Along the bank of river Nile hazrat Zunnoon Misri saw a scorpion. He thought to kill the lethal insect. AS he was about to pick a stone in his hand that it ran close to the water. At the same time a frog appeared from somewhere. The scorpion got on top of his back. The frog dived in the water to swim to the opposite bank. Hazrat Zunnoon (RA) also became curious and he also reached there. The scorpion got off from the back of the frog and crawled in a direction towards the dry land. There was a drunk man upon whose head was huge snake who was about to bite him. The scorpion accosted the snake and stung him. The snake dissolved into pieces. hazrat Zunnoon Misri (RA) woke up the drunk man. When he woke up he thought about running away with fear as he saw the huge snake. Shaikh said, "Why do you run away from this. Allah has been kind and with the aid of the scorpion He has saved your life. And then he told the whole story. And then he told the whole story. Upon listening to this the drunk man raised his head towards the sky and said, "O God! You have bestowed so much upon a non-Muslim and disobedient person, how much would you bestow upon obedient Muslims. I severe upon your respect and dignity! I would never disobey you. And while crying vehemently and reciting the following verses he went away from that place.

O the one who sleeps! Allah almighty takes care of you from every bad thing that walks in the darkness.

How do the eyes sleep from such a king from whom you receive wonderful blessings.

Readers! This story gives us this lesson that no matter how big a mistake, an act of disobedience, or a sin we commit, we should never be hopeless about the blessings and kindness of Allah Almighty. Our mistakes that are as big as the mountains and sins as huge as the oceans are not dependent on a single drop of His blessings. That is why whether a person is Muslim or non-Muslim, whether he/she is pious or sinful, we should live with everyone with love and encouragement. We do not know when our Lord may choose any one of them and they might become as  His friends.

Please do not forget to read the book Worship places of non-Muslims and our Responsibilities in English and Urdu.

harms of Gluttony: A sword does not kill as many people as much as are killed by over eating. And gluttony makes a person dumb.