I have heard of a certain king who had ordered for a prisoner’s head. The prisoner sunk in the void of hopelessness started abusing the king in the chicest of his words.
Ah they said: “the man who has washed his hands off, his life, throws whatever absurdities he can The hand catches at the sharp blades when he finds no way to escape. When the head of a man’s hope is slashed off –his tongue sticks out and lashes about. - just as the suppressed cat would spring at the mighty dog.”
The king desired to know as to what the prisoner was saying.
A wise vizier stood up and said, “oh king he is praising thee and he is saying that the powerful consume their anger and forgive the wrongs.”
The king took pity and forgave the prisoner. Another vizier charged the previous one for lying to the king.
“ It does not behove you to be untruthful to the king,” he chided.
“The prisoner had cursed and abused the king in fact,” he said
The king was displeased and said, “ I liked the lie of the first vizier and not your truth.
The wise have correctly said that an expedient lie is better than mischievous truth ”
It was grafted on the wall of the wall of Farids:
“The world never stays put with anybody- better you endear your creator – That’s it.
Never count on the worldly powers
Because the world has brought up many like you and then done away with them.
When a noble soul has already desired to depart; whether to die on the floor or throne it is all the same.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Friday, January 4, 2008
Prophet Abraham and the fire worshipper
Abraham Als and the Poor Fire Worshipper
I have heard that for a week no guest visi6ted Khalillah ( Abraham ALS) to receive his hospitality।
It was his wont that he wouldn't partake any food in the morning in the hope that somebody may be on the way.
He came out and looked around and saw at the edge of the forest, a man - all skin and bones like a reed ,all alone, his hair was white like snow because of old age।
He welcomed him to cheer him up. He solicited him to be his guest for the dinner.
" Oh the lid of my eyes, be kind on me and have bread and salt।" he said।
He said "yes" and got up and lifted his step because he knew his moral rectitude
The keeper of the guest-house of Abraham made him sit with honour।
They spread a sheet and sat all around it.
"They all started with the words: "In The Name Of Allah"। Nobody heard anything from the old man।
"Is it not obligatory that when you partake your food, you take the name of The provider of the food?" asked Abraham Als
"I wont follow you as your way is bad"
"I have heard so from my chief who is a fire worshipper" said the old man
The holy prophet came to know then that the destroyed man was a fire worshipper.
He humiliated him and turned him out when he saw that the person was not of them because it is not good for good people to keep bad people in their company।
A revelation came from Allah accompanied with rage and reprimand: "O Abrahaham" " I gave him provision and life for a hundred year and you despised him -फॉर a moment though"
"If he bows before fire why must you shrink back your hand of generosity"।
I have heard that for a week no guest visi6ted Khalillah ( Abraham ALS) to receive his hospitality।
It was his wont that he wouldn't partake any food in the morning in the hope that somebody may be on the way.
He came out and looked around and saw at the edge of the forest, a man - all skin and bones like a reed ,all alone, his hair was white like snow because of old age।
He welcomed him to cheer him up. He solicited him to be his guest for the dinner.
" Oh the lid of my eyes, be kind on me and have bread and salt।" he said।
He said "yes" and got up and lifted his step because he knew his moral rectitude
The keeper of the guest-house of Abraham made him sit with honour।
They spread a sheet and sat all around it.
"They all started with the words: "In The Name Of Allah"। Nobody heard anything from the old man।
"Is it not obligatory that when you partake your food, you take the name of The provider of the food?" asked Abraham Als
"I wont follow you as your way is bad"
"I have heard so from my chief who is a fire worshipper" said the old man
The holy prophet came to know then that the destroyed man was a fire worshipper.
He humiliated him and turned him out when he saw that the person was not of them because it is not good for good people to keep bad people in their company।
A revelation came from Allah accompanied with rage and reprimand: "O Abrahaham" " I gave him provision and life for a hundred year and you despised him -फॉर a moment though"
"If he bows before fire why must you shrink back your hand of generosity"।
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