Sorta reminds me of a poem my gramps used to quote by Iqbal.
If I’m remembering right, the Urdu went something a long the lines of:
Shukr ker rahman ka,
Badil naho mehman sai,
Wo upna rizq khata hai,
Teray dusterkhan sai.
Which translate to something along the lines of:
Be thankful to the most merciful,
don’t be disheartened by guests,
they eat their own provision (provided by Allah),
from your table
…not quite the same impact in English, but it did sorta change how I view things in that regard.
But yeah! Loved the article. It focused on a question that I’m pretty sure a lot of folks have thought about in one way or another. The answer too… for that matter, was an interesting one. Like you said, I’d heard the Hadith before, but I’d never quite considered it in that context. Makes you wonder what other nuggets we’ve absorbed over the years could prove fruitful in a different context…
Wow! Just wow! So many amazing insights in this post. Thank you for writing this!
It’s not my money.
That’s an interesting phrase.
Sorta reminds me of a poem my gramps used to quote by Iqbal.
If I’m remembering right, the Urdu went something a long the lines of:
Shukr ker rahman ka,
Badil naho mehman sai,
Wo upna rizq khata hai,
Teray dusterkhan sai.
Which translate to something along the lines of:
Be thankful to the most merciful,
don’t be disheartened by guests,
they eat their own provision (provided by Allah),
from your table
…not quite the same impact in English, but it did sorta change how I view things in that regard.
But yeah! Loved the article. It focused on a question that I’m pretty sure a lot of folks have thought about in one way or another. The answer too… for that matter, was an interesting one. Like you said, I’d heard the Hadith before, but I’d never quite considered it in that context. Makes you wonder what other nuggets we’ve absorbed over the years could prove fruitful in a different context…
Can’t wait to see what else you have in store!
Jzk Mawlana.. I needed to hear this this week.. 🤲🏼