True Story – Happened in Makkah, Saudi Arabia!!

This true incident happened to me at Masjid-ul Haram in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

I had almost finished my Umra(short pilgrimage) and was in need of financial assistance. So I prayed to God, and went out of the Mosque to finish the final rites of Umra.And as I was going a  Turkish man carrying a 10 litre ‘Zam Zam’ water bottle, by mistake dropped it over my head (he was 6 feet tall and i am 5.3 feets tall).

I felt an urge to shout at him but God made me control my temper, and  instead I did Musabaha (Brotherly Embrace) with him, and forgave him.

I felt really good at heart and went to my hotel with inner happiness. There was still pain on my head, yet I had no choice but to go on with it and finish off my Umra by shaving my head or at least trimming it.   I left for the barber with 10 riyal note clutched on to my hand. I told the barber to shave my head and sat down. He started it and when he finished it, I gave the money to him. Astonishingly I didnt feel any pain during the process.

Then I saw a man behind me who recognized me even though I could barely recognize myself in the mirror after the shave. He was the same Turkish man. I greeted him and asked if he spoke English. He said yes. We had a friendly conversation and i asked him to dine with me on an Asian food prepared by me. He agreed and after the meal he left thanking me with kind words.

As I prepared to leave the hotel to go to Sri Lanka-my motherland the next day, I found out that my hotel bills have been paid by that Turkish man and a roll of bank notes summing up to 1000 riyal was left by the Turkish man with the receptionist for me.

I thanked God and prayed for that man and left Saudi Arabia to Sri lanka. It was that day that i realized that the best way to show courage is by Love.

This True Story was contributed by Fayaz Ahmed from Srilanka.

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