Episode 347: Long for What Is Better [87:16]

Allah says: "But you prefer the life of this world, while the Hereafter is better and more lasting." (87:16–17) Yesterday we reflected on how our preferences can mislead us. Today, the Qur'an shows us why: we are judging from within a temporary world while being created for something everlasting. The word dunyā refers to the near, immediate life. It dazzles. It offers beauty, comfort, status,…