The people of Thamud had everything—wealth, power, stone palaces carved into mountains. Yet they were destroyed in three days. Their story isn’t ancient history. It’s your life right now if you’re trapped in hustle culture, comparing yourself to influencers, and forgetting that Allah’s timing isn’t Instagram’s timeline.
Prophet Zakariya (AS) was old. His wife was barren. Biologically impossible. But he made du’a anyway—for years, for decades, never giving up. At 92 years old, when all hope seemed gone, Allah answered him with Prophet Yahya (AS). You? You make du’a for a week. Nothing happens. You stop. “Allah doesn’t answer me,” you say. While eating from haram income. While backbiting. While skipping prayers. While rushing through du’a like it’s a chore. And you wonder why your du’a dies at your lips?