Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 432
! ! 432 grandmother have left an indelible impression upon this world for you? In the Bible , it says, ‘ O Adam! The punishment for your sin is that your daughter will love her husband rather than lo ving you and that your son will love his wife rather than loving you. ’ A man comes to ask leave of his father , saying he has received a letter that his child is ill, and he must go. His father, understanding of his feelings, grants him permission. The truth is , if he was truly grateful , he would not leave his mother and father. I nstead , he would allow his wife and children to die, but he would never leave his parents. That which you regard in this world as your legacy , may not be considered as such , but in actuality may be the grounds for erasing your legacy. The only thing which remains behind is your virtuous deeds. That which you do for Allah ’s sake , will last forever. Where is the progeny of Haz rat Abu Hurairah ra ? Where are his houses? For although we do not know who his descendants are, where his houses may be, what his inheritance was , yet when we say his name, we say Haz rat Abu Hurairah ra with respect. A few days ago , an Arab visited me and told me that he was a descendent of Haz rat Bilal ra. I do n o t know if he told the truth or a lie , but at that moment, I wished to cleave to him solely because he was from among the progeny of t hat man , who call ed the Adh ā n in the Holy Prophet ’s sa mosque. Today , where is [Hazrat] Bilal’s ra progeny? Where are his houses? Where are his assets? Yet, t he Adh ā n he called out in the Holy Prophet’s sa mosque still lives and will continue to live for all time. Henc e, everything in this world peris hes, except for one’s deeds. Still, you pay no attention to them. God Almighty states [in the H oly Qur’an] that He has bound each person’s bird to his neck [Bani Isra’il Ch. 17: V. 14]. W hat is that bird? It is his deeds. If he is pious, then his bird will be pious; if he is evil, then his bird will be evil as well. Therefore, strive to reform your practical life. There must be hundreds of [Lajna] who have attended Jalsa for nearly ten years now, but what have they gained after attending each year? There are two types of deeds: