The traveler moving towards the destination considers looking back as an insult to the quest.
The journey of life is the name of moving towards a destination, that destination which requires determination, courage, patience, and trust in God to reach. The travelers who are sincerely seeking their destination never look back, because looking back in their eyes is a weakness, and weakness weakens the spirit of the quest, and opening the pages of the past is a kind of foolishness.
And a writer has written very well:
The past is your lesson. The present is your gift.The future is your motivation.
The real travelers are those who move forward considering their failures, obstacles, and disappointments as dust on the path to the destination. They know that if the gaze gets stuck behind, the steps will falter, so they keep all their attention only in the direction where they have to reach. In the Holy Quran also, we have been given the same lesson that when you make a decision, then there is no room for hesitation or regret, but move forward trusting in Allah:
Allah Almighty says: *فَإِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللّٰهِ إِنَّ اللّٰهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ*
Translation: Then when you have decided, put your trust in Allah. Indeed, Allah loves those who rely [upon Him]. This verse teaches us that after making a decision, do not look back but take a step while trusting in Allah. He who trusts in Allah never goes astray.
Therefore, those who are on the path to the destination, they become free from the chains of their past and keep their eyes only on their goal. For them, every lost moment is a lesson, and every obstacle is a new strength. This is the real quest.
When a person does not stop even when tired, falls but gets up and starts walking, and believes that the destination is his who does not look back, then he definitely reaches some place, so you also get up and get ready, and in the fold of Islam, there are many such people who overturned the board of history, put their feet on thorns, made pain and suffering their companion, and showed the world such feats that the world is unable to bring its example, the pages of history are witness to the fact that those who trusted in God, their feet never faltered, no matter how strong the storms of the times may blow, these were the people who saw honor in poverty, found dignity in poverty and strengthened their faith in troubles, their lives taught the world that troubles scare those who have no God, but those who have the light of faith in their hearts, no power can bow them down.
Hazrat Abu Dhar Ghaffari (may Allah be pleased with him) is that great companion who rejected wealth and the world and set such an example of asceticism and contentment that there is no example of it, he said that I want to die in such a state that there is not even so much wealth in my house that is equal to my shroud, the world saw that he is giving his life alone in the desert, but there is a smile on his face because he knew that for those who trusted in Allah, loneliness is also a blessing.
Hazrat Salman Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him) spent his life in slavery, he was sold from one master to another, but his heart remained free, he left his homeland in search of truth, lost wealth and property but did not forget the purpose, when he met the Holy Prophet ﷺ, he said that this is the destination in search of which I sacrificed everything, this was the quest that did not stop with worldly deprivations but reached the destination in the light of faith.
The poverty of Hazrat Bilal Habshi became an argument for the rich of the world, he endured the scorching sand, heavy stones, the beating of whips, but did not bargain on faith, he told the world that slavery is the prison of the body, not of the soul.
When he gave the call to prayer and said "اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ" (I bear witness that there is no god but Allah), every storm stopped, every storm bowed down.
Hazrat Khabbab bin Al-Arat (may Allah be pleased with him) was a blacksmith, he worked in fire but the heat of faith was more dear to him, when he was laid on burning coals for the crime of faith, the fat from his body began to melt and extinguish the fire, but no complaint came on his tongue, such patience comes only to those who have complete faith in their hearts, and then those poor and ascetic people of the Ummah, who wore torn clothes but illuminated the world with the light of knowledge and action,
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) was whipped, Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) was imprisoned, Imam Abu Hanifa (may Allah have mercy on him) was poisoned, Imam Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) was wandered from country to country, but all of them did not turn away from their purpose.
This is the victory of faith that a person remains steadfast on the truth even if the whole world is against him.
These were all the travelers of this Ummah who told the world that: *Those who have no God are afraid of troubles* We have our God, Alhamdulillah, Thumma Alhamdulillah, and we trust in Him.
But remember, you don't have to look at the past or here and there, who says what, how they say it, why they say it, let it all go to hell, you have to hand yourself over to the Sharia and jump into every field, Insha'Allah Al-Aziz, you have the Quran for guidance, you read, you do whatever your heart desires, just keep in mind that there should be no aspect of opposition to the Sharia in it, it doesn't matter what anyone says, brother, this is the world, here people comment on every human being, you don't have to listen to anyone, just establish the limits of Allah, if you forget it, then succeeding at any point is absolutely wrong and a hypothesis that has no reality, always make your target and have the thought that I have to do the work of religion, if nothing else is right, as long as you are steadfast on the intention, you will get the reward, Insha'Allah Al-Aziz, my writing will be quite long, otherwise I would write an incident that I read in psychology, but now I will write it some other day, Insha'Allah Al-Aziz.
May Allah Almighty grant us the ability to remain steadfast on our goal, may He grant our pens the ability to write with truth and honesty, Ameen Ya Rabb Al-Alameen Bijah Al-Nabi Al-Kareem ﷺ.
*✍️Mutallem Al-Jamia Al-Ashrafia✍️*