[JoesBro]

The time compared to previous 4 or 5 years is running extremely fast just like a tracer bullet...
Is this the problem with me or every body in the world is feeling like that..
Long long days of summer is no longer now as the day goes without realising...pls reply

[sallythetolly]

Searched in google and found this to be useful

(a forwarded message)

I just want to share some naseehah I received from a really good brother recently. I have been following it for last few weeks and masha'Allah it has helped me a lot.

In the work we do, we often find that there is very little time to do anything and we are rushed around a lot. Yet, if we look in the past to people far greater than anything we can dream of being, people like the Prophets, the Sahaabah and the great scholars and leaders of Islam, we see that they had the same 24 hour day as us but there was so much barakah in their time.

When Ibn al-Qayyum asked his sheikh, Ibn Taymiyyah, how he managed to accomplish so much in a single day - writing books, articles, giving dars, helping muslims, training, looking after the community, etc Ibn Taymiyyah said that after fajr, he goes and spends some time alone with Allah until sunrise. During this time, he would do the morning adhkar from the sunnah, recite Quran aloud, make dhikr, etc until shrook time. He would then pray 2 rakas and make dua. He said that it was this "nourishment" which energised him for the day.

This spiritual nourishment is what charges us during the day, Just like breakfast in the morning gives us that energy for the whole day, we need our spiritual nourishment every morning. Without it, we get tired easily, cranky, and stressed. Allah has repeatedly praised His creation who glorify Him before sunrise and sunset. All of creation - the sun, the birds, the fish, the rocks, the stars, the moon, everything glorifies Allah at these times. So imagine the beauty of us all joining in that together in perfect harmony.

The key is sleeping early - the Prophet (pbuh) encouraged people to sleep after eesha and disliked useless talk into the late hours of the night. In the winter, if we sleep early (say 10ish), arise early in the morning an hour before fajr, we willl have had a good nights sleep. Wake up fresh - pray tahajjud, read some quran, make dua and then pray fajr. After fajr, more dhikr, etc until shrook - pray 2 rakas. Key then is not to sleep - go for a walk, shower, shake off the sleep and start doing some work.

The Prophet (pbuh) said that Allah has put barakah into this period after shrook so we should utilise it. Do the work that you hate first and get it out of the way. Use this time for studying Arabic, the deen, preparing any classes you are giving, organising yourself, college work, etc You will find that by about 3 o'clock, you will have finished a lot of your personal stuff and work stuff and have a lot more time on your hands.

I have been trying this out and it really works. I really only realised the beauty of it when i stopped doing it for a couple of days and got all tied up again.

Insha'Allah, try it out and if you find it beneficial, share it with other brothers and sisters.

[ricochettty]

(1) Barakah is Amr-e-Ilahi, a Divine injunction.
(2) It is not under our control.
(3) It is not voluntary.
(4) It is very keenly connected with our actions.
(5) It is related to practical shortcomings on our part.

You may not get the purport of the above immediately but after some time it should become clear.
Here are some actions to be taken.

(1) Strict avoidance of sins. To put it more positively - to make utmost efforts to avoid sins. In the beginning it simply might be an intention to avoid one and all sins. Or even simpler - an intention to avoid one of the sins. (Please understand that we are not at all supposed to divulge our sins - that itself is a sin.) Avoiding sins is more necessary than to indulge in acts of obedience.
(2) Barakah is a Rahmah from Allah (SWT). The solution is to indulge in those acts that fetch Rahmah.
(3) Since lack of Barakah is a result of acts of sin the first remedial step is repentance.
(4) Second remedial step is to beseech and supplicate for Rahmah.
(5) Both of these steps are simple - just recite Rabbighfir warham. Keep that on your tongue. (O Rab forgive and have Mercy.) Of course your heart should be inclined to asking for forgiveness and asking for Rahmah. Initially it will take some effort to make your heart incline but if you put some efforts into it then it should become a habit. This is a wonderful station in the journey of a believer - when an act of worship becomes a habit. These are the things that die hard .
(6) Then there is that easiest step. To indulge in thankfulness. This is chanting in your heart with the intention to thank Him (SWT) for His blessings. This itself should change the things in your favour.
(7) Committing sins sort of will make it a leaking bucket. Thus you should understand the that quitting sins gets priority over acts of obedience.

Here is a link. Someone has to check the authenticity.