souljaa
12-07-07, 04:20 PM
A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealers showroom and knowing his father could afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As graduation day approached, the young man waited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather bound Qur'an. Angrily, he raised his voice at his father and said "With all your money you give me a Qur'an??!" and he stormed out of the house leaving the Holy book.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family but realized his father was very old and perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father ha passed away and willed all his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his fathers house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search his fathers important papers and saw the still new Qur'an just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Qur'an and began to turn the pages. As he read the words, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the Qur'an. It had a tag with the dealers name, the same dealer who had the sports he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation and the words 'PAID IN FULL'.
How many times do we miss Allah's blessings because they are not packaged as we expect it?
"Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?" (Surah Rahmaan)
As graduation day approached, the young man waited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather bound Qur'an. Angrily, he raised his voice at his father and said "With all your money you give me a Qur'an??!" and he stormed out of the house leaving the Holy book.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family but realized his father was very old and perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father ha passed away and willed all his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his fathers house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search his fathers important papers and saw the still new Qur'an just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Qur'an and began to turn the pages. As he read the words, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the Qur'an. It had a tag with the dealers name, the same dealer who had the sports he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation and the words 'PAID IN FULL'.
How many times do we miss Allah's blessings because they are not packaged as we expect it?
"Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?" (Surah Rahmaan)