There was a famous  ruler by the name Sulthan Mahmood and he had a slave called Ayyaz. Sulthan Mahmood  loved Ayyaz very much because of his great wisdom. From time to time, Sulthan  would test Ayyaz with various things to see how much love Ayyaz had for him.  One day, Sulthan Mahmood gathered the most bitter fruits from his garden and  called Ayyaz. Sulthan told Ayyaz to eat them. Ayyaz took the fruits in his  hands and kissed them and then started eating them without any hesitation. Sulthan  observed that Ayyaz was eating the fruits with great pleasure and the bitter  taste was not affecting him in any way. Now Sulthan started thinking that he  might've picked the wrong fruits, so, he took one of the fruits from Ayyaz to  find out. As soon as Sulthan took a bite, he was overwhelmed by the bitterness  of the fruit and started screaming for water. When Sulthan settled down, he  asked Ayyaz why he was unaffected by the fruits. Ayyaz said "You only see  the bitterness of the fruits but you don't see the one who gave them to me? 
                         They were given to me by the king himself!" 
                        My dear friends, today we  find some commandments of Allah to be bitter and hard to follow. However, we  should rather follow them with great love because they were given to us by the  King of all kings, Allah.       |