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"।
Friday, January 4, 2008
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