would worship it everyday. He would call it upon it by saying "Ya
Sanam." For seventy years, he worshipped this idol. One day by mistake
he uttered "Ya Samad" instead of Ya Sanam. Samad is a name of Allah
which means The Self Sufficient Master. Allah Ta'ala immediately
replied back to this idolator by saying "I am present oh My slave."
The angels asked Allah why He replied to him since hedidn't even call
upon Him intentionally. Allah told the angels that for seventy years I
have beenwaiting for this servant ofmine to turn towards Me!
If a mother has only one child then how much would she love him? He
would be the coolness of her eyes and the comfort of her heart. But if
this son calls her saying"Mommy" more than four or five times, she
would get irritated even though she loves him more than her ownself.
On the other hand, when we call Allah once, He replies back to us70
times by saying"Labbaik Ya Abdi (I am here oh My slave)." How
unfortunate we are that we have not recognized our Allah who is so
Kind, Merciful and Forgiving.
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