Remember Others!

Do you wish for Allah SWT to forgive you....of course we all want that! Do you wish to earn some easy good deeds especially as we are in the blessed month of Ramadan? When I say easy then I do mean easy as all that is required is to ask Allah SWT to forgive your brothers & sisters in Islam just as you would like for Him to forgive you:


Narrated ‘Ubaadah that the Messenger of Allah said, “Whoever seeks forgiveness for the believing men and believing women, Allah will write for him a good deed for EACH believing man and believing woman.” [at-Tabarani, classed as hasan by al-Albani]


There are over 1.5 billion Muslims in this world. Every good deed in Ramadan is multiplied by 70 or more so everytime we make dua for every Muslim we will gain 105 billion good deeds. Subhan'Allah!

But can you imagine how many good deeds we can gain if we made dua for every Muslim that ever lived from Adam (AS) until the last Muslim on this Earth. The rewards will go into the trillions!


Remember on the day of judgement we will be going crazy for just one good deed but no one will give us any. This is our chance to gain trillions of good deeds in just seconds. We need these deeds!

So raise those hands after your salah, when you are doing dhikr etc and ask Allah SWT forgiveness for yourself as well as your fellow muslims.....you have nothing to lose....only to GAIN!

Build a House!

  Why not build yourself a beautiful house in jannah....not sure how?

Its pretty simple:

Praying the 12 sunnah prayers each day: ' Allah will build a house in Jannah for whoever is diligent in observing 12 sunnah rakat (as follows) 4 rakat before and 2 after Dhur, 2 after the Maghrib, 2 after Ishaa, and 2 before Fajr.' (Tirmidhi)

Umm Habibah Ramilah bint Abu Sufyan (RA) narrated she heard the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) saying: “A house will be built in Paradise for every Muslim who offers twelve units of Prayers other than the obligatory ones in day and night, to seek pleasure of Allah.” (Muslim)
 

Well what are you waiting for.....Start from now! 

 

Spiritual Detox for Ramadan

The following points are so cool. They were shared by a very close friend which I felt I needed to share too as I found them to be very useful....something we need to consider not only in the month of Ramadan but throughout the rest of the year:

1. Keep free from eating hi-calorie flesh (gossip) of others no matter how juicy....so true as we seem to love participating in gossip parties!
2. Switch to fat free truths - remember one lie will lead to another until you get termed a liar!
3. Avoid artificial tempers - something very uncool!
4. Do voice therapy by reciting the Qu'ran - the best therapy of all time!
5. Purify your eyes by crying in Dua - dua is the weapon of the believer!
6. Do hand reflexology by doing dhikr - Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar!
7. Brighten your smile by using a miswaak - revive a forgotten sunnah!
8. Take the weight off your shoulders by paying your zakah - think of all those it will help!
9. Shrug off those extra kilos of sins by repenting - our beloved Prophet PBUH used to repent more than 70x a day.

Mighty Call!

'If a Muslim asks Allah SWT with the supplicatiion of prophet Yunus (Jonah), he will be responded to' (Ahmad)

The supplication of Prophet Yunus (Peace be upon him) is such a powerful supplication, a most effective means for obtaining answer to prayer. He was cast into the sea and swallowed by a large fish. The sea was stormy, the night dark and scary, and all hope exhausted. But it was while he was in such a situation that Allah SWT answered his supplication; he made dua in a place where no one has ever made dua....in the belly of the fish:

  

(There is no god other than You, Glory be unto You! Indeed, I was among the wrongdoers)

Dua is the weapon of the Believer.....Use it!

Ramadan 2011

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Just a few days left for the month of Mercy, the month of forgiveness, the month when the blesssed Quran was revealed, the blessed month of Ramadan. This is the month when we abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset....But why do we fast?  Is it to feel what the poor feel, is it to make ourselves fitter etc. Of course to actually experience the hunger the less privileged go through and then to thank Allah for bestowing His bounties upon us is good but the real reason we fast is to gain taqwa (God consciousness). Allah SWT is the only reason we should be fasting for, we fast as He (God) has commanded us to; the One who has created us always knows what is best for us:-

“O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed for you as it has been prescribed for people before you so that you will (learn how to) attain Taqwa” ( 2:183)

One thing we must remember to do is to  renew our intentions...we have to remind ourselves why we are fasting. Also another thing that has become a norm is the over indulging of food....this has to stop as Ramadan is not a 30 day eating contest where we have to throw in as much food as we can when we break our fast....that is not the reason we have been commanded to fast. This month is a blessing, lets try and reap as many blessings as we can Insha'Allah.

May Allah help us all to make every fast this Ramadan a shield in the Hereafter. May Allah not make us one of those who do not get anything from their fasts except for hunger and thirst. And May Allah guide us towards making this Ramadan a source for gathering numerous blessings and getting our major and minor sins forgiven. And the most important thing is may we continue to strive once this honourable guest has left us, Ameen.

Following video is funny but so true for many :

Start preparing!

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

‘Kullu nafsin dzaa'iqatul maut’ translated as ‘Every soul shall taste death!


Yes it doesn’t matter who you are:


young or old



white or black



rich or poor



male or female



You will taste death......






EVERY PERSON HAS AN APPOINTED TERM.......


when the term is reached.....that's it!




Your soul will be taken back to who it belongs




Inna lillaahi wa inna ilayhi Raaji'oon meaning:


'To Allah we belong and to Him is our return.'......its as simple as that!


But do we REALLY, TRULY understand these words and their implications in our life?


It means …whatever we have is not really ours. It belongs to Allah. We belong to Allah


Each day that passes, each day we breathe, each day we go about our lives, sinning or doing good, is but a day closer to our end, closer to our return to Allah SWT....time is running out so ‘Take Account of yourself before you are accounted for’.

A powerful video  to reflect upon.....check it out


The title ‘ There is No fleeing from death’:

Power is for Allah!

This video is a great reminder of our reality, a very thought provoking video that sends shivers down the spine.....a must watch!

Best day of my life!

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

I used to think that the day I  get married will be the best day of my life. Don't get me wrong it was great... the sun was shining, I was happy & things worked out fine! But despite it all going smoothly, it wasn't the best day of my life as it did have moments of worry, moments of anxiety....moments when it felt it would all go horribly wrong......so I really cant call it the best day of my life.

Then the day I give birth I thought will to be the best day of my life, the day  I have been waiting for. Again the day itself was stressful as I didn't know what was going to happen, the pain, the worry, the anxiety but Alhamdulillah the end result was my beautiful twins....a huge blessing of Allah SWT....a day that Allah SWT gave me the honour of being a mother....a mother about whom the hadith states:

A man came to the Prophet and said, ‘O Messenger of God! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship? The Prophet said: Your mother. The man said, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man further asked, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man asked again, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your father. (Bukhari, Muslim).....what a beautiful honour Allah SWT has bestowed upon being a mother!

So was the day my twins were born my best day.....again the answer is No! Why because  I pray that my best day is yet to come.....

A Bedouin made a very interesting dua: 

Ya Allah! Make the best of my deeds my last deeds, and make the best of my life my last moments, and make the best day of my life, the day I meet You.

This is the dua that I make to Allah SWT as I love the wording.....I too want my best day to be the day that I meet Allah SWT.....the day Allah  says to me "Peace be with you, I am so pleased with you"

How wonderful will that day be......I cant even begin to imagine the sheer joy that I will experience.....I don't think any words will ever be able to explain that feeling so I just pray & pray that I get blessed with this opportunity. In the meantime while I am alive I have a lot of work to do......I have to continue striving in the Path of Allah SWT so I may be of those fortunate ones who will be granted the honour of meeting Allah.....with that in mind I make sincere dua that my best day is yet to come Inshallah!

 

Small matters!

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Alhamdulillah many of us recite surah al-Kahf(18) on Fridays as recommended by our beloved Prophet PBUH who said : “Whoever reads Surat al-Kahf on the day of Jumu’ah, will have a light that will shine from him from one Friday to the next.” .....keeping this beautiful light in mind we exert ourselves to recite before Friday is over. 

Surah Kahf  contains 4 very interesting stories that unveil special lessons for our practical lives.
One of them is the story  of 2 companions, one of whom was blessed with a lush, profitable garden with springs that made him arrogant and boastful towards his poor companion, he rejected the idea of his wealth ever ceasing.
 The poorer companion tries to mend the polytheistic belief of his rich companion, who rejected the reality of the hereafter just because of his immense wealth  in this world. This tale is truly an eye-opening reminder for anyone who has let their wealth get to their head! In the end, Allah destroyed his garden and he was left turning his wrists in despair as all his fruit lay fallen around him.

This story highlights  the trial of money. Some people get busy adding to their richness and forget to thank the main source,  the One who has bestowed them this wealth in the first place, the One & Only Allah SWT. Being grateful for what ever we have been bestowed with is so important because when you are truly thankful to Allah SWT, He will give you more......something I strongly believe in!
 

The purpose of this blog entry is not the stories from surah Kahf, in fact its regarding a verse that is in that surah that makes me anxious & worried every time I come across it. It is Verse 49 where Allah SWT tells us:
 

“And the Book is placed, and thou seest the guilty fearful of that which is therein, and they say: What kind of a Book is this that leaveth not a small thing nor a great thing but hath counted it! And they find all that they did confronting them, and thy Lord wrongeth no-one.”
 

This ayah is so frightening......we go about our daily business making sure we avoid all the big things that will go against us on the day of Judgement but what about all the little things that we just  ignore thinking no big deal....the verse clearly states that this book that we will be given will not leave out anything big or ‘Little’! We are going to be accounted for every deed, large or small & not one shall be left out.....we may commit various deeds & forget about them, but they are being recorded for us to witness on the day of Reckoning.....the Day of Regret.....how Awful will that be!Can you even begin to imagine!!!!

Forget the big sins like lying, cheating, backbiting etc we are going to witness all the petty things, all the little white lies, all the swearing that we thought nothing of going against us.....Isn’t it time we really started to reflect about the reality of the akirah as time is running out....we are in March, it seems it was only yesterday that I was celebrating Eid & guess what Ramadan is round the corner again.....only 6 months left......where has the time gone!!!
Remember every time we do a sin a black dot appears on our heart, in the same way that pebbles make mountains these small sins will add up and will eventually blacken our hearts completely, and will outweigh major sins. 

Jannah is Expensive, what PRICE are we willing to pay? Work for the Akhira (Hereafter) as if you will die tomorrow and work for the Dunya (the present world) as if you will live forever.

 

May this reminder be of benefit as Allah SWT tells us "And Remind for verily a reminder benefits the believer"(51:55)

Tips for a happy life!

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful,

Who doesn't want to be happy.....every person that you talk to wants this for themselves! And why not....being happy is very important! Well below are some tips that will help us to achieve this so called happiness that every heart yearns for. They are quite simple & easy to do.....so go on try them....you won't be disappointed!

1. Sit quietly for at least 10mins daily in isolation ....it's good to have some 'me' time sometimes as this really helps you contemplate.

 

2. Walk for 10-30 mins daily.......going for  a walk will do wonders for your health. Also the fresh air will help clear your mind.

3. Try to make at least 2 people laugh daily.....laughter is the best medicine. Not only will you feel good that you made someone smile, think how great they will feel especially if they are feeling down.

4. Listen & recite the Quran, the uncreated book of Allah SWT daily to nourish your soul. Just like the body needs food the same way the Quran will feed the soul. Remember Allah SWT tells us 'Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find comfort' (13:28).....a sure way to gain happiness!

5. Life is too short to waste time hating someone.....love others for the sake of Allah SWT!

6. Eat breakfast like a king as breakfast is the most important meal of the day, eat lunch like a prince & have dinner like a beggar.....the less you eat before going to bed the better it is for your health!

7. Don't compare your life with others. You have no idea of the mountains they have climbed during their life.....the grass always looks greener on the other side thats until you get to the

other side & the colour changes!

8. Count your blessings & remember nobody is responsible for your happiness except YOURSELF so  keep smiling & say 'Alhamdulillah'

Love is in the air!

 

We dont need a commercial holiday to tell our spouses we love them.

We dont need an innovated holiday to show our love for our Prophet PBUH.

We dont need a Mother's Day to be nice to our mothers.

We dont need birthdays to show our loved ones how much we care.

Instead, everyday is a day we love our husband (or wife) and everyday is a day we love our Prophet PBUH and everyday is a day that we are nice to our mother. Show your love for the people you love everyday instead of on some made-up holiday!

Love for the sake of Allah SWT

 

D Day

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Subhanallah this time it really has been a long time since I posted anything.....the reason for this is because by the grace of Allah SWT I have been busy with other opportunities to do good. I always say its better to be busy than be idle as sitting around doing nothing opens the doors to shaitaan, our only enemy. Hasan Al Basri (Rahimullah) said 'Do not sit idle, for indeed death is seeking you'.....How true is that!!!

Truly death is seeking us and before we know it we will be in our graves facing judgment as our judgment day begins the day we die. So how are we preparing for that day, for our akirah..... A man came to the Messenger of Allah SAW and asked him when will the hour be. Our beloved Prophet replied ‘What have you prepared for it?’ ......this is something we have to keep in mind, this should be our only concern that what are we preparing for that day....this is what we need to understand as that day is going to be a very long and hard day. Just as in life we make preparations for important days ie Eid and important events such as weddings ....they don’t just happen, there is a lot of time and effort spent getting the event to take place without any hiccups, the same way we should be more in preparation for the day when we will be standing in front of our creator as that day is going to decide where our final abode is going to be!

The day of Judgement has many names which are mentioned in the Qu’ran:
 
- Yawmud-Deen [Day of Judgment] (1:4)
- Yawmul-Akhir [Last Day] (2:8 )
- Yawmul-Qiyamah [Day of Resurrection] (2:85)
- Yawmul Laa Rayba Feeh [A Day about which there is no doubt] (3:9)
- Yawun-'Aseeb [A Distressful Day] (11:77)........as well as many others, basically a day ‘the measure whereof is fifty thousand years." (70:4) To this people asked Prophet PBUH: "What a long day this will be!" Thereupon the Prophet PBUH said: "By the One In Whose Hand is my soul, it will be alleviated for the believer till it becomes shorter than the time of one prescribed prayer he used to pray in this world.'' (Ahmad)......a long and hard day if you are a sinner but short for the believer who has prepared for this day!

The first thing that will happen when judgment day begins is the blowing of the horn...the majority of scholars are of the view that the Trumpet will be blown twice: the first time all creatures will pass out and the second time the resurrection will come to pass. This is based on the verse in which Allaah SWT says:
“And the Trumpet will be blown, and all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth will swoon away, except him whom Allah wills. Then it will be blown a second time, and behold they will be standing, waiting”(39:68)

Next all of the creation starting from Adam AS to the end of time will we raised from their graves naked ...Aa’ishah RA told us that Prophet PBUH said: ‘You will be gathered barefoot, naked and uncircumcised.’ I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, men and women will be looking at one another?!’ He said, ‘The situation will be so terrible that that will not concern them.’” (Bukhaari) .....in this world if someone is half naked you will always find some eyes will wander and stare but on that day there will be no concern whatsoever for such a thing as the terror all around will be too great.

All will be collected together at an assembly point....every one will be just concerned for themselves....no one will care for another. We love our spouses, our children, family, friends but on that day ‘man fleeth from his brother, And from his mother and his father, And from his wife and his children, Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others)” (80:34-37).....think about it, we go to extreme lengths to keep the people we love happy but not on that day, no not at all, instead will be running away from them trying to save only ourselves.....only the self will matter!
 
On that day the sun will be brought near the people’s heads so much that they will sweat profusely. Some will sweat up to their ankles, some their shoulders whilst others will be totally immersed in their sweat and this will be according to your actions.......this is the same sun that we can’t tolerate on a hot summers day that is so far away from us ....on that day its going to be so close ......it is hard to imagine.... thats why the intense sweating....also everyone will be squashed, crowded together.....the horrors of that day .....so hard to imagine yet they will be a reality.
On that day there will be no shade except the shade of the throne of Allah SWT.
Only a select few will be granted the honour of being under this shade.....so who are those that will get this honour:-
Abu Huraira RA narrated that the Prophet PBUH said:“There are seven whom Allah will shade in His Shade on the Day when there is no shade except His Shade: a just ruler; a youth who grew up in the worship of Allah , the Mighty and Majestic; a man whose heart is attached to the mosques; two men who love each other for Allah’s sake, meeting for that and parting upon that; a man who is called by a woman of beauty and position [for illegal intercourse], but be says: ‘I fear Allah ‘, a man who gives in charity and hides it, such that his left hand does not know what his right hand gives in charity; and a man who remembered Allah in private and so his eyes shed tears.”

Are we one of these who are included in this category .....if not then we should work hard to be amongst them so we can be saved from the intense heat of the sun on that day.

At this point the judgement hasn’t even started yet there is so much anguish.....May Allah SWT save us all from the anguish of that day Ameen.

At this point the suffering is unbearable! This is when mankind will actually want the judgement to begin.....Prophet PBUH tells us “The day of judgement will be very hot and the people will be thirsty and hungry. They will be running around, exhausted and tired. They will go to Adam As and say, ‘You are the father of all the people, and Allah created you with His Own Hands, and ordered the angels to prostrate to you, and taught you the names of all things; so please intercede for us with your Lord, so that He may relieve us from this place of ours.’ Adam will say, ‘I am not fit for this .’ Then Adam will remember his sin and feel ashamed thereof. He will say, ‘Nafsi, Nafsi, myself, myself, Go to Noah, for he was the first Apostle, Allah sent to the inhabitants of the earth.’ They will go to him and Noah will say,

‘I am not fit for this undertaking.’ He will remember his appeal to his Lord to do what he had no knowledge of, then he will feel ashamed thereof and will say, ‘Nafsi, Nafsi, myself, myself, Go to the Khalil ar-Rahman (i.e. Ibrahim).’ They will go to him and he will say, ‘I am not fit for this undertaking. Go to Moses, the slave to whom Allah spoke (directly) and gave him the Torah .’ So they will go to him and he will say, ‘I am not fit for this undertaking.’ and he will mention (his) killing a person who was not a killer, and so he will feel ashamed thereof before his Lord, and he will say, ‘Go to Jesus, Allah’s Slave, His Apostle and Allah’s Word and a Spirit coming from Him. Jesus will say, ‘I am not fit for this undertaking, go to Muhammad the Slave of Allah whose past and future sins were forgiven by Allah.’ ”

All of mankind, all of humanity, the one’s who loved Muhammad and the one’s who didn’t, the one’s who followed him and the one’s who rejected him. The one’s who knew about him and the one’s who didn’t. They will end up having to go to him on the day of judgement.

‘So they will come to me and I will proceed till I will ask my Lord’s Permission and I will be given permission. When I see my Lord, I will fall down in Prostration and He will let me remain in that state as long as He wishes and then I will be addressed.’ (Muhammad!) Raise your head. Ask, and your request will be granted; say, and your saying will be listened to; intercede, and your intercession will be accepted.’ I will raise my head and praise Allah with a saying (i.e. invocation) He will teach me, and then I will intercede. He will fix a limit for me (to intercede for, ask on somebody’s behalf) whom I will admit into Paradise.’

‘So Muhammad (saw) will make shafa’ah (intercede) which is called Al-Shafa’ah al-Uthmah (the major/great intercession) and that is the shafa’ah that will start the events of the reckoning on the day of Judgement. Because the people are so tired they are saying: “We want this to be over with even if we are sent to hell fire." So Muhammad (saw) will make his shafa’ah (intercession).

Then the reckoning, accounting, the Hisab will start. Every one of us will stand in front of Allah SWT holding our book of deeds and Allah SWT will go through everything you did. Why did you do this and why did you do that? You will have to answer for everything.....nothing will be left out......that is scary as every detail of our life is going to be in front of us. Allah SWT tells us “So whoever does good equal to the weight of an atom shall see it. And whoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom shall see it.” ( 99: 7-8)

The first thing that we are going to be questioned about on that day is about our fard (obligatory) salah......are your salah in order or is there any shortcomings.....if there are then Allah SWT will see if we have prayed any sunnah or nawafil which can help us if our fard salah is deficient......what a merciful Lord we have....Allah SWT loves us so much....He wants to see us in Jannah....He (SWT) has given us many ways to achieve that goal yet we neglect our duties towards Him!
Prophet Muhammad PBUH said , “The first thing the people will be accountable for on the Day of Judgment is prayer, Allah will say to His angels (even though he already knows) : “Look at my servants prayers. Were they complete or not?” If they were complete It will be written as complete. If they were not fully complete Allah will say: “See if my servant has voluntary prayers, If he has them Allah will say: Complete his obligatory prayers shortage with his voluntary prayers.” Then the rest of his deeds will be dealt with in the same manner.” ( Ahmad)

We are also going to be asked about 5 other things. Prophet Muhammad PBUH told us about five major questions that will be asked, and no one can bypass these:
How you lived your life?

How you utilized your youth?

How did you earn your wealth?

How did you spend your wealth?

What did you do with his knowledge?

These are the main questions which encompass majority of our life but there are also other questions that will be asked from us e.g. all of our covenants and promises that we have made in our lives, did we warn & protect our families, our body parts etc.
“And fulfill (every) covenant. Verily! The covenant will be questioned about.” ( 17:34)

“Verily! The hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those, you will be questioned (by Allah)” ( 17:36)

Now after this the scale (mizan) will be presented and our deeds will be weighed literally......one good deed that you may have done will be rewarded with 10 like it whereas 1 bad deed will be just 1 bad deed.....that is the mercy of Allah SWT .....Allah SWT is so Great..... Allahu Akbar! After this you will know where you are heading....after the judgement has been decreed, the people will have to cross the Sirat which is a bridge sharper then a sword and thinner then a hair, that runs over Hell in order to get to Jannah. Some People will fall off while others will be grabbed by hooks like thorns of a size known only to Allah, to snag people into the Fire:
“Not one of you but will pass over it: this is, with thy Lord, a Decree which must be accomplished.”(19: 71)

So each and every one of us must cross the sirat as this is the only way to Jannah.......Imagine how hard it will be to cross this bridge but what’s even more harder is that it will be done in complete darkness....Yes in the dark as there will be no light.....the sun, the moon, the stars all gone.....every human will be thrown into that darkness, a darkness we cannot even comprehend. But there will be light.....and where will that light come from.....Every human being will have a personal flashlight....his or her body will shine. This light is from their eeman..... the stronger the eeman, the stronger the light that will shine.......this is why having eeman is so important....this is why we need to ask Allah SWT to bless us all with strong & sincere eeman:
“On the day when thou (Muhammad) wilt see the believers, men and women, their light shining forth before them and on their right hands, (and wilt hear it said unto them): Glad news for you this day: Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein ye are immortal. That is the supreme triumph.” (57:12)

There will be so much light for the believers, they will be able to see everything, the whole horizon lit up for them. And they will race over the bridge faster then the speed of light, then faster then a galloping horse, then a sprinter, a walker, and a crawler until the person with the lowest level of eeman crosses..... his light will be so little that it will come from his big toe, flickering on & off.

Basically eeman = faster crossing + brighter light ....Please remember this!

Crossing the bridge is a punishment but for the true and sincere believer.....no worries as Jannah awaits .....a blessing and a magnificent reward from Allah SWT, the Lord of the Majestic Throne!

To finish off we as Muslims should consider ourselves very lucky that we know about the day of judgment in such clear words and we have been blessed with the Qur’an and Sunnah to learn and live the life according to them so that on the Day of Judgment we stand amongst the believers and successful people. The good believer is the one who prepares himself for those difficult events by getting closer to Allah SWT, by doing good deeds, and by staying away from what Allah has forbidden, so that we will be among those who receive our book of deeds in our right hand and Allah will enter us into His Jannah Inshallah.

REMEMBER the Final Hour is fast approaching.....every day we are getting closer to the reckoning so how are we PREPARING for it!!!!