The Bedouin and the Qur'an

The Bedouin and the Qur'an

One year, when Al-Asma‘ee was on his way to perform hajj, a Bedouin carrying a large sword and a long spear confronted him. It was quite obvious that he was a highway robber. He came near Al-Asma‘ee and instead of fleeing or attempting to escape, Al-Asma‘ee drew nearer to him. He extended greetings of peace to the robber. The latter responded and then asked, "Where are you from?"

Al-Asma‘ee replied, "I am a poor man on a journey,"

The robber asked, "Do you have anything with you?"

Al-Asma‘ee answered, "Yes, I have the Qur'an with me."

The robber asked, "And what is the Qur'an?"

Al-Asma‘ee said, "It is the speech of Allah the Almighty, the Glorified,"

The robber asked, "And does Allah have speech?"

Al-Asma‘ee replied, "Yes,"

The robber said, "Then let me hear some of His speech,"

Al-Asma‘ee recited the following verse: "And in the heaven is your provision, and that which you are promised." [Surah Adh-Dhaariyaat 51:22]

When the robber heard these words, he began to cry, and threw down his sword and spear, and said, "Perish the highway robber, who seeks sustenance on the Earth, when it is really in the heavens!"

Al-Asma‘ee was very much pleased to see the quick transformation of the robber. On the following year, when Al-Asma‘ee went to perform Hajj again, he saw the former robber, whose face now had the signs of faith on it, clinging to the curtain of the Kaa‘ba. It was late in the night and he was saying, "O my Lord, the eyes are sleeping and every loved one is with his beloved. The gates of all kings are now closed, but Your gate is open to those who ask of You. Would that I knew whether You accepted this night of worship from me!"

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