LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH YOUR REALITY!!! In this life, if you disparage something you can’t have, its value will diminish for you. And if you are without hope of getting something that you want, then your heart will find solace. (Allah will give us of His Bounty, and [also] His Messenger [from alms, etc.]. We implore Allah [to enrich us]) [Qur’an 9:59] I once read that a man who was wearing a ring on his finger fell out of a window. The ring became stuck around a nail that wasn’t nailed down completely on the ledge, and consequently, his ring finger was pulled from its root, leaving him with four fingers. The amazing thing is not the incident itself, but the contentment shown by the man long after the accident, contentment that is illustrated in the following words, ‘It hardly ever crosses my mind that I have four fingers on one hand or that I have lost a finger. It only comes back when I remember the accident. Otherwise, my work is going well and I am content with what happened.’ A hadith reads: “Allah has made His decree and as He pleases, He does.’’ I know a man who lost his left arm as a result of disease. He lived for many years since: he got married and had children. He drove his car without difficulty and performed the various tasks of his work with ease. He was so at ease that it was as if Allah created him with only one arm to begin with. A hadith to mention: ‘’ Be content with what Allah has portioned out for you and you will be the richest of people.’’ How quickly we adapt to our circumstances! And it is amazing how we adapt our thinking when a change in life-style is imposed upon us. Fifty years ago, a house consisted of a carpet made from palm tree leaves, a jug for water, a small amount of coal, and a few other paltry items. People managed as they do now, and a lack of resources or comfort did not make life any less important than it is now. “ Al-Khansaa an- Nakh ‘aiyah was told in one breath of the death of her four sons, martyred in the path of Allah at the battle of Al-Qaadisiyah. Her only reaction was to praise Allah and thank Him for choosing what was best. Faith fortifies one’s ability to persevere through hardship. And through gratitude, one achieves happiness in this life and in the Hereafter. If you are loath to follow this principle, the principle of being content with what is decreed, then what is a viable alternative? If it is bitterness, complaining, and a refusal to accept what has happened, then it is a loss of this life and the life Hereafter. There is a hadith that reads: “Whoever is contented then for him is pleasure and whoever (displays) anger then for him is wrath.’ The best remedy and course of action after a calamity is to say with presence of mind, ‘Verily, We belong to Allah and indeed, to Him is our return.’ This means that if we are all from Allah’s creation then we belong to Him, We are in His kingdom, and we shall return to Him. The beginning is with Him and the return is to Him. The whole affair is in the Hands of Allah and we are without influence in the matter. Couplet to reads: ‘’One can reach nobility even if his clothes are tattered and his pocket is patched.’’ There are many lessons to be learned from this narrative. One of them is that greatness is not in appearance or clothes. Another moral is that having few material possessions is not an indication of misery, and that happiness does not reside in comfort and wealth. ‘O’’ Allah make our life full of happiness & provide us an opportunity to deal with our reality easily!.
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 17:30:42 +0000
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