The Devotion of Life — Page 78
78 searching until he reached the conclusion that his own life was the most precious thing to him. He immediately resolved and prayed to Allah the Almighty, ‘Lord! I really understand now that my life is most precious to me. O Lord! Take my life instead and save my son’s life. ’ History has recorded that, in fact, Humaiyun’s health started improving and Babar’s health started to deteriorate. Therefore, people keep on thinking what is more dear to them and what is less dear. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not think for one minute but presented to Allah the Almighty everything that belonged to him – his sleeping and his waking, his getting up and his sitting down. It is a fact that a human being loves everything he possesses and when he gives away something that is most dear to his heart, he feels a degree of contentment that he has held back something for himself which is less precious, but in due course the less precious becomes the most precious. Whatever keeps on receding, becomes dearer to him. When a mother loses her child, she starts to bestow all her love on the second child and this is entirely according to the human psyche. In contrast, The Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not make a bargain with Allah the Almighty that he had given his entire life and whatever else was left was his own. Instead, he (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) declared: ö ≅ è % ¨ β Î ) ’ Î A Ÿ ξ | ¹ ’ Å 5 Ý ¡ è Σ u ρ y “ $ u ‹ ø t x Χ u ρ † Î A$ y ϑ t Β u ρ ¬ ! É b > u ‘ t ⎦⎫ Ï Η s >≈ y è ø 9 $ # ∩⊇∉⊄∪