He who purifies his faith for Allah for forty days, Allah will flow the springs of wisdom from his heart to his tongue.” –
As mentioned in the Holy Quran, it seems that the age of forty should be the time when a human being is supposed to reach his/her intellectual perfection and understanding of life. This is the time when one can plan the rest of his/her life in a way to gain the most from this world for the hereafter:
“… When he comes of age and reaches forty years, he says, ‘My Lord! Inspire me to give thanks for Your blessing with which You have blessed my parents and me, and that I may do righteous deeds which please You and invest my descendants with righteousness. Indeed, I have turned to you in penitence, and I am one of the Muslims.” (46:15)
“Whoever prays to Allah for forty days in congregation, reaching the opening Takbeer, will have immunity from two things: freedom from the Fire and freedom from hypocrisy.” (Sunan Tirmizi)
It is narrated from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH & HP) that “When one becomes forty years old, Allah tells his two guardian angels, ‘From now on, be strict on him and note every small and big deed he does.’” The narration emphasizes that the age of forty shapes the personality of a person, and if he/she is still unable to manage his/her life, it is his/her fault for having wasted his/her life in the wrong way.
To achieve something in this world, we set a goal, and then we do all the calculations, we prepare ourselves, we do hard work, and we strive. All the time we keep thinking about our goal without knowing if we will achieve it or not. But we all know the Promise of Allah; we know and believe in Judgement Day, life after death, and the endless life; we know about Paradise and Hell. The truth is no one can deny or run away from it. A day will come when all of us will die and the real journey will begin—yet we are not preparing ourselves for our final destination.
Join this community, and let’s help each other in reforming ourselves into better human beings. We must learn the Islamic rules of living in this life so that we can achieve the highest of paradise. Start with self, stir our mind and body, and see what we lack, and support each other to overcome that so that we all can walk towards paradise together, in sha Allah.
Discipline is the key!
Make a list of the tasks that you want to follow for the next 40 days without missing a single one, and make a promise to yourself. Start with the basics and then move on to moderate and then to difficult, step by step. No need to jump; start at “A” and move towards “Z.” This should be the goal; it will be easy, as you will be doing it for the sake of Allah so that you can become a better Muslim.
Take a deep breath, close your eyes, and listen to the true voice, and look out for what you can improve.
For example, start with the Namaaz. Offering each and every namaaz with the congregation for the next 40 days, not missing even a single one. If somehow you miss one, then as compensation, offer 20 voluntary rakahs before sleeping. Delete all the OTT or other apps that waste your time, and make a promise to yourself not to use them for the next 40 days. Sleep early and wake up early; set a time and make sure you follow that. Exercise or gym or both OR you may set your goals that will make you a better person spiritually and physically and do it in groups, I mean along with your friends, so that you may take care of each other and uplift them in order to achieve the goals. Building a community will help and make your task easy. Remember, this will be the start for a great revolution, in sha Allah. We will start with ourselves, and then we will reach out to others.
If you consecutively do something for 40 days without breaking the chain, then trust me, by the will of Allah, your mind and body will become habitual to it, and it will yearn for more. You will feel like a completely new person with lots of energy and good vibes; you won’t be able to stop, and you will try to move from “A” to B and towards the ultimate goal of “Z,” in sha Allah, but all of this will be achievable only with the help of our family and friends and the community of like-minded people. We all need each other; we need support, and we need a push at times when we are down or out. This world is a Fitna, and we all are surrounded by it—not just surrounded, but the Fitna has embedded itself into our mind, heart, and soul. We need revival as soon as possible.