us about universal cynosures serving to

demonstrate His omniscience, omni-competence and omni-mercy as manifested in the

alteration of night and day and constant mutual succession thereof as well as their varying

length and hotness, coldness and mildness; all of which involve great benefits for all living

creatures. These are but part of divine mercy and favors bestowed on living creatures

though recognized only by the sagacious and insightful who realize the divine reason behind

creating night, daytime, the sun and the moon, and discern the sapience of day, year

daytime and night succession.

Allah has made night and daytime collecting spans of time for works and mortalities for they

both keep rotating to motivate the righteous to perform good and righteous deeds. So,

whoever misses a tradition of good at night, they can make up for it at daytime and vice

versa as Allah says, “And He is the One Who has made the night and day-time a succession

for whomever is willing to constantly remember or whomever is willing to five constant

thanks.” [25 / 62]

Such succession should be attended to by believers for it causes new objects to be

timeworn, far dates to draw nearer, lives to grow shorter, young people to grow older and

the elderly to pass away. Undoubtedly, every passing day draws people further from this

world and nearer to the Hereafter.

Surely, a blessed person is the one who holds himself accountable, considers their past and

uses time for the benefit of their faith and worldly purposes alike. Oppositely, a disregardful

person wastes time, holds deplorable past and will definitely meet a regrettable end. Hence,

we seek refuge by Allah against negligence and procrastination.

While we are about to irrevocably depart a full observing year, we are also about to receive

another new one; a fact triggering self-accountability to set right shortcomings and repent

thereof in case of negligence, and to stop any forms of self-oppression manifested in

disobedience to Allah and the Messenger before death. Yet, an upright person, grace be to

Allah, should in turn offer thanks to Allah and ask Him steadfastness thereto forever.

Such self-accountability is not restricted to these days. It is rather required at all times since

a constant self-accounting person would lead an upright life of righteous deeds. Otherwise,

a person would lead a mean life of vicious deeds.

















This is an article talks about the virtue of Muharram month, the divine Month, in the light of the Prophetic hadiths. It relates the story of Day of Ashuraa’ 10th of Muharram , urges to fast it and mentions the reason behind the recommendation on fasting this day and the day before it, all of that through the prophetic hadiths.