THE SWEET END

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*THE SWEET END*

Hadhrat Luqmaan (A.S) was in the service of a wealthy man. He had such great love for Allah Ta’ala and contact with Him, that it created within him high moral character and exemplary habits. This was a clear sign of his nobility and nearness to Allah Ta’ala. The details of which are described in Surah Luqmaan in the Quran. The nobility of Luqmaan (A.S.) character had a great effect on his master, to such an extent that the master considered him as a great friend and a beloved companion. Although he was the master, yet in fact the master became like a slave to his employee. *“It is the miracle of love that the king became a slave of his beloved.”*

It then became the practice of the master that whenever he had something special to eat, he would first feed Hadhrat Luqmaan (A.S.) of it and after Luqmaan (A.S.) had filled himself, he would then eat the leftovers. Hadhrat Luqmaan (A.S.) would consider the love of the master and his habit therefore he would eat moderately and send what was left over to the master.

One day, during the melon season, the master received a melon from somewhere. At that time Hadhrat Luqmaan (A.S.) was not present. The master sent one of his slaves to go and call him. When Hadhrat Luqmaan (A.S.) arrived, the master cut the melon into slices and slice by slice gave them to him to eat. As he ate the slices, the master inwardly became pleased at the effect his love was having upon Hadhrat Luqman (A.S.) Hadhrat Luqmaan (A.S.) ate the slices of melon with great pleasure and all the time expressed thanks for the favour shown to him by the master.

When just one slice remained, the master said: "Let me eat this slice and see how sweet this melon is". Saying this, he put the slice into his mouth. Immediately, such bitterness spread from the tip of his tongue down to his throat, that he fell down unconscious and remained unconscious for a whole hour. When he regained consciousness, he questioned Hadhrat Luqmaan (A.S.), *"O Beloved one, how did you manage to so heartily eat those slices of melon? Just one slice of the melon had such an effect on me, how did you manage to eat so many slices?"*

Hadhrat Luqmaan (A.S.) replied, "From your hands I have received hundreds of gifts. The burden of your kindness has bent my back. Hence, I felt ashamed that the hand that had granted me so many favours, if one day some distastefulness or bitterness should come, how can I turn away from it? *O Master, the pleasure of knowing that it comes from your hands has changed the bitterness of the melon to sweetness”.*
[Ma’aarif e mathnawi pg76]

(رسالة الحق)

*LESSONS*

▫️. Allah has showered and continues to shower His bounties over us beyond comprehension. It is only apt, that we display gratitude to him by engaging in his worship and abstaining from sin. Contravening this a is a display of ingratitude to Allah. Using this very body and the wealth which Allah has bestowed us, in contravention to His commands, is the height of ingratitude.

*Beware of the next generation, hand cuffed by the sin of technology, which has placed them in the prison of the devil, striving to deprive them of Paradise.*

*Do not be fooled by limitations, (rules) nor destroyed by bounties.*

*Treasure the treasure of valuing the One (Allah) who gave you that treasure.*

▫️. Considering all the bounties Allah has favoured us with, we should be happy with all conditions sent by Allah. Does the condition change us or better us? A dietician prescribes a balanced diet knowing what’s best for the patient.

*Know Allah while you have the time. The characters in a novel who know the author always end up having a happy ending.*

*Sign off on the Decree of Allah. Re-sign! (all thoughts to His Decree)*

*How strange, to believe in a covert virus and take every step of caution, but we have not rid ourselves of the biggest virus of the heart of converting to Allah’s decree and believing in the unseen.*

▫️. Hadhrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (R.A.

) has said:
Calamities and difficulties come to sinners as well as to the righteous. The calamity may be a punishment for evil deeds or a means of gaining nearness to Allah Ta’ala or an elevation of the rank of a person. Now, how does one ascertain whether it is a blessing or a punishment? Is the person righteous or a sinner?
The righteous person is he who follows the Sunnah even in difficulty, feels love for Allah Ta’ala, finds pleasure in His decisions, gains closeness to Him and has more humility.

On the other hand, calamities which create darkness, solitude, and distance from Allah Ta’ala and through which a person is disinclined towards repentance and humility before Him, but rather, rejects and complains of Allah Ta’ala then, surely this misfortune is a punishment for evil deeds.

*When you see the worst, know that your eyes are deceiving you, for Allah is cleaning the past so you can have a spotless future. The more vigorous the clean-up, the more dirt will be removed.*


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