Dear Islamic brothers! Worldly calamity and difficulty is often a great blessing for a Muslim. It is stated: Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ says, ‘When I want to have mercy on any bondman, I punish him in the world to give him the requital [i.e. return] for his wrongdoing, sometimes by inflicting him with diseases, by putting his family into some form of distress, sometimes by poverty and destitution; and if some of his sins still remain, then I subject him to severity at the time of death. When he eventually meets Me, he is as free from sins as he was on the day when his mother gave birth to him. I swear on My Honour and Glory, when I intend to punish someone, I give him the requital for his every virtue in the world; sometimes in the form of good physical health, sometimes by increasing his sustenance, sometimes by the well-being of his family; if some good deeds are still left, then I make death easy for him. Thereafter, when he meets Me, none of his virtues is left to save him from hellfire.’

(Sharh-us-Sudoor, pp. 28)

Do not boast of comforts!

Dear Islamic brothers! If we have a car, a splendid house, good health, huge wealth and other comforts and luxuries, we should not boast of them but rather we should fear the Hidden Plan of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, thinking that these comforts and luxuries might be the requital of our good deeds in the world and we might face severe torment in the Hereafter for our sins. Similarly, in case of experiencing any illness, poverty, problem for our life, wealth or offspring, we should have patience, thinking that this problem might be a means of comfort in the Hereafter. We pray to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ to grant us the goodness of both the worlds.

May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ grant us the privilege of remaining pleased with His will      and having patience at the time of calamity; and may He عَزَّوَجَلَّ protect us from complaining!

اٰمِيۡن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الۡاَمِيۡن صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِه وَسَلَّم

Dear Islamic brothers! Besides having the attributes of patience and thankfulness, our Ghaus-e-Pak رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would also help the poor and destitute. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه always helped the needy even by donating his