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From: Ashraf Koya

To: koya@webmil.co.za

Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 10:30 PM

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL...


A man's daughter had asked the local Mulana to come and pray with her
father. When the mulana arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his
head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed. The
mulana assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit. "I
guess you were expecting me, he said. 'No, who are you?" said the father.
The mulana told him his name and then remarked, "I saw the empty chair and
I figured you knew I was going to show up," "Oh yeah, the chair," said the
bedridden man. "Would you mind closing the door?" Puzzled, the mulana shut
the door. "I have never told anyone this, not even my daughter," said the
man. "But all of my life I have never known how to pray. At Mosque I used
to hear the Imam talk about prayer, but it went right over my head." I
abandoned any attempt at prayer," the old man continued, "until one day
four years ago, my best friend said to me, "Yusuf, prayer is just a simple
matter of having a conversation with Allah. Here is what I suggest." "Sit
down in a chair; place an empty chair in front of you, and in faith speak
to Allah on the chair. It's not spooky because he promised, 'I will be
with you always'. "Then just speak to him in the same way you're doing
with me right now." "So, I tried it and I've liked it so much that I do it
a couple of hours every day. I'm careful though If my daughter saw me
talking to an empty chair, she'd either have a nervous breakdown or send
me off to the funny farm." The Mulana was deeply moved by the story and
encouraged the old man to continue on the journey. Then he prayed with
him, anointed him with oil, and returned to the Mosque. Two nights later
the daughter called to tell the Mulana that her daddy had died that
afternoon. "Did he die in peace?" he asked. Yes, when I left the house
about two o'clock, he called me over to his bedside, told me he loved me
and kissed me on the cheek. When I got back from the store an hour later,
I found him dead. But there was something strange about his death.
Apparently, just before Daddy died, he leaned over and rested his head on
the chair beside the bed. What do you make of that?" The Mulana wiped a
tear from his eye and said, "I wish we could all go like that."


Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive.


I asked Allah for water, He gave me an ocean.


I asked Allah for a flower, He gave me a garden.


I asked Allah for a friend, He gave me all of YOU...


If Allah brings you to it, He will bring you through it.


Happy moments, praise Allah.


Difficult moments, seek Allah


Quiet moments, worship Allah.


Painful moments, trust Allah.


Every moment, thank Allah.