Finally have the time to think...

Forgive the long silence, but one was distracted by the affairs of this world so much
that one remembered the statement of that beautiful man (sallallahu alaihi wasallam): "There are two things that people waste: free time and health" (aw kama qaal).

However, finally I have found a break in my life when the luxury of thinking has been restored to me. And one must cherish this faculty of intellect. Because it seems from the Qur'an that one is not truely a believer unless one thinks, reflects and follows a course of logical progression.

For example, take Surah Yunus: "... and he will place misguidance (or wrath) upon those who
do not use their intellect (alladheena la ya3qeeloon)" [10:101]

Also consider:

• "And surely, We have created many of the jinns and mankind for Hell. They have hearts wherewith they understand not, they have eyes wherewith they see not, and they have ears wherewith they hear not (the truth). They are like cattle, nay even more astray; those! They are the heedless ones." [6:179]
• "And they will say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we would not have been among the dwellers of the blazing Fire!" [67:10]
• "Do they not then think deeply in the Qur'ân, or are their hearts locked up (from understanding it)?" [47:24]

And the merits of the ulul-albaab that not only use their intellect but execute actions emanating from firm understanding of what is required once the logical conclusion is reached.

So alhamdulillah, i hope to return to such thinking and ask Allah to put barakah and enable ensuing action.

wa sallallahu wa sallim ala nabiyyinaa muhammad.