Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 385
— Part IV 376 Holy Quran requires them to be tolerant and never to shout at them. It was the custom of the Holy Prophet sa that sometimes he spoke of the Quranic teachings by way of parables and tales. Such parables and tales left a lasting impression upon his Companions and they became emotionally charged. Once, he told them the tale of three men on a journey who went into a cave to rest in its shelter. Suddenly a great piece of rock fell from above and blocked the entire mouth of the cave. At this, they consulted each other as to what they should do. They reached the conclusion that only prayer could save them from this catastrophe, but how should they pray to God so that He would have mercy upon them? They decided that each of them should remember some exceptional act of goodness which he might have done purely for the sake of Allah. Among them was one who narrated the following incident. He said, 'When I was young and my parents had grown old, it was my custom to return home with my cattle early enough for me to milk them and feed my parents with that milk before they went to sleep. One day I was rather late returning home and found my parents were already asleep. It was also my habit not to feed my own family members or even my cattle, without first feeding my parents. Hence, all night I kept standing by the bed of my parents with a jug of milk in my hand. I did not even move lest they should be disturbed. The following morning when they woke up