FATHER, I WANTED A CAR, NOT Q'URAN." A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealers showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his
father had purchased the car.. Finally, on the morning of his
graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box.
Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound QURAN with the young man's name embossed in gold.
Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said," With all your money you give me a Quran?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the Holy book.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen Him since that graduation day.
But before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still new QURAN, just as he had left it years ago. With
tears, he opened the QURAN and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse, Chapter Al Ra'd, verse 28. "Without doubt, in remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction"
As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Quran. It had a tag with the dealers name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired.. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the
words... PAID IN FULL.
How many times..we miss the blessings of Allah subhanahu wa ta'laa because they are not packed as we expect?? .. .