Beautiful story. =========== [Story First ] Moulana Ruum (rh) has written 3 stories of Sultan Mahmood Ghaznawi and Ayaaz, they are quite splendid. He says Sultan Mahmood was a pious king. A young villager [Ayaaz] came into his service, he was not well educated, nor did he have a great upbringing. However when he came into the service of the king, he done such a great job that in a short while he became esteemed in the king’s eyes such that he became from amongst his senior and close attendants. The other attendants would be very jealous because they thought they were from prominent households, were very intellectual and well educated. [They thought] ‘We were very close to the king but now we don’t know why the king prefers this peasant over us’. So they planned to speak to the king at the earliest opportunity. They asked “Your highness, why do you give preferential treatment to him and not us?” In honour, lineage, wealth and intellect we are superior to him, yet why don’t get the same love as you give him? The king said “I will give you the reply soon”. The king ordered some bitter fruit, and then ordered it to be cut into pieces. He then gave it to the attendants who had posed the question. Ayaaz was also sitting amongst them. As soon as they put the fruit in their mouths they all spat it out saying “your highness, it is incredibly bitter”. Then the king saw Ayaaz who was pleasantly eating the fruit. The king then asked Ayaaz “Is this fruit sweet that you are enjoying it so much?” he replied “your highness it is bitter”. The king said “then why do you carry on eating it?” he replied “your highness, the thought crossed my mind that the king that has been feeding me such marvelous foods for a long time, if only today I receive a bitter fruit, how dare I complain?” Only if this realization entered our minds that Allah showers us with his blessings with which we enjoy our lives, if a moment of test comes from him then why do we complain? Check previous posts also.jazakALLAH
Posted on: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 08:39:28 +0000
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