Stunning Story

Submission_To_Peace · April 11, 2008, 8:29pm

I read it somewhere, I first thought I shouldn’t share it, but now I think there is a lesson in it.

Note: People under the age of 18, please don’t read it.

Allah (SWT) has a way of allowing us to be in the right place at the
right time…

I was walking down a dimly lit street late one evening when I heard
muffled screams coming from behind a clump of bushes. Alarmed, I
slowed down to listen and panicked when I realized that what I was
hearing were the unmistakable sounds of a struggle: heavy grunting,
frantic scuffling and tearing of fabric.

Only yards from where stood, a woman was being attacked. Should I get involved? I was frightened for my own safety and cursed myself for
having suddenly decided to take a new route home that night. What if I became another statistic? Shouldn’t I just run to the nearest phone and call the police? Although it seemed an eternity, the deliberations in
my head had taken only seconds, but already the cries were growing
weaker.

I knew I had to act fast. How could I walk away from this? No, I finally
resolved, I could not turn my back on the fate of this unknown woman,
even if it meant risking my own life. I am not a brave man, nor am I
athletic. I don’t know where I found the moral courage and physical
strength-but once I had finally resolved to help the girl.

I became strangely transformed. I ran behind the bushes and pulled the assailant off the woman. Grappling, we fell to the ground where we wrestled for a few minutes until the attacker jumped up and escaped.

Panting hard, I scrambled upright and approached the girl, who was
crouched behind a tree, sobbing. In the darkness, I could barely see
her outline, but I could certainly sense her trembling shock.

Not wanting to frighten her further, I at first spoke to her froma
distance. It’s OK," I said soothingly. “The man ran away. You’re safe
now.”

There was a long pause and then I heard the words, uttered in wonder, in amazement.

“Dad, is that you?”

And then, from behind the tree, stepped my youngest daughter, Maliha.

Do all the good you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all times you can,
To all the people you can
…

p.s. Kindly forgive me if anyone feels that this story should not have been shared. My intentions were only to sincerely share that (Allah forbid) such an incident can happen to anyone if people don’t take care.

Maham · April 11, 2008, 9:03pm

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OMG :(! After having an already depressed day this only added to it but thanks for sharing it because it is a good lesson indeed. We should help whoever we can...who knows next time it will be us needing it or its one of our own who is in need of help. Thanks again.

Cyme · April 12, 2008, 3:23am

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wow thanx 4 sharing

Submission_To_Peace · April 12, 2008, 4:48am

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^ Thanks for reading.

Maham sister, may Allah bless you and solve the problems which caused depression to you. I hope everything is fine now, by the grace and mercy of Allah (swt).

I thought one lesson of the story can be that parents should educate their daughters to not move out of the house alone (late at night), without a companion. As in Islam she should have at least a brother, Husband, son or father with her for protection, if she decides to move out. If non of them is available, still she must have her sister or mother with her. You never know which kind of people she might come across on a very less crowded road / place.

Ask99 · April 12, 2008, 5:07am

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Amazing heart felt story.How differently a man can behave if the unknown is known and vice versa. Thanks for sharing

sweefs · April 12, 2008, 2:03pm

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^ Exactly. Thanks for sharing! Yet again another fantastic story with a moral.

fghd · April 12, 2008, 2:06pm

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Thanx for sharing. It has a good lesson. :k:

Sara516 · April 12, 2008, 4:41pm

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and gee i thought the moral was that one should always help out their fellow man? but of course the emphasis is on the womna being out late at night. :k:

_Roshnii · April 12, 2008, 5:20pm

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^ lol.. he said, 'one' of the morals could be this...

Sara516 · April 12, 2008, 5:37pm

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Sure!

_pyari_sii_bachi · April 12, 2008, 6:06pm

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thanks for sharing stp :-).....it's nice to be reminded to help others out cause you tend to forget in the midst of life

tweety_pie · April 12, 2008, 6:41pm

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Nice post, in real life though those who r brave always pay for it, the attacker wud not just have run off like that!!

Submission_To_Peace · April 12, 2008, 10:49pm

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^JazakAllah khair everyone for the kind words of encouragement and taking the story positively.

I would like to add here the fact that the "passion" to save someone is more strong and "long lasting" than the passion to hurt anyone, because the former has blessings of Allah (s.w.t) with him and the later has curse of Allah on him. So whoever decides to save someone has this consolation. But it is also good to keep oneself physically and mentally fit and strong to be prepared for any such test of life.

Secondly, geting injured or dieing for a good cause is not a loss, it is success in the life hereafter. There is a beautiful saying of pious man that consoles us that we never are in a loss when we have good intentions for any action we take.

[quote]
What can enemies do to me? My paradise is in my heart, it is with me wherever I go. To imprison me is to provide me with seclusion. To send me in exile is to send me in the path of Allah. And to kill me is to make me a martyr.

-Ibn Taymeeyah

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Maham · April 14, 2008, 8:41am

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Thanks for the dua :).