Refresher/woodcutter Bismillah Arrahman Arraheem As-salamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatoh, Imām Jafar ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq (A.S.) said: Our Shia are the people of piety and diligence, loyalty and honesty, and asceticism and worship. They perform fifty-one rak’as in a single day and night. They pass their nights with worship and their days with fasting. They defray the zakat from their wealth, perform the hajj, and refrain from committing any forbidden thing. [Reference: Al Mawaiz (Eng)- Sifat ush- Shia, Hadees 1] ----- A humble request Please do pray for earliest restoration of Jannat al-Baqi; protection of Mausoleum of Sayyidah Zaynab bint ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (a.s.) and Sayyidah Ruqayyah/Sakina bint Hussain (a.s.), Safety of Lovers of Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) all over the world & early re-appearance of Imam-E-Zamana (atfs) Iltemase Dua Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it. The pay was really good and so were the work conditions. For that reason,the woodcutter was determined to do his best. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter brought 18 trees. “Congratulations,” the boss said. “Go on that way!” Very motivated for the boss’ words, the woodcutter try harder the next day,but he only could bring 15 trees. The third day he try even harder, but he only could bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing less and less trees. “I must be losing my strength”, the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on. “When was the last time you sharpened your axe?” the boss asked. “Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees.” Our lives are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we don’t take time to sharpen the axe.” In today’s world, it seems that everyone is busier than ever, but less happy than ever. Why is that? Could it be that we have forgotten how to stay sharp? There’s nothing wrong with activity and hard work. But God doesnt want us to get so busy that we neglect the truly important things in life, like taking time to pray, to read. We all need time to relax, to think and meditate, to learn and grow. If we don’t take time to sharpen the axe, we will become dull and lose our effectiveness. So start today. Think about the ways by which you could do your job more effectively and add a lot of value to it. _ To Receive free Islamic Articles send a blank mail to ahlulbayt.24434@gmail Kindly dont mark mails as SPAM, to unsubscribe, email with subject as Unsubscribe. Please remember us in your duas. [NOT CHECKED FOR ACCURACY OF QURANIC VERSES/RELEVANT FACTS/REFERENCES]
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 10:42:46 +0000
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