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uhmelas
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 Topic initiated on Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 8:18 AM 
This is the World, so beware of it!
This is the World, so beware of it!
A man accompanied Prophet Jesus (pbuh) the son of the honorable Saint Mary (pbuh) and said that he would go with him. They continued along until they came to a river. They sat and started to eat. They had three loaves of bread. They ate two of them and one remained. Prophet Jesus (pbuh) went to the river, drank some water and returned. He did not find the third loaf. He (pbuh) asked the man who had taken that loaf. Man said that he did not know. They continued until they came to a Doe followed by two fawns. Prophet Jesus (pbuh) beckoned one of the fawns, killed it, roasted it and they ate it. Then Prophet Jesus (pbuh) addressed the fawn [that had been eaten,] saying, “Live!” It came to life and went. Then Prophet Jesus (pbuh) said to the man, “By God! Who has shown you this miracle; tell me who took that loaf of bread?” He replied that he did not know. They continued until they reached a lake. Prophet Jesus (pbuh) took the hand of the man and led him over the water. When they reached the other side, Prophet Jesus (pbuh) said, “By the One Who has shown you this miracle; tell me who took that loaf of bread?” He replied that he did not know. They continued until they reached a desert. They sat down. Prophet Jesus (pbuh) gathered some sand or dust and said, “By the permission of Allah (swt), be Gold!” It became Gold. He (pbuh) divided it into three portions. And said,
“One third is for me, one third for you, and one third for whoever took that loaf of bread.” The man said immediately, “Alright, I took that loaf of bread.” Prophet Jesus (pbuh) said, “Then all the three portions of this Gold are yours.” Then he (pbuh) left
him. The man encountered two other men in the desert. They wanted to take his Gold and kill him. He said, “Let us divide the gold into three portions.” They sent one of them to the village to buy food. The one who went said to himself, “Why should I let them have portions of this wealth? I shall put some poison into the food, and kill them.” So, he poisoned the food. The other two said, “Why should we give a third of this wealth to him. When he comes back, let us kill him, and divide the rest of the wealth between us.”
When he returned, they attacked him and killed him. Then they ate the poisoned food and died. The wealth remained in the desert with the three dead men beside it. Prophet Jesus (pbuh) passed them and saw the situation. He said to his disciples, “This is the world, so beware of it!”
The Moral: My dear friends, let us be happy and content always, with whatever we have. But never follow the deception of this world! In the words of Imam Ali (pbuh), “This world is like a serpent, so soft to touch, but so full of lethal poison. Unwise people are allured by it and drawn towards it, and wise men avoid it and keep away from its poisonous effects.” |
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salmant
PAKISTAN
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Posted - Monday, June 18, 2007 - 8:16 AM 
| Uhlemas, Can u please share with us the reference of this incident i.e. from where it has been quoted. Thanks. |
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