Story of ZulJauhsyan

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

ا سَـــــــلاَمُ عَلَيــْــكُم وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكـَـاتُه

Zuljauhsyah has been called to embrace Islam by Prophet Muhammad s.a.w himself, but it was unfortunate because at that time Islam was still being oppressed, isolated and wars were still going on. 

There was clearly no sign that Islam will win and take over Makkah and its surrounding lands. 

Thus, Zuljauhsyan hesitated with the offer, weighing his options. He then slowly declined the offer by saying that if he embrace Islam at that moment, he too will be downtrodden by Arab Musyrikin like other people. 

He added that he will embrace and convert to Islam only after Islam has won and already proven its greatness.

Finally, as determined by Allah s.w.t, Islam finally won the battle and rose as the ruler of Arab with all other great powers bowed to its leadership and reign. At that time, Zuljauhsyan remembered his promise and embraced Islam. 

But deep in his heart he was so devastated and sad that he declined Prophet Muhammad's offer to embrace Islam long time ago, before Islam's victory. Sadly, opportunity doesn't knock twice. 

Alhamdulillah, praise to Allah, the grace of Iman and Islam were his before he died. 

But it was truly a great loss to miss the grace of struggle and Jihaad, not to mention Tarbiyah which were received by the companions and the others by going through all the trouble and struggle to defend and raise Islam.

Allah said in At-Tawbah : 117

Allah has already forgiven the Prophet and the Muhajireen and the Ansar who followed him in the hour of difficulty after the hearts of a party of them had almost inclined
[to doubt], and then He forgave them. Indeed, He was to them Kind and Merciful.

"Remorse is the poison of life"

And is there any remorse bigger than to waste your chance and opportunity in which we possess while we're young, healthy and energetic? 

Either we realise it or not, time flies quickly. We might feel we're still young and there's still a lot of time to carry out our duty as a Daie in our life. But what we do not realise is that while we are thinking that there will always be an ideal moment for us to carry out our duty, we have already wasted a lot of our time. How many years have we live so far? And what have we achieved?

Bear in mind, that all of us will be asked about one thing in Hereafter.

"What have we done in our life?"

Life could be really meaningful as when we are young. It is the most ideal moment to embrace all the sweetness of the world and enjoy ourselves while we still have the strength. But it is also the right moment for us to be a warrior, a fighter and a Mujahideen of Allah ! Those who are willing to sacrifice his wealth and soul, seeking Jannah. While we are still young, make up our mind and choose our paths, to be lost sucking the sweetness of the world or preparing ourselves to die in Allah's cause.



Allah said in At-Tawbah : 38

O you who have believed, what is [the matter] with you that, when you are told to go forth in the cause of Allah , you adhere heavily to the earth? Are you satisfied with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? But what is the enjoyment of worldly life compared to the Hereafter except a [very] little.

There's still time to choose: Heaven or Hell

Story of Three Good Friends

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

ا سَـــــــلاَمُ عَلَيــْــكُم وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكـَـاتُه

Rush, who was one of the greatest scholars during the time of Caliph Rashid narrates the following incidents.

I had two friends, one of them named Reiichi. Our friendship was so sincere, that we were in fact one soul in three bodies!

Once during Eid Festival season, I had no money. My wife said to me, " You and I can tolerate these hardships, however, I am very much grieved because our children see other children wearing new dresses and adorning themselves for Eid Festival, whereas their own clothes are old and torn. See if you can get some money so that i can make new clothes for them".

I could not think of any solution to the problem, so I wrote a letter to Reiichi, my friend and requested him to assist me.

Reiichi sent me a sealed bag and informed me that it contained 1000 dirhams. I had not yet opened the sealed bag when someone who was sent by my other friend, Chakir came. He informed me about Chakir's financial difficulties and sought help from me. I gave him the same sealed bag to take it to my friend. I then went to the mosque with a heavy heart. As I felt ashamed to face my wife, I spent the night there. When i went home in the morning, to my surprise, she received me with a cheerful face and was pleased at my having done good to my friend and having considered his needs before considering my own.

In mean time, Reiichi arrived at my house and asked me curiously, "Tell me the truth. what have you done with the bag of money which I had sent to you yesterday?".

I told him the whole incident. After hearing me out, Reiichi bowed his head down for a moment and then said, "yesterday when you sent me a message and asked for help, I had no money except this sealed bag. I sent it all to you and wrote a letter to our friend, Chakir, seeking for help. He then sent me my own sealed bag and I could not understand the matter till you just explained to me".

Clever King

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

ا سَـــــــلاَمُ عَلَيــْــكُم وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكـَـاتُه

               There was a country long time ago where the people would change a king every year. The person who would become the king had to agree to a contract that he would be sent to an island after his one year of being a king.

One king finished his term and it was time for him to go to the island and live there. The people dressed him up in expensive clothes and put him on an elephant and took him around the cities to say goodbye to all the people. This was the moment of sadness for all the kings who ruled for one year. After saying farewell, the people took the king with a boat to the remote island and left him there.

On their way back, they discovered a ship that had sunk just recently. They saw a young man who survived by holding on to a floating piece of wood. As they needed a new king, they picked up the young man and took him to their country. They requested him to be a king for a year. First he refused but later he agreed to be a king. People told him about all the rules and regulations and that how he will be sent to an island after one year.

After three days of being a king, he asked the ministers if they could show him the island where all the other kings were sent. They agreed and took him to the island. The island was covered with thick jungles and sounds of vicious animals were heard coming out of them. The king went little bit inside to check. Soon he discovered the dead bodies of all the past kings. He understood that as soon as they were left in the island, the animals came and killed them.

The king went back to the country and collected 100 strong workers. He took them to the island and instructed them to clean the jungle, remove all the deadly animals and cut down all the excess trees. He would visit the island every month to see how the work was progressing. In the first month, all the animals were removed and many trees were cut down. In the second month, the whole island was cleaned out. The king then told the workers to plant gardens in various parts of the island. He also took with himself useful animals like chickens, ducks, birds, goats, cows etc. In the third month, he ordered the workers to build big houses and docking stations for ships. Over the months, the island turned into a beautiful place.

The young king would wear simple clothes and spend very little from his earnings as a king. He sent all the earnings to the island for storage. When nine months passed like this, the king called the ministers and told them:

"I know that I have to go the island after one year, but I would like to go there right now." But the ministers didn't agree to this and said that he has to wait for another 3 months to complete the year.

3 months passed and now it was a full year. The people dressed up the young king and put him on an elephant to take him around the country to say goodbye to others. However, this king is unusually happy to leave the kingdom.

People asked him, "All the other kings would cry at this moment and why are you laughing?"

He replied, "Don't you know what the wise people say? They say that when you came to this world as a baby, you were crying and everyone was smiling. Live such a life that when you are die, you will be smiling and everyone around you will be crying. I have lived that life. While all the other kings were lost into the luxuries of the kingdom, I always thought about the future and planned for it. I turned the deadly island into a beautiful abode for me where I can stay peacefully."

The moral lesson from this story is about how we should live our life. The life of this world is to prepare for the life hereafter. In this life, we shouldn't get lost into the deceiving and attractive things of this world and forget about what is to come in the afterlife. Rather, even if we are kings, we should live a simple life like our beloved Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) and save all our enjoyments for the hereafter. May Allah make it easy for us all. Amin.

Leave it to Allah

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

ا سَـــــــلاَمُ عَلَيــْــكُم وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكـَـاتُه

A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call as soon as possible. He changed His clothes and went directly to the surgery block.

He found the boy's father pacing in the hall waiting for the doctor. On seeing him, the dad suddenly yelled.

"Why did you take all this time to come? Don't you know my son's life is in danger? Don't you have any sense of responsibility?

The doctor managed a weak smiled and said back, "I am sorry, I wasn't in the hospital but I came as fast as I could after receiving to call... I wish you'd calm down while my team work our very best, InsyaAllah"

"Calm down?! What if your son was in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son is dying how you would react and what will you do??" said the father angrily.

The doctor smiled again and replied, “Just pray hard to Allah s.w.t, from He we were created and to Him we will return.”

"Giving advises when we're not concerned is so easy" Murmured the father.

The surgery took a few painstaking hours and then the doctor went out, a glimpse of relieved shown on his face.

“Alhamdulillah, your son is saved." And without waiting for the father's reply he carried on his way running.

"Why is he so arrogant? Couldn't he wait for some minutes so that I can ask about my son's state?" Said the father to a nearby nurse as soon as he saw the doctor left.

The nurse answered, tears coming down her face, "His son died yesterday in a road accident, He was in the burial when we called him for your son's surgery. And now that he saved your son's life he left running to finish his son's burial."

Reaching Out to Others

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

ا سَـــــــلاَمُ عَلَيــْــكُم وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكـَـاتُه

When you are suffering, reach out in two ways. 

First, go to someone you can trust and tell him or her about your problems. There is value in sharing your pain. You may not want to burden someone else, 
but a true friend will be there for you, 
and will be happy to listen. 
There is a proverb: Happiness shared is happiness doubled; sadness shared is sadness halved.

A true friend would do anything in his power to help you.

Second, reach out to others who are in pain and comfort them. You may think you have nothing to offer, but you’d be surprised what a little bit of gentleness can do. A kind word and a pat on the shoulder can do wonders, and in the process you will experience a human moment, a connection, that will help you with your own problems as well. 

Don't forget to reach out to ALLAH when you need guidance. 
When you need understanding and peace. When you feel lonely and lost. 
When it feels like the whole world has turned up-side down. He is the only one that is trustworthy and that will never fail you. 
While people can be of comfort and help, nobody can substitute our relationship with ALLAH. 
It is the only relationship that matters.

Prophet Muhammad had said

(Bukhari, Muslim and Ahmad)

So tonight, let go of your grudges and sleep with a clean heart. 

Tomorrow the day is new, and life goes on. 

You have far to go and much to do. Look ahead, with a sunrise in your eyes.

Start the new day with ALLAH as your guide.

PS: Pray for your friends, your family and your Muslim brothers out there : )