Tiyeglow
A Laandheere always pays his debts
After having Eeman and having righteous children, what would you rather leave behind?
Wealth or a grand legacy?
I was thinking about Maxamed Cawale Libaan for example, the creator of the Somali flag. His legacy is intimately tied to Somalia after bringing forth the ingenious idea of a star representing the five regions of colonial somalilands. Another is Aden Adde, whose grandchildren live in London. I wonder if they would rather take wealth or have the privilege to say I am the grandfather of the founding father of Somalia.
Me personally, I would go with legacy given I have seen the potential for conflict that inheritance can bring (although it shouldn't given the rules of inheritance are clear in Surah Nisa).
It is actually scientifically proven that thinking about your ancestors can boost your mental performance.
I think about our Muslim brother Malcolm X, he was destitute when he died but the legacy was far greater.
I'm not denying the fact that money can help with so much, but how many generations can that sustain? For example, Hassan guurgurte and his money will soon depart as the famous saying goes: 'a fool and his money are easily parted'. So what good does all that he accumulated have? (Plus factor in its haram looted, as per, money so it has no barakah).
Just food for thought. My close family set up an institute in FGS and that legacy will forever indelibly be etched in history, he makes me proud wallahi. It made me think about legacy and leaving something behind that is greater, even beyond politics, than ourselves or anything material.
Wealth or a grand legacy?
I was thinking about Maxamed Cawale Libaan for example, the creator of the Somali flag. His legacy is intimately tied to Somalia after bringing forth the ingenious idea of a star representing the five regions of colonial somalilands. Another is Aden Adde, whose grandchildren live in London. I wonder if they would rather take wealth or have the privilege to say I am the grandfather of the founding father of Somalia.
Me personally, I would go with legacy given I have seen the potential for conflict that inheritance can bring (although it shouldn't given the rules of inheritance are clear in Surah Nisa).
It is actually scientifically proven that thinking about your ancestors can boost your mental performance.
I think about our Muslim brother Malcolm X, he was destitute when he died but the legacy was far greater.
I'm not denying the fact that money can help with so much, but how many generations can that sustain? For example, Hassan guurgurte and his money will soon depart as the famous saying goes: 'a fool and his money are easily parted'. So what good does all that he accumulated have? (Plus factor in its haram looted, as per, money so it has no barakah).
Just food for thought. My close family set up an institute in FGS and that legacy will forever indelibly be etched in history, he makes me proud wallahi. It made me think about legacy and leaving something behind that is greater, even beyond politics, than ourselves or anything material.