The path of Islam ✨

- The boy who tried to escape death (1)

All praise is due to Allah, The Most Beneficent and The Most Merciful. We praise Him, and   seek His forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evils of   ourselves and the mischief of our deeds. Whomsoever Allah guides cannot be misguided and whomsoever Allah misguides cannot be guided. Peace and   blessings be upon the final messenger, Muhammad (SAW), upon his family and his noble companions.

- Ameen. 🍃

Warning:  Do not worry. This warning is in a positive way. This story is a very emotional one, I cried as I read it. I shed tears of joy, of happiness, of faith and also remembrance to Allah (SWT). So if you're as emotional as me, prepare your box of tissue and some sweet drinks. 🍹And please enjoy. ☺️

Ahmad was a teenage boy at 16 years of age. He had two older brothers and one younger sister. His parents were one of the excellent religious character who tried their best to raise their children to the standards of Islam. It was religion in the first position and then education in second. They hated when other Muslim friends or family asked their children about their education without first being asked about their religious duty to Allah being performed.

Sadly Ahmad attached himself to the so-called glitter of life. He would not pray or read the Quran. Sometimes he'd off to the cinema with his friends and spend hours and hours talking about girls. When his parents realised of what Ahmad was doing they sat him down one evening for a very important Islamic talk.

"Ahmad, my dear son, you know I love you from the bottom of my heart. I am your father, the one who wants the best for you all as you are all my children, my flesh and blood." His father said to him in a saddened tone.

"I know." Ahmad answered without emotion.

"Ahmad. By Allah, if you don't like school you can come and work with me as long as you turn back to Allah." His father pleaded sadly.

"Dad, it's fine! I am 16 for God's sake! I have a long life ahead of me, I promise I will be good in the future!"

"My child, did you control the timing of your own birth? Did you decide your own bodily features?" His father asked.

"No!" Ahmad answered.

"Then The One who brought you to this Earth without your consent at that exact time, Can also take your soul at an exact time without your consent"! His father answered.

"Yes. But dad I know, I feel in my heart  that I will not die now!"

"My Son, before your birth you did not know that you will be born and on what time, therefore you do not know when you will be taken back to Him and at what time." His dad again answered.

"I love Allah and that is enough for Him to forgive me!" Ahmad answered.

His mother began to cry and joined in the discussion. "By beloved son, can a parent be satisfied with a disobedient son though the son declares their love for them?" His mother asked.

"No!" Ahmad answered.

"Then the One who created the whole Universe, The Supreme, The Irresistible cannot be content with His slave upon creation who disobeys Him despite such a slave saying that he loves his Lord." His mother answered.

"You show your love for Allah by obeying Him and His messenger (salla Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam)." His mother continued.

"Mother, why is life like this?! Why must I do this and do that! I don't want to live my life in boredom trying to avoid almost everything!" Ahmad suddenly yelled out.