Computer games these days have changed from the ones we used to play in the 90s. One major change is that you get banned from the game for ‘x’ minutes or ‘y’ days if you leave the game before it finishes. I am confused. I asked my son about this rule and his reply was it’s because by leaving you spoil the experience for the other players! Much as I understand what he said, my mind still has difficulty understanding the penalization for making the choice to leave. This one gaming rule is revolutionizing the entire concept of choice. I can no longer leave the game, even for a few minutes, for fear of being penalized. How has this entire generation willingly given up their right to freedom and choice? How are they not seeing this intrusion into their lives and how do they not understand this ‘hook’ into their hearts? And more importantly, how do we elders get them back from this? Allah SWT states in 7:179. ‘We have created many jinn and people who are destined for Hell, with hearts they do not use for comprehension, eyes they do not use for sight, ears they do not use for hearing. They are like cattle, no, even further astray: these are the ones who are entirely heedless.’ Have we all become ‘cattle’, lost and heedless, destined to the worst place in the universe? I sift through the many approaches I can take and I am reminded of Ibrahim's AS dua for his descendents. 'My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.' - Surah Ibrahim ayat 40 If he could pray for them then I will also pray for my children and their children. May Allah protect and guide all our children to His deen. Ameen

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My take on the reflection will be about this short reels platform which we mindlessly scroll through out the day not realizing how much time and energy we have wasted on such apps. Our eyes, ears and brain all are occupied on nothing but useless information, this consumption of knowledge without using it in real life is making us paralyze without us even noticing.

And here what this Ayah says that they do not see (meaning to not look around in the real world) leading to desensitization of events happening in front of us. nor hear (meaning not distracted by the sounds or noise around ) desensitization of hearing around us. Nor think, the useless information we consume through scrolling making our brain so tired that we hardly gave any thought or any reflectio n to penetrate through us. Mindlessly scrolling leading to not using our brains wisely, Leaving us entirely in heedlessness.

Please recite this dua mentioned morning/evening adhkars *Allahuma Aafini fi basari,.....* to stay away from such heedlessness. May Allah protect us. Ameen

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