The Islamic Message

Everything happens for a REASON

Once upon a time an African King had a close friend that he grew up with. The friend used to accompany the king everywhere. The friend had a habit to face each situation that happened ( positive or negative ) saying: "That is good! Almighty Allah knows more."
One day, the king and his friend left for hunting. The friend loaded and prepared the weapons for the king. Apparently, the friend unknowingly made some mistake in the preparation of one of the weapons which caused the king's thumb to
be cut off. As always the friend commented: "That must be for good! Almighty Allah knows more." The angry king answered, "No this is not good," he commanded the soldiers to arrest his friend and put him in the prison.
After one year, the king was hunting in a region where, cannibals appeared, and captured the king and took him to their village. They tied his hands, and piled up the firewood. When the cannibals came closer to the fire they noticed that the king did not have a thumb. As they were superstitious, they never ate anyone who had a part of his body missing.
Thus, after setting the king free, they banished him from the village. When the relieved king arrived at the palace, he remembered the incident about his thumb and felt remorse for the treatment given to his friend.
Immediately, he visited his friend. "You were right," said the king. "It was good that I lost my thumb." The king started to tell his friend everything that happened to him. "I am sorry that I had ordered you to be put into prison for such a long period. It was a big mistake."
"No", the friend said, "That was also a good decision, because Almighty Allah knows more."
"What do you mean by that? How it can be a good decision? I ordered my best friend to be put into prison?" said the king.
The friend answered: " Remember that Almighty Allah knows more and if I was not in the prison, then certainly I would be hunting with you. Then you know what would have happened with me?"

" He (Allah SWT ) knows what is before them and what is behind them and to Allah return all matters." ( Al-Qur'an- 22:76 )

Reminder:
Do not judge the facts or events for immediate results! Almighty Allah, the Highest, the Omniscient and the Wise, knows more.
Trust Allah SWT for everything for He knows best! The knower of the unseen- Aalimul Gayeb!