Has not the time yet come for those who believe that their hearts should be humble

for the remembrance of Allah [Hadid 57:16]

- Last Jumuah we were discussing the story of Shah Mahmood Ghaznavi and Ayaaz written by Moulana Rumiwe left off at:

. The king sent someone to bring everything that was in closet. When he went, Ayaaz stood at ease whilst the attendants were overjoyed thinking, today he has been caught; now the king will realise what a deceitful person he is. A short while passed, and the person who went to retrieve the contents of the closet opened the closet he saw - one set of old and torn garments, some old shoes and nothing else. He became very surprised, questioning is this what he looks at morning and evening? He took the contents to the king saying I found these 2 things in the closet. The king asked Ayaaz is this all there is in the closet he replied yes. Ayaaz, these are not that valuable that you should keep them under lock and key, and view it morning and evening Ayaaz said your highness, for me it is valuable. The king asked why? Your highness, when I came into your company for the first time I was a villager, I was wearing this upper garment, lower garment and these shoes. I preserved these for myself and now I open my closet morning and evening addressing my nafs Ayaaz do not forget the favours of the king. The status which he has given you is well beyond what you used to be and what you deserved I remind myself of this morning and evening. Moulana [Ruum] writes, only if Allah gives us this characteristic, that we too would look at our beginningwhat we were, what was our status and today, what innumerable blessings Allah has showered upon us if we to would remember our origin.

Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.

From what substance did He create him?

From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;

-The poet says in this regard:

I am astonished by such a person who is conceited by his appearance, when just yesterday he was a drop of sperm. And tomorrow, after this beautiful appearance of his, he will become a rotting corpse in the grave. - A man came to visit Umar ibn Abdul Aziz. While they were chatting, the lamp went out. So ibn Abdul Aziz got up, fixed it, and came back to his seat. The man sitting was perplexed and asked, O Umar, why didnt you tell me or someone else to do it? He replied, Whats the matter? Before I fixed the lamp, I was Umar bin Abdul Aziz and after fixing it, I am still Umar ibn Abdul Aziz SubhanAllah! Our condition is such that we attain a post that may not even be high and yet we walk around demanding respect.

Then He eased the way for him; - Allah through His infinite wisdom creates man in his mother's womb, creation after creation, within three layers of darkness. Thereafter, when the baby becomes perfect with all its limbs and organs, Allah made it possible that a body weighing 3 to 4 kg comes out through an extremely narrow passage,

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him. [Abbasa 80:17-21] - another blessing of Allah, in that when man is dead, he is not left lying on the earth like other animals where he might rot, blow up and burst [and probably be ravaged by vultures or beasts]. But, even after death, he is honoured in the most befitting manner. His body is washed ceremonially, enshrouded in clean cloths, and buried in a grave with respect

- The poet says in this regard:

O you lofty person who thinks that there is none like him! We who are buried in the soil send greetings to you. This life is just an enjoyment [for a few days]. When death comes, all the feet are equal [everyone is treated equally- the grave will deveour all].