Muraaqabah and Pondering

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned:

We have to ponder (make muraaqabah) over the reality of things. An easy prescription for beginners is to ponder over the nature of life; we come from Allah Ta‘ala and we have to return to Him. We make such elaborate arrangements and preparations for this short worldly life. What preparations and provisions have we made for the life of the hereafter? The best provision is that of taqwa which Allah Ta‘ala declares in the Quraan Shareef.