One Ayah Changed My Life

One Ayah Changed My Life

Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyaad was famous for his piety and worship, but he was not always a practising Muslim. In his early years, Al-Fudayl was an infamous highway robber; he would prowl in the night for victims on the road from Abu Ward to Sarakhas. Between these two cities was a small village in which lived a girl that Al-Fudayl was in love with. One night, out of desperation to be with her, Al-Fudayl climbed the wall of her home. As he was climbing over it, he heard a voice recite:"Has the time not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allah..." Surah Al-Ḥadeed 57, Ayah 16.

At that moment, Al-Fudayl answered, "O my Lord, the time has indeed come." He returned from where he came and sought refuge near a travelling party on the main road. They were busy engaging in a serious discussion. Al-Fudayl heard one of them say, "Let us continue our journey now." Another answered, "No, not until the morning, for Al-Fudayl is lurking on the road somewhere out there, just waiting to rob us."

Having heard the entire conversation, Al-Fudayl thought to himself,
"I go around in the night to sin, while a group of Muslims remain here because they fear me. Indeed I feel that Allah has brought me here to them only so that I can reform my character. O Allah, I indeed repent to you!"

Konular

• Hud (Hud) - Description of Hud
• Hud (Hud) - Commentary - Hud's Appeal to His People
• Hud (Hud) - Hud's Appeal to His People - Qur'anic
• Salih (Salih) - Salih's People Demand a Miracle
• Salih (Salih) - The Disbelievers' Hatred for Salih
• Salih (Salih) - The Disbelievers' Plot to Kill the She-Camel
• Salih (Salih) - Salih's Story - Condensed Qur'anic Version
• Yunus (Jonah) - Description of Jonah's People
• Yunus (Jonah) - Jonah Leaves His People
• Yunus (Jonah) - The People are Forgiven
• Yunus (Jonah) - The Storm at Sea
• Yunus (Jonah) - The Whale Swallows Jonah
• Yunus (Jonah) - Summary of Jonah's Story
• Dawud (David) - David Challenges Goliath
• Dawud (David) - David and Goliath Fight
• Dawud (David) - David Becomes a Prophet
• Dawud (David) - Daivd is Granted the Language of Animals
• Dawud (David) - Saul Plots to Kill David
• Idris (Enoch) - Birth and Teachings
• Lut (Lot) - Description of the People of Sodom
• Lut (Lot) - Angels Come to Meet Lot
• Musa (Moses) - The Story of Moses
• Musa (Moses) - The Situation after Moses is Proven Right
• Musa (Moses) - The Perishing of Pharaoh and His Army
• Musa (Moses) - The Israelites after Pharaoh's Defeat
• Musa (Moses) - The Story of the Israelites and the Cow
• Shia (Isaiah) - Allah Destroys Hezekiah's Enemies
• Shia (Isaiah) - Allah Grants More Life to Hezekiah
• Shia (Isaiah) - Isaiah and Hezekiah
• Allah does exist