Allah used to bless a woman with male offspring every time but after a few months that child would die but that woman was patient every time and was satisfied with the wisdom of Allah.
But the test of her patience became longer, and one by one the twenty children of this woman died. Her patience was shattered when her last child died.
She woke up in the middle of the night like a living corpse and fell down in prostration before her real creator and wept bitterly and expressing her grief said ‘O owner of the house! What is wrong with your sinful confinement that I suffer this child by giving blood and liver for nine months of the year and when the tree of hope bears fruit, I only get a chance to see its spring for a few months.
One day my heart will be sad that my child will grow up or not. O knower of the secrets of sad hearts! Give me your grace on the weak. She fell asleep crying. In the dream he saw a lush spring garden in which she was walking when he saw a palace made of gold and silver bricks on which was written the name of this woman.
Seeing the gardens and manifestations, the woman was overjoyed. When I went inside the palace, I saw that there were all kinds of blessings in it and all her children were also present in the palace who were overjoyed to see her there.
Then this woman heard an unseen voice saying that all the patience you had for the death of your children is her reward. This wave of happiness opened his eyes.
When she woke up from the dream, all her sadness was gone and she said with wet eyes, “O Allah, now if you shed my blood even more than that, then I am satisfied.”
Now, if you keep me like this for hundreds of years, I have no grief. These rewards are beyond my patience. The lesson to be learned from this story is that one should be patient in all situations because that is what brings one closer to Allah.
Troubles, worries and sorrows are sent by Allah to His servants because He wants to elevate their ranks. Patience is the way of saints and prophets. ۔
Hikayat No. 63 Translator of the book Hikayat Rumi by Hazrat Maulana Jalaluddin
