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    June 29

    The man who got trapped in an island

     Assalamoalaikum,

    I found this wonderful story on the internet somewhere. Really this will give me hope every time I read it. It had a big effect on me when most things we read on internet do not make any emiotnal effect on us because of the sheer amount of information passing infront of our eyes every day, making us immune to virtually any news/read.

    The man who got trapped in an island

    The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island.

    He prayed feverishly for Allah to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

    Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements and to store his few possessions.

    But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger.

    "Allah, how could you do this to me!" he cried. Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him.

    "How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.

    It is easy to get discouraged when things are going badly. But we shouldn't lose heart, because Allah is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering.

    Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground--it just may be a smoke signal that summons The Grace of Allah.

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    Raheelwrote:
    JazakAllah. We ought to repeat this lesson in our minds. Under the adverse circumstances, it becomes hard to keep your heads up unless you have learned this lesson very well.
    Allah is Akbar & He loves mankind more than 70 mothers; how can He harm his beloved people? It’s us who, unconsciously, keep on torturing ourselves. Wise people rightly said, “He (Allah) closes one door but opens many. You just need to look for them.”

    Thank you so much for the post!
    July 5
    yUmMyxXzwrote:
    this was awesome
    really thoughtful!!!
    June 29

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