Feeling behind the act
Abdullah was sleeping in a corner of a mosque in Mecca, when he
was awakened by the conversation of two angels above his head. They
were preparing a list of the Blessed and one angel was telling the
other that a certain Mahbub of Sikandar City deserved to be ranked
first, even though he has not come on pilgrimage to the Holy City.
Hearing this, Abdullah went to Sikandar City and found out that he was
a cobbler, repairing the shoes of people. He was famished and poor;
for, his earnings barely sufficed to keep flesh and bone together. He
had by severe sacrifice piled up a few coppers during the course of
years; one day, he spent the entire treasure to prepare a special dish
which he proposed to place before his enceinte wife as a surprise gift.
When he was proceeding home with the gift he heard the cry of a starving beggar who seemed to be in the throes of extreme hunger. Mahbub could not proceed further; he gave the pot containing the costly delicacy to the man and sat by his side, enjoying the blossoming of satisfaction on his haggard face.
When he was proceeding home with the gift he heard the cry of a starving beggar who seemed to be in the throes of extreme hunger. Mahbub could not proceed further; he gave the pot containing the costly delicacy to the man and sat by his side, enjoying the blossoming of satisfaction on his haggard face.
The act gave him a place of honour in the register of the Blessed, a
place which pilgrims to Mecca who had spent millions of Dinars in
charity could not secure. The lord cares for the feeling behind the
act, not the fanfare and the fuss.
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