Friday, March 29, 2024
Assalam Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatahu

The Pearl Necklace

In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate

"May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon You"

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah

As-Salaam Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakaatuh

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The Pearl Necklace

                        Shah Baba was in his library reading a book when a young boy came to see him . After salam the boy sat down in front of him and said : " My father is a wealthy man , he has lots of wealth that he earned by legal and illegal means but he never spends it neither for himself nor for us at all. He lives like a beggar and makes us live like penniless people. He saves , saves and saves all the time..We sometimes have to starve , still he does not want to take care of us.. Please tell us what to do ?::

  Shah Baba told him to bring his father to today's Assembly ..When Shah Baba saw the man with the boy in the Assembly Hall , he started his Bayan saying :;

" Some people in this world make lots of money and keep on saving it without using it for the most necessary needs of himself and the family's needs. These people are called " khazane ka sanp " , the snake who guards the treasure , neither he use it nor lets anybody use it ..These people are the misers who do not enjoy life in this world and do not get any benefit in the hereafter..He then told a true story to elaborate his poit:;

   "Jasmin , the cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw there: a circle of Shiny white pearls in a pink foil box.
"Oh please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please!"
Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl's upturned face.
"A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00. If you really want them, I'll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself. Your birthday's only a week away and you might get another crisp dollar bill from Grandma."
As soon as Jasmin got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted out 17 pennies. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores and she went to the neighbor and asked Mrs. Mallik if she could pick dandelions(some flower's name) for ten cents.
On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new dollar bill and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace.
Jasmin loved her pearls. They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere--Sunday school, kindergarten, even to bed. The only time she took them off was when she went swimming or had a bubble bath. Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her neck green.
Jasmin had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story. One night when he finished the story, he asked Jasmin, "Do you love me?"
"Oh yes, Daddy. You know that I love you."
"Then give me your pearls."
"Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess--the white horse from my collection. The one with the pink tail. Remember, Daddy? The one you gave me. She's my favorite."
"That's okay, Honey. Daddy loves you. Good night." And he brushed her cheek with a kiss.
About a week later, after the story time, Jasmin's daddy asked again, "Do you love me?""Daddy, you know I love you."
"Then give me your pearls."
"Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my Barby doll. The brand new one I got for my birthday. She is so beautiful and you can have the yellow blanket that matches her sleeper."
"That's okay. Sleep well. God bless you, little one. Daddy loves you." And as always, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss.
A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jasmin was sitting on her bed with her legs crossed Indian-style. As he came close, he noticed her chin was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek.
"What is it, Jasmin? What's the matter?"
Jasmin didn't say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy. And when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace. With a little quiver, she finally said, "Here, Daddy. It's for you."
With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jasmin's kind daddy reached out with one hand to take the dime-store necklace, and with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Jasmin.
He had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could give her genuine treasure.

 -----------------------------------------------------------  "The moral of the story is that " If you give up the unworthy worldly materialistic things for the sake of Allah swt. like for the necessary needs of yourself and your family and needy people , you will be rewarded with the most valuable thing ,that is JANNAH ...in hereafter....Insha Allah "

 Posted by: aam aadmi <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>

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