The New Year begins Today is a new day: it’s like a blank page, a new chapter. We decide what to write on it. We have a new day; we have a new year. So we should decide what to write on this new page in our lives. And without doubt, it’s recorded. We create this recording through our deeds, actions, intentions and so on. Everything is written in our record: Allah has mentioned this in different places in the Quran, like in Surah Isra: And we attach every person’s deeds to his neck, and on the Day of Resurrection, We will bring out for him a book which he will find wide open. And he will be commanded: “Read your book. Today you are sufficient to call yourself to account.” (17:13-14) This is the book of our deeds. And the Prophet (peace be on him), in the hadith which Abdullah bin Busr related, said: ‘Glad tidings to those who find a lot of istighfar in their book of record. (Ibn Majah). Decide what to fill your page with As we start this new year, new day, new chapter in our lives, let’s decide what to write in our book, and let’s be observant of what we do. Pure intention is the most important thing, and we should have with that intention an action. Action has to be based on knowledge, and this knowledge has to be based on authenticity. And then we need our actions to be in line with the shariah, with the prophetic guidance. Keep track of your progress and regression Let’s monitor our deeds on a daily basis, and see what we have done and where our shortcomings and mistakes are, so we can try to rectify these through a lot of istighfar and accountancy. The … Continue reading Every day is blank page. You decide what to write on it.