Post by hafeezanwar on Oct 22, 2014 16:57:08 GMT
The half blanket
In one village one rich merchant's wife died due to cholera disease. For this reason the merchant was becoming upset and worried and day and night he was used to live in the condition of sadness and grief for the death of his young and beautiful wife.
Due to too much grief and worries the wealthy merchant was also affected by the disease of tuberculosis and for this reason he was given all his wealth and properties to his younger son.
Upon getting too much wealth in his name the young man and his young wife began treating the father carefully and given him much importance and attention in the house and used to take him to the hospital and provide him medicines and food and milk at the time.
Upon passing of the period of six months younger son due to advise of his beautiful wife started neglecting of the father and he was stopped the hospital treatment and food in the palace. The father was given only ordinary food instead of the special royal type dishes.
One day the younger son was becoming so rude and he was misbehaving with the father and told him to shift to another area of the palace near the quarters of the servants as he always used to cough due to stop of his medical treatment in the hospital and for this reason there will be more chances of spread of the disease in his children in the palace.
As the father was helpless and was suffering from a dangerous disease so he was agreeing to shift in the area of the servant quarters. At the time of his shift to the servants quarter the father requested the son to provide one blanket as the winter season was started so that he can be safe from the cold weather of the winter season.
The son asked his small son to go and bring the blanket of the cow from the animal shed and give to the grandfather.
The small son went to the animal shed and brought the blanket of the cow and was given to his grandfather and asked him to take half of it only. So the grandfather told him how he will protect him from the half blanket in the winter season. So the rich man's son asked the boy to give the whole and complete blanket to the grandfather.
But the boy told him that in the house there is such type one blanket is there and if the grandfather will be given the whole blanket, then if you will become old as well as ill and upon the time of shifting to the servants' quarter area then what he can give to him.?
Upon hearing the wise conversation of the boy the rich person's son was able to understand his mistake in this matter and he called his wife immediately there and asked her to regret the father in law immediately and called the doctor and the nurse in the palace for the treatment of the father on royal level and new palace in the garden was given to father with many servants and drivers for the service and care of the father.
Due to the special care and treatment the rich merchant was becoming normal person and established one hospital in the name of his grandson in the city for the treatment of the poor and needy person free of the charge there.
Translated by
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B.Com.,
Translator ‘ Muslim Saints and Mystics’
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid Eldin Attar
& The Hasht Bahist in English
In one village one rich merchant's wife died due to cholera disease. For this reason the merchant was becoming upset and worried and day and night he was used to live in the condition of sadness and grief for the death of his young and beautiful wife.
Due to too much grief and worries the wealthy merchant was also affected by the disease of tuberculosis and for this reason he was given all his wealth and properties to his younger son.
Upon getting too much wealth in his name the young man and his young wife began treating the father carefully and given him much importance and attention in the house and used to take him to the hospital and provide him medicines and food and milk at the time.
Upon passing of the period of six months younger son due to advise of his beautiful wife started neglecting of the father and he was stopped the hospital treatment and food in the palace. The father was given only ordinary food instead of the special royal type dishes.
One day the younger son was becoming so rude and he was misbehaving with the father and told him to shift to another area of the palace near the quarters of the servants as he always used to cough due to stop of his medical treatment in the hospital and for this reason there will be more chances of spread of the disease in his children in the palace.
As the father was helpless and was suffering from a dangerous disease so he was agreeing to shift in the area of the servant quarters. At the time of his shift to the servants quarter the father requested the son to provide one blanket as the winter season was started so that he can be safe from the cold weather of the winter season.
The son asked his small son to go and bring the blanket of the cow from the animal shed and give to the grandfather.
The small son went to the animal shed and brought the blanket of the cow and was given to his grandfather and asked him to take half of it only. So the grandfather told him how he will protect him from the half blanket in the winter season. So the rich man's son asked the boy to give the whole and complete blanket to the grandfather.
But the boy told him that in the house there is such type one blanket is there and if the grandfather will be given the whole blanket, then if you will become old as well as ill and upon the time of shifting to the servants' quarter area then what he can give to him.?
Upon hearing the wise conversation of the boy the rich person's son was able to understand his mistake in this matter and he called his wife immediately there and asked her to regret the father in law immediately and called the doctor and the nurse in the palace for the treatment of the father on royal level and new palace in the garden was given to father with many servants and drivers for the service and care of the father.
Due to the special care and treatment the rich merchant was becoming normal person and established one hospital in the name of his grandson in the city for the treatment of the poor and needy person free of the charge there.
Translated by
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B.Com.,
Translator ‘ Muslim Saints and Mystics’
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid Eldin Attar
& The Hasht Bahist in English