Ayah
07-08-03, 06:24 AM
This account is from about 1150 years ago when Hakam ruled Andalusia
(Islamic Spain).
A nice site near the capital (of Andalusia) attracted the site of the ruler,
and he thought of building a palace for himself there. The land belonged to
anold woman who lived in a cottage upon it.
The ruler offered the woman a reasonable price for the land, but she
declined to sell it. He then offered double the price of the land, but she
was persistant in her refusal.
The ruler got angry, forcibly ousted her from the site and demolished the
cottage. Within ashort time a stately mansion and a beautiful garden was
built onthat spot. But the woman was not easily dismissed, she went to the
Qazi and complained against the ruler.
Shortly afterwards the ruler invited the Qazi to see his new palace and
gardens. The Qazi went to thePalace at the fixed timeand took with him some
emply sacks on his back and a donkey. The ruler felt curious and asked why
the donkey was there in noble company. The Qazi replied, 'I pay to your
Majesty to permit me to take some sacks of earth from this Royal garden'.
The ruler was amused at this strange request and granted the permission. The
Qazi had the sacks filled with earth and then asked the ruler to help him
inlifting the sack onto the back of the donkey. Further, amused at this
particular request of the Qazim the ruler cheerfully went up and applied
himself to the task. But with all his efforts he failed to lift a single
sack.
The Qazi then turned to the king and said:
'Sir, if you cannot lift a single sack of earth today, how will you lift the
entire garden when, on the day of judgement, Allah will command you to
transfer it to the old woman whom you took it from unjustly?'
The ruler felt ashamed and at once sent for the woman. When she came, he
said to her:
'Mother, I have greviously wronged you. Please forgive me. From today this
Palace and it's Garden are yours'.
[Short stories from Islamic History, Dutt]
May Allah have mercy and grant us all fairness and justice in our actions,
ameen.
(Islamic Spain).
A nice site near the capital (of Andalusia) attracted the site of the ruler,
and he thought of building a palace for himself there. The land belonged to
anold woman who lived in a cottage upon it.
The ruler offered the woman a reasonable price for the land, but she
declined to sell it. He then offered double the price of the land, but she
was persistant in her refusal.
The ruler got angry, forcibly ousted her from the site and demolished the
cottage. Within ashort time a stately mansion and a beautiful garden was
built onthat spot. But the woman was not easily dismissed, she went to the
Qazi and complained against the ruler.
Shortly afterwards the ruler invited the Qazi to see his new palace and
gardens. The Qazi went to thePalace at the fixed timeand took with him some
emply sacks on his back and a donkey. The ruler felt curious and asked why
the donkey was there in noble company. The Qazi replied, 'I pay to your
Majesty to permit me to take some sacks of earth from this Royal garden'.
The ruler was amused at this strange request and granted the permission. The
Qazi had the sacks filled with earth and then asked the ruler to help him
inlifting the sack onto the back of the donkey. Further, amused at this
particular request of the Qazim the ruler cheerfully went up and applied
himself to the task. But with all his efforts he failed to lift a single
sack.
The Qazi then turned to the king and said:
'Sir, if you cannot lift a single sack of earth today, how will you lift the
entire garden when, on the day of judgement, Allah will command you to
transfer it to the old woman whom you took it from unjustly?'
The ruler felt ashamed and at once sent for the woman. When she came, he
said to her:
'Mother, I have greviously wronged you. Please forgive me. From today this
Palace and it's Garden are yours'.
[Short stories from Islamic History, Dutt]
May Allah have mercy and grant us all fairness and justice in our actions,
ameen.