Got a parking space?

Have you ever been in a situation where you are late for work or class and then you found out that your favorite parking space is taken? The next thing you know is that you have to park far away from the rest of the cars, in a very secluded and dangerous place which is not recommendable and safe for your car.

Or have you been in a situation where you are late for a lecture and your favorite seat is taken? Not only you have to bear the shame of being late to class where every eyes in the hall stares at you, you also have to seat far behind in the lecture hall.

If you have been in either of these situations, bear in your mind that this situation also implies for jannah.

Allah clearly stated in the Quran in Surah Al-Waqiah verse 10-14:

And those foremost [(In Islamic faith of Monotheism and in performing righteous deeds) in the life of this world on the very first call for to embrace Islam] will be foremost in paradise. [Quran 56:10]

These will be the nearest to Allah [Quran 56:11]

In the Gardens of Delight (paradise)  [Quran 56:12]

A multitude of those (foremost) will be from the first generations (who embrace Islam)  [Quran 56:13]

And a few of those (foremost) will be from the later generation [Quran 56:14]

The verses above clearly indicated that Allah actually indicated the ratio or percentage of people who will enter jannah. A multitude which is the large number of people who will enter jannah will come from the first generations of people who embrace Islam. It will be the people who came during the Prophet’s and the Khulafa Al Rasyidin era. This is during the golden age of Islam whereby abundance of people converts into Islam.

Only a few of the people who enter jannah come from the later generation. It has been approximately 1400 years since our beloved Prophet Muhammad pbuh left us from this world. We are the later generations that is indicated in the Quran. Only a few of us will be able to make it to jannah.

WE ARE REMARKABLY LATE FOR A PARKING SPACE IN JANNAH SINCE THAT ALMOST ALL OF THE SPACE IS TAKEN.

It is time for us to move on. This is not the time for us to reminiscence on the past. This is the time for us to make changes and grab every opportunity possible in order to secure a place for us in jannah. Remember, jannah come with a high price and only those who Allah specifically chosen will be able to secure their place there.

Let us be one of the few people who are able to secure a parking space in jannah!