An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 230
230 Specimen of Writing I had, by nature, a retiring disposition and did not take happily to meeting people, which bore heavily on me. My father was disappointed in me because of this and considered that I was like a guest in the house requiring only board and lodging and realized that I preferred to be left alone and was not happy in the company of people. He admonished me sharply over this and counselled me, day and night, openly and in secret, to try to make material progress and directed my attention to worldly attractions, but I was being drawn very strongly towards God. My brother was like my father in these matters and he also treated me in the same way. Allah the Almighty caused both of them to die, and did not prolong their lives and He revealed to me that: (Arabic) “This is the way it should have been, so that those who bear animosity to you may be removed and you should not be hurt by their remonstrance. ” ( Najmul-Hud a , p. 10, R uha n i Khaz a ’in , vol. 14, pp. 51–52)