Story
of African King
| A
story is told about a King in Africa who had a close
friend that he grew up with. The friend had a habit
of looking at every situation that ever occurred in
his life (positive or negative) by remarking.
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| "This
is good, Allah Almighty knows best." |
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One day the King and his
friend were out on a hunting expedition. The friend would
load and prepare the guns for the King. The friend had apparently
done something wrong in preparing one of the guns, for after
taking the gun from his friend, the King fired it and his
thumb was blown off. Examining the situation the friend remarked
as usual, "This is good! Allah Almighty knows best."
To which the King replied, "No, this is NOT good!"
and ordered his soldiers to put his friend into jail. About
a year later, the King was hunting in an area that he should
have known to stay clear of. Cannibals captured the King and
took him to their village. They tied his hands, stacked some
wood, set up a stake and bound him to the stake. As they came
near to set fire to the wood, they noticed that the King was
missing a thumb. Being superstitious, they never ate anyone
who was less than whole. So after untying the King, they chased
him out of the village.
When the King reached his Palace, he was reminded of the event
that had taken his thumb and felt remorse for his treatment
of his friend. He went immediately to the jail to speak with
his friend.
"You were right" the King said, "it was good
that my thumb was blown off." And he proceeded to tell
the friend all that had just happened. "I am very sorry
for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to
do this." "No," his friend replied, "this
is good...Allah Almighty knows best" "What do you
mean, 'this is good'! How could it be good that I sent my
friend to jail for a year?"
The King's friend replied: "Remember that the Almighty
knows best and if I had NOT been in jail, I would have been
with you on that hunting trip."
"He knows what is before them And what is behind them:
And to Allah go back All questions (for decision)" Qur'an:Surah
Al Hajj 22:76
Do Not Judge Things or Events by its Immediate Outcome! Almighty,
the Most High, is the All-Knowledgable, the All-Knower...
He chooses to show
us things... but sometimes... we are not shown the wisdom
behind somethings. When we are confronted by circumstances
that are not very pleasing.... we are quick to say: "This
is not good..." but... is it really? We might not know
the purpose behind it. It might turn to be a good thing....
thus.. .when we are faced with any situation... do not be
too quick to judge... always remember.... this life is a test...
the good and the bad.... and there is nothing that happens
for no reason... our brains are just not gifted enough to
understand these reasons yet. Sometimes ... things happen
to us for a reason.
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