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#1 [Permalink] Posted on 21st July 2006 18:47

~ Unfolding a Rose ~







A young, new sheikh (teacher) was walking with an older, more seasoned sheikh in the garden one day.


Feeling a bit insecure about what Almighty Allah had for him to do, he was asking the older sheikh for some advice.


The older sheikh walked up to a rosebush and handed the young sheikh a rosebud and told him to open it without tearing off any petals. The young sheikh looked in disbelief at the older sheikh and was trying to figure out what a rosebud could possibly have to do with his wanting to know the Will of Almighty Allah Jalla wa'Ala for his life and ministry.


But because of his great respect for the older sheikh, he proceeded to try to unfold the rose, while keeping every petal intact... It wasn't long before he realized how impossible this was to do. Noticing the younger sheikh's inability to unfold the rosebud without tearing it, the older sheikh began to recite the following poem...









It is only a tiny
rosebud,


A flower of Almighty
Allah's design;


But I cannot unfold the
petals


With these clumsy
hands of mine.


The secret of unfolding
flowers


Is not known to such as
I..


Almighty Allah opens
this flower so sweetly,


Then in my hands they
die.


If I cannot unfold a
rosebud,


This flower of Almighty
Allah's design,


Then how can I have the
wisdom


To unfold this life of
mine?


So I'll trust in Allah for
leading


each moment of my
day.


I will look to Almighty
Allah for His guidance
each step of the
way.


The pathway that lies
before me,


Only Almighty Allah
knows.


I'll trust Him to unfold
the moments,


Just as He unfolds the
rose..


'Man always runs after a thing which is bound to perish, and is engrossed in high hopes and great expectations. He does not know that day dreams can never be realized.


He spends his day in forgetfulness and passes his day in unmindfulness and passes his night in slumber while death is lowering over his head. He will regret tomorrow of what he is doing today.'







Courtesy: WeNeedToUnite.com

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