Unmodern Aspects of Islam (49): Longevity without Purpose

 

Unmodern Aspects of Islam

Did you know that life expectancy has doubled in the past century—yet many feel their years are empty, stretched long but thin in meaning? Living longer doesn’t always mean living better.

Islam shifts the focus from quantity of years to quality of deeds. The Prophet ﷺ said:  

“The best of people are those whose lives are long and whose deeds are good.” (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, 2330). 

What counts is not how many birthdays we celebrate, but what we do between them.

The early Muslims weren’t obsessed with prolonging life; they were driven to fill whatever time they had with purpose—service, worship, knowledge, and building communities. Even short lives, lived with intention, left legacies that endure to this day.

Modern culture glorifies longevity but often forgets direction. Islam teaches us that the value of life is not in its length, but in its depth.

To live meaningfully is to live eternally.

In a modern world, the Sunnah is our way back to what truly matters.

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