But, as the boy was walking an enemy took hold of him, tied him and
carried him away to the land of the enemies. There his master treated
him exactly in the opposite manner. So that whenever the boy
remembered his father and his treatment, his eyes swelled with tears,
and the heart with pain. He was in this condition of ill-treatment at
the hands of his enemies, when their caravan happened to pass by his
father's place again. As he looked around he found his father standing
nearby. He ran to him andthrew himself at him crying "My father! My
veryfather!". His master followed him and was trying to pull him away,
but the boy clung to his father, refusing to let him go. What do you
think of this father? Do you think he will abandon him to the enemy,
refusing to take back the child? If not,then what is your opinionof
the Lord whose love of His creation is greater than the love of a
father for his child? When a slave of His runs away from his enemies,
and throws himself at the threshold of His door, rolling down in dust
before him, saying: "O my Lord! Have mercy upon him who has no one to
show Mercy save You, no Helper save you, no refuge save You, no
Saviorsave You, I am Your slave,in Your need, dependent on You, beggar
at Your door, You are the refuge, with You is the shelter, there is
refuge but with You, nor escape from You except to You" then surely
the Lord is not going to turn him back empty handed.
Come along then. On to the good deeds, to virtuous living, in the
company of the righteous,steering yourself safe from deviations after
the right direction, and misguidance after guidance. And Allah is with
you./
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