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Delivered from the Brink of Destruction
Abu Burdah (rahimahullah) once mentioned:
When my father, Sayyiduna Abu Moosa Ash‘ari (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was close to passing away, he said to me, “O my beloved son! Always remember the incident of the man and the bread.”
Sayyiduna Abu Moosa Ash‘ari (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) then narrated the incident:
Once, there was a man who lived in a monastery for seventy years, engaged in the worship of Allah Ta‘ala. He would only emerge from this monastery on a Sunday.
The Art of Deduction
On the surface, all they saw was a footprint. However, to the trained eye, it represented far more. The tracker squatted next to the footprint and began his deductions, “This is the spoor (trail) of a kudu. These prints are quite fresh – not even two hours old. It will be at least three years old and its front right leg is injured.”
What seemed to be ‘magic’ was actually the art of deduction. Scrutinizing the depth of the footprints …
Prophetic Prescription for Peace
قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱللَّـهِ وَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ لِلَّـهِ يُورِثُهَا مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ ۖ وَٱلْعَـٰقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
Nabi Moosa (‘alaihis salaam) said to his people, “Turn to Allah Ta‘ala for help and persevere. Indeed the earth belongs to Allah Ta‘ala. He causes to inherit it whom He wills from His servants, and the best outcome is for the righteous. (Surah Aa’raaf v128)
It was on the occasion of ‘Aashuraa that Allah Ta‘ala …
