John approached Ahmad with a question “Are you a Muslim?”
Ahmad:, Yes I am
John: Can I ask you a question?
Ahmad: Sure,
John: I am very rich, highly educated, and I have a very prestigious position, However, I do not feel good about my life. I feel bored and unhappy. I consulted many psychiatrics, and I tried all kind of enjoyment [sex, music, wine, travel, etc.], but I still feel unease in my heart. I even thought of committing a suicide. Did you ever had this kind of feeling?
Ahmad: No, but I think I can help you.
John: This would be great.
Ahmad: Let me ask you a couple of questions first. When you want to please your eyes what do you do?
John: I look to a beautiful woman, visit a nice garden or something similar.
Ahmad: Okay, when do you want to please your nose what do you do?
John: I smell a nice perfume, smell a nice flower, or visit a garden with a nice fragrance.
Ahmad: Okay, when do you want to please your ears what do you do?
John:, I listen to music and songs.
Ahmad: Why do not you please your nose by hearing music, please your eye by smelling fragrance, and please your ears by looking to beautiful women? At this point John starts to think he is talking to an insane person. However John, replied. Beautiful women can not please the ears because it is some thing that I sea and ears need something to listen to for it to be pleased. Similarly, the nose can not be pleased with music, it needs a fragrance to smell it to get the pleasure which can not be done hearing music. And a nice fragrance has nothing to do with the pleasure of the eye! Ahmad: where do you feel unease?!
John: in my chest, in my heart, I told you.
Ahmad: You can not please your heart by the pleasure of the eye, the ear, nor the nose. You have to look for the pleasure of the heart to remove this unease!
John: It make a lot of sense, what do you suggest?
Ahmad: The pleasure of the heart is to know your lord and to submit and surrender to him. This is the only way I know “Say La illaha illa Allah Muhammadan Rasulullah” and you will get the ease deep in your heart.
John: Let me think about it and learn more about Islam first.
Why do not you do the same, learn about Islam to gain the ease of heart and the happiness that many people are deprived from!
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