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TGIF … Thank God it is Friday!

In most corporate environment in Nigeria, everybody is familiar with “TGIF” and excited when chanted. This is a form of expression to signify that the weekend has commenced and employees are not required to wake early for work, at least, for the next 2 days – Saturday & Sunday.

Judging from the statement, Thank God it is Friday; it indicates some form of belief in God and show of gratitude that our lives have been spared till Friday! Yes, it has the component of faith but people seem to be heedless when uttering the statement.

Unfortunately, this gratitude has not been reciprocated by the beneficiaries with righteousness as one would expect since God love righteousness. They express the gratitude with their lips and repay with unscrupulous and shameful actions.  They go clubbing and drinking alcohol as a form of TGIF, what an irony! You will see scantily dressed ladies parading the street and presenting themselves to guys for TGIF.  How can you use immorality to show gratitude to the Merciful God? Why, oh mankind? Don’t be an ingrate!

Allah says:

_“Have you not seen those who have changed the Blessings of Allah into disbelief and caused their people to dwell in the house of destruction?
Hell, in which they will burn, and what an evil place to settle in!
And they set up rivals to Allah, mislead (men) from His Path! Say: “Enjoy (your brief life)! But certainty, your destruction is the (Hell) Fire!
Say (O Muhammad) to My servants who have believed, that they should perform As-salaat (daily prayer) and spend in charity out of the sustenance We have given them, secretly and openly, before the coming of a Day on which there will be neither mutual bargaining nor befriending”_
*Suratu Ibraheem (14) verse 28 – 31*

Don’t be like the ingrates, appreciate the favour of your Creator and spend your spare time in beneficial things! Show love and give more as a form of TGIF, avoid sinful acts and increase your worship during the weekend and don’t be an ingrate!

Qasim – Abu Aishah®

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