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How to score an A on your FINAL exam

You may know someone who is studying for final exams these days. Final exams are always a nice time to focus on the true exam of life – your FINAL exam.
1. In school, you can often redo your exam if you fail. In the hereafter, if one fails there is no redo, no going back.
2. In school, you often do not know what questions will be asked. In the hereafter, there are only 3 questions: Who is your Lord? What is your Deen? And who is this man who was sent to you? But the answers are answers you live by.
3. In school, we stay up at night to cram for the exam the next day. So too in Allah’s exam, we should be staying up in night prayers.
4. In school, we pray and hope and work for an outstanding mark. So too should be our attitude towards Allah’s exam.
5. In school, when we get a great mark, we erupt with happiness. So too will the believers erupt in happiness when they get their books in their right hands. Work for it.
6. In school, when we get a bad mark, sadness can be seen on our faces, and we dislike to face others. So too in the hereafter. Protect yourself from that.
7. During a school exam, you cannot ask anyone for help. In the hereafter, you can prepare from now to get assistance from Allah’s Messenger, the Quran, and other ways of intercession.
8. In school, when exam time draws near, we banish distractions to focus on what is really important. In Allah’s exam, isn’t death within 1 heart beat?Banish distractions and focus.
9. In school, until exam results come out, we worry about the result. In Allah’s exam, we don’t know what our result will be, so we spend our days in hope and worry until the results come out.
What do you think?
Do you have other reflections on exams?
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About the Author Muhammad Alshareef

Founder and President of DiscoverU, an Islam-based personal development institute. Muhammad Alshareef graduated Islamic Law from Madinah University and holds a Masters Degree from West Virginia University. Canadian, ethnically Egyptian, and a true citizen of the world. He writes about Islamic solutions to popular personal development questions.

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59 comments
Omotosho says

What a good inspiration.

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zakaria says

shukran MAY the Almighty Allah reward u abundantly

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sakinatu says

This is very deep and thought provoking.may Allah guide and help us to perform good deeds.

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halima betso says

MashaAllaj

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Ibrahim ahmed says

masha allah

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halima betso says

MashaAllah

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yusuf says

ACTUALLY THIS LIFE IS A MIRROR OF THE HEREAFTER, OR VICE VERSA?

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Ha"Mim M. Mohammed says

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Sharifa Mariam Ali Hasim says

Salam
Alhamdullillah!…thrue this exercises it is a reminder and a challenge for me to know more what is the meaning of islam …….

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Mrs.kashif says

Very nice

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Abukar says

Asalamu aleikum. Brother, I need you to review my manuscript. Hope to hear from you.

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Ibraheem Gambari says

Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar .I congratulate and appreciate you for dedicating your life to the guidance of human race to the right part .I pray to God of guidance e to put the right answer in our mouth on the day of reckoning so that we will be among the liberated ones .

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Hamisu Hassan says

Indeed, all have actually been found to be very educative on Islamic perspective especially to those that have not been so deep in Islamic jurisprudence
JazakAllah !.

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Mostafizur Rahman says

Amazing.Simply the best article in 2015

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Emamally muslim says

Amazing. Masha Allah

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Emamally muslim says

Am sure insha Allah these reflections will make us score an A in the here after.no doubts about it.

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khadeejah ishaq says

Masha Allah. tabarak Allah. I love this

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Anonymous says

Oh Allah make useful for me what you have taught me, and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me.”

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Asmau Ahmed says

Masha Allah jazakallahu khairan

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Muchdar Davis says

Thanks very much Sheikh for this beautiful reminder. May Allah reward you for all your effort. Aamiin

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Fatima Khatibi says

Very thought provoking and so innovative!!!

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raji rafiu says

Jazakhallah Khair, these excellent guide for that final exam, the most important exam, may Allah SWT guide and make worshiping Him alone easier for us.

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hanifa says

An inspiring piece! may ALlah guide us to what is good in this world and he next.

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Ejaz Khan says

Masha Allah ! Good effort ! Keep it up.

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Roomana Khatoon says

Jazakallah khar brother, May Allah reward you for this thoughtfull comparison between the two exams. And how most of us unfortunately strive to achieve an A in this world’s exam but hardly pay attention score an A in the most important exam where questions are out but only those will be successful who are on the right path in this world. May Allah swt help all of us to pass THE MOST important exam. Ameen. Thanks a lot.

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Anonymous says

Alhamdulillah. Very true. May Allah (s.w.t.) gives you more knowledge and wisdom to share with the Ummah and may we be enlightened to do what is expected for a Muslim to perform in this world to get the reward in the hereafter – the highest paradise, JANNATUL PERDAUS. AMEEN.

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Abdullateef Abdulkareem says

Thanks a lot Br.Alshareef.May Allah direct your affairs and that of the ummah in the best way .amin.After exams ,if the result is BAD we feel sad and resolve to do better.We even hide such results. so we should do the same with our deeds and the commands of Allah. .

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raheemah says

Beautiful! Ma sha Allah

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Lukman Ibn Rabiu says

May Allah continue to strengthen you (Amen). I wish you write about “fear of unknown”.
Salam Alaykum.

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ziad abdulahi says

Masha Allah,May Allah help you

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Laila Durrani says

Awesome Read!

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Mustafa says

Three questions are in the grave and more when the day arrives a little after.

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Anonymous says

may Allah guide and protect us all. jazakallahu khairan sheikh

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Bala says

A good reminder, may we be steadfast in our deen

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Rizvana Khan says

Assalamalaikum I agree with u brother may allah succeed us in our final exam aameen summa aameen

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Waleed Alkady says

Thank you for this amazing image you draw by comparing the exam in Dunia and hereafter exam. Gzakum Allah khiran

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Anonymous says

Jazak Allah khair

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annabel says

Thanks a lot for sharing w usbur knowledge about the words of Allah the most great , the most High , the Merciful.

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Firdaus says

MAsha Allah very thought provoking article. May Allah guide you and your family and reward you with ample reward both in dunya and in aakhira. I have heard of two brothers who were both engineering students. One of them banished this world’s distractions and focused on aakhira by attending Friday and weekend halaqas and tafsir classes while the other just focused on school. The one that attended the masjid every week always maintained As and very high GPA score while the other always struggled and could not achieve beyond C even though he was the sharper and most competent one. Subhanallah when asked the one that attended masjid every week said that whatever he studied always came in the exam and that he did not know how he scored such high scores! We all know that if you balance your time between aakhira and dunya – your dunya will not only be meaningful but will be blessed – to the point Allah SW becomes your hands to work with and your feet to walk with. May Allah bless us both in dunya and aakhira Amin

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hindatu Adamu bako says

I like your program is motivating

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Ganiyatu Tiamiyu says

Assalamu aliak.. You ‘ve said it all and may Allah (SWT) continue to reward you abundantly. Jummah Mubarak

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Yazeed Suraj says

Have nice time, may Allah accept our good deeds

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Rashida says

Mashallah. It is so true.

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Maryam Rabiu says

Jzkllahu khairan may Allah’s canopy of rahama be with you always

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ENO EDMUND ENO says

The best article i ever read. MashaAllah. May Allah help us all and increase us in faith.

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Munira says

Jazakalahu kheyr for the amazing reminder. May Allah grant you Janah.

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Muhammad Kamran says

very big achievement Almighty Allah give you reward Abundantly

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Abdul Aziz says

Alhamdulillah thank you to Allah and

Alhamdulillah and I expected more of this kind of daily remainder in order to remind us all that this default will always be mindful for those who are weak or lack of faith, especially people like me and to the Muslims in this temporal world.The world today is full of slander and defamation assortment and it is hoped to have this remainder that I believe can enlighten us on what exactly is the purpose of our life.So sorry because my English not very good.

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mohmmedyunus says

Allah gives reward for tablig of din -e- islam

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Ali says

May the mercies, joy and blessings of Allah be with you in this time and always…

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rashid hussein says

Mashallah,shukran gud lessons for me i realy learnt from you

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Dr. Sultan Ahmad says

Really it is. We should repeat your above questions and thinking again and again to fell deep to take action. thank you for this good job. may Allah give you reward. Can you please send some recording in your voice, recitation of some suraa of qura’an. I like your qiraat.

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Adam Ahmed Adam says

May Almighty(Allah)Blessing you Alshareef

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shukriyah says

SubhanaAllah. That was amazing . Thank you brother

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shukriyah says

Thank you .JazakaAllahu khayra.

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Thiram says

Jazkalahu Kheir…its amazing may Allah add u more knowledge. Amin.

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Anonymous says

jazakaAllahu Kheir…may Allah add u more knowledge.

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Anonymous says

Jazak Allah.. I have learnt a lot from that.

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