Indeed Our Lives are Extremely Short

"Allaah the Exalted says:

'And I (Allaah) did not create the Jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me.'

[Soorah adh-Dhaariyat 51:56]

Worship in the Arabic language consists of obedience and submissiveness; it is said in the Arabic language that it is a path that is paved (Tareeq Mu'abbad), which means it is made accessible and clear.

The legal definition of worship, as described by Shaykh al Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah: It is a comprehensive term for everything that Allaah loves and is pleased with from the statements and actions, including the apparent from amongst them, as well as the hidden.

However, it is as though we have been created for this world - for eating, drinking, playing and amusement - because we do not establish what Allaah desires from us. Indeed, we hasten towards what opposes our purpose. So let us not play in this world; for indeed our lives are extremely short."

**This was taken from the book by the Shaykhah Umm 'Abdillaah al-Waadi'yyah titled " My Advice to the Women".**