DON'T FORGET YOUR ROOT

 In the name of Allah, most gracious and most merciful.

A mango tree is so proud about its branches and green leaves it’s always used to be glad about its branches where it grow tasty mango. People used to appreciate the Mango tree while eating tasty mango which made Mango tree swollen with pride. The tree always ignored about its root it used to say with root you are the ugliest part in my body.

There was a Pine tree which lived more than thousands of years in same place it gave an advice to Mango tree “Son I am standing here for more than thousands of years I have seen birth and death of many trees like you, it’s good that people enjoy your tasty fruit and they appreciate you but one thing made me worry about you is that you are very rude about your root which is your foundation. Son I have seen your life growth A mango seed came here in rainy water it’s my root stopped that seed here and few days later root grown in that seed and when rain came again it took all the leaves and seeds nearby my root but rain water failed to lift the mango seed because of the root it tried hard to carry away the seed but the root grown in it tightened its grip in the land finally water accepted the failure and flown away. After that root started to extract water from the earth to feed you now you grown up and started to produce fruit. Son please never forget about the sacrifices of your root it is the only reason for your existence”

Mango tree ignored this advice of Pine tree and it continued to insult the root. Once there where a huge cyclone Mango tree struggled to face it, root tried to tighten its grip but it failed finally tree fell down. When people came there they found the mango tree   as obstacle for their road they cut all the branches and stem and used it as charcoal.

Pine tree was still standing there and it said “ I told with you and the trees lived here before than you no one is ready to take my advice don’t forget about your root now I need to wait for rain water which brings one more seed”

Well its look like a story from kindergarten story book but it’s a story I wrote for them who still not took the advice of pine tree in serious manner.

We live in a family tree where root stands for our Parents and Branches for our kids. When our children grow up and become doctors, Engineers etc we feel proud about them it’s good to be proud about our children but we can’t be rude on our parents as mango tree did.

If we act like Mango tree of the story we need to face two punishments first cyclone will come in our life when our children do same with us like what we did with our parents and the second one we will get punishment in life here after

Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) Says “And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him.  And that you be dutiful to your parents.  If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour.” (Quran 17:23)

So it is clearly prohibited to even shout at them remember what we are doing now how many tears flown from the eyes of our parents because of us.

Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) clearly says in Quran "We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents; in pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth." (Quran 46:15)

Be kind to the parents it’s a duty ordered to us by our creator Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) and Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) encouraged us to do dua for our parents its mentioned in Quran that

“And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small." (Quran 17:24)

Our wealth our children what we really proud about them is nothing but test from Allah (subhana wa ta'ala)

 “And know that your properties and your children are but a trial and that Allah has with Him a great reward.” (Quran 8:28)

Please remember the advice of Pine Tree before the cyclone hits you

May Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) protect us from his angry because of ill treating our parents, May Allah fill love in our hearts so that we care and nourish our parents and kids, May Allah tighten the bond of love between our blood relatives .

Please do remember me in your prayers……

"A risen voice or a written word is not less significant than a swing of sword"...Shafilovesu08.