The Shipwreck

How many times have you, out of anger and despair , thought to yourself or cried from the bottom of your soul

" WHY ME ?!!!" ?

The answer is that we have all experienced this feeling of powerlessness and frustration more than once in our lives .

The short story below illustrates this very well.

Enjoy reading!

The Shipwreck *

The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for Allah to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. He nevertheless remained hopeful of Allah’s help and continued his sincere praying every day punctually.

He eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements[wind,rain etc] and to store his few possessions. But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky.

The “worst” had happened; everything was lost he pondered. He was stunned with grief. "Allah, how could this happen to me!" he cried. Early the next day, just before Fajr Salaah (early morning prayer) he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. “Alhamdulillah” [All praise is to Allah], he exclaimed with intense joy. "How did you know I was here?" the man asked the sailors on the ship. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.

It is easy to get discouraged when things are going badly. But we shouldn't lose heart, because Allah is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering.

Allah, God Almighty, says in the Quran:

"And in Allah (Alone) let the believers, put their trust.'' (14:11)

"And whosoever puts his trust in Allah, then He will suffice him". (65:3)

I now invite you to look back in retrospect at a few of your past crises or calamities. You never know, you might see someting different?...


*Article quoted from eislaminfo