It really makes us stop

and realize the perspective

Funny how a $100 "looks" so big when taken to mosque,

But so small when taken to the mall.

Funny how long it takes to serve God for an hour,

But how quickly a team plays 60 minutes of basketball.

Funny how long a couple of hours spent at the Mosque seem,

But how short they are when watching a movie.

Funny how people can't think of anything to say when they pray,

But don't have difficulty thinking of things to talk about to a friend.

Funny how people get thrilled when a football game goes into extra time,

But complain when a Khutba is longer than the regular time.

Funny how hard it is to read a chapter in the Quran,

But how easy it is to read 100 pages of a best selling novel.

Funny how people want to get a front seat at any game or concert,

But scramble to sit in the back of a Mosque.

Funny how people need weeks advance notice

to fit a muslim event into their schedule,

But can adjust their schedule for other events at the last moment.

Funny how hard it is for people to learn the simple gospel,

well enough to tell others,

But how simple it is for the same people to understand and repeat gossip.

Funny how people believe what the newspaper says,

But question what the Quran says.

Funny how everyone wants to go to heaven

Provided they do not have to believe, think, say or do anything.

Funny how you can send a thousand 'jokes' through e-mail

and they spread like wildfire,

But when you start sending messages regarding Allah,

people think twice about sharing.

**** Don't think twice, pass it on ! ****

Contributed by Zulfeqar Haider Ghori from Canada

[ zulfeqarhaider@yahoo.com ]