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16 trustworthy and custodian of the time, even when we are caged, we still raise a call to Prayers at a specified time. Whatever has passed, is history. He will die himself now, and you will see enjoy- ment. He would have saved himself if he had not worried about his horse, camel and the slave. He took care of his wealth but did not take care of his soul. Dervish enhance their spiritual lives through devotion to spiritual exertion and exercise’. The rooster discussed the subject in a befitting manner and explained how humans could save themselves from ills. Now this person is going to die, as he did not care about his soul. The homeowner was frightened and went running to Hadrat M u s a , who told the man to save himself by trading his own self now. ‘You saved your wealth by transferring your losses to others. Now, what are you going to do? You cannot save yourself at this point from death; you should straighten your faith. If you die as a pious man, you will not die but remain alive. A believer never dies; he remains alive’. The young man became a true believer and saved himself from spiritual death. ( H ayāt-e-Ahmad, vol. 1, Part 2, p. 232–234, 2013 edition) Story of a Bald and a Blind There were two men, one was blind, and the other was bald. God’s angel appeared in the form of a man before the bald man and asked him, ‘What do you wish for?’ The bald man said that he would like to have hair and be wealthy. The angel passed his