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saw a fountain of water." Another said, "I saw a waterfall." Another said, "I
saw rain pouring down from the sky."
The shaykh asked each of his students in turn what they had seen that night,
and each student told him they had seen something to do with water!
The shaykh nodded and said, "Think about this for a moment. Last night you
went to sleep feeling very, very thirsty on account of all the lentil soup and
chili you had eaten – you were very anxious for a drink of water. That is the
reason why you all saw water in your dreams. Now, if you had been as
anxious to see Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, as you
had been for water you would surely have seen him!"
THE END
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful
The Turner of Hearts
saw rain pouring down from the sky."
The shaykh asked each of his students in turn what they had seen that night,
and each student told him they had seen something to do with water!
The shaykh nodded and said, "Think about this for a moment. Last night you
went to sleep feeling very, very thirsty on account of all the lentil soup and
chili you had eaten – you were very anxious for a drink of water. That is the
reason why you all saw water in your dreams. Now, if you had been as
anxious to see Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, as you
had been for water you would surely have seen him!"
THE END
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful
The Turner of Hearts