As Salaamu Alaikum
PLEASURES SEEM SWEET
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Just so the pleasures of the world seem sweet till they are tried, and then
they are found to be very bitter and repulsive. The Prophet Sallahu Alyhi Wa
Sallam has declared that "Patience is the key of joy." in other words, that he
who controls and restrains himself from grasping at worldly pleasures will find
true happiness. But this precept makes no lasting impression on the bulk of
humankind. When bitter experience overtakes them, as the pain of burning
afflicts children, or moths sporting with fire, or the pain of amputation [of
a] a thief, they curse the delusive temptations which brought this pain upon
them. But no sooner is the pain abated, then they run after the same pleasures
as eagerly as ever.
This leads the poet again to dwell on his favourite theme of the sole agency
of Allah.
Then, to supply the necessary corrective of this doctrine, another anecdote is
told concerning Mahmud and Ayaz. The courtiers grumbled because Ayaz received
the stipend of thirty courtiers, and Mahmud, by a practical test, convinced
them that the talents of Ayaz equalled those of thirty men. The courtiers
replied that this was due to Allah's grace, not to any merit on the part of
Ayaz. And the king confuted them by pointing out that man's responsibility and
merit, or demerit, for his actions are recognized in the Quran. Iblis was
condemned for saying to Allah, "Thou hast caused me to err," and Adam was
commended or saying, "We have blackened ourselves." And elsewhere it is said,
"Whosoever shall have wrought an atom's weight of good shall behold it. And
whoso[ever] shall have wrought an atom's weight of evil shall behold it."
~ RUMI ~
PoEtEsS
"Scarlet headscarf I wear is as red as a rose with a perfect pose but I care
what's inside me!"…Zohra Moosa (Deaf Poet)
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy
Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I
am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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