Yusuf Circle Sheffield

Reflections (S3) The appearance of grey hairs is a great attainment, it marks the end of vain entertainment. Surah [23:13]: “Then We placed each as a sperm drop in a secure place”. The secure place is the womb. Surah [2:36]: “You will find in the Earth a residence and provision for your stay”. The words used for womb and Earth have the same root, thus both places have provisions, residence etc. As you go through life, more provisions are given to you. As a foetus, you have one source. The umbilical cord. When you’re born, you have two sources, your mothers milk. After weaning, you’re given four sources; 1). Meat, 2). Water, 3). Crops and 4). Dairy. When you die, you’re given the 8 gates of Paradise. Each time, the source doubles: 1 to 2 to 4 to 8. Transitioning to each phase has some grief but then you are happy with the next state. Just as once you started eating whole food and you didn’t want to return to your mother’s milk, once in Paradise you will not want to return to the Duniya.