Significance of Bismillah(2)

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

 “I seek shelter in Allah from the rejected Satan''

“In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful"

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh,
       
           As we have seen stories of bismillah in previous post

Power of Bismillah, Worth of Bismillah: I can walk on water

Syed Murtadha was a great aalim (scholar) who lived many years ago. He had many students who attended his classes. At one of his classes he noticed that one of the students always came late. One day Syed Murtadha asked the student "Why are you always late?" The student replied that he lived across the river and always took the first ferry across but the ferry service did not start any earlier. Syed Murtadha wrote something on a piece of paper, folded it and gave it to the student. "Keep this with you" he said "and you will be able to walk across the river from tomorrow - but do not open the paper."The next day the student got to the river and put his foot tentatively on the water. He could not believe that he could actually walk on the water.For the next few days, he got to the classes on time.One day, he could not hold back his curiosity. He looked inside the folded piece of paper. On it was written Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of ALLAH SWT, the beneficent the merciful). For a moment he thought - "Is this all that helps me walk on water!" He put the paper in his pocket as usual and went to the river to go to his classes. This time he could not walk on the water and had to wait for the ferry. This meant that he was late for his class. When the class was over, Syed Murtadha called him over and said "You looked into the paper when I had told you not to!" With Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of ALLAH SWT, the beneficent the merciful) you can move mountains provided you have trust and faith in ALLAH SWT.

Worth of Bismillah, Significance of Bismillah: Ring in the Stomach of the Fish

There was once a lady who always said Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of ALLAH SWT, the beneficent the merciful) before she did anything. She knew that ALLAH SWT would then always be with her. One day, she put her ring in the cupboard and as usual she said Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of ALLAH SWT, the beneficent the merciful) before she put it away. She knew that it would be safe. Her husband took the ring and threw it in the river. He wanted to prove to her that only saying Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of ALLAH SWT, the beneficent the merciful) would not keep it safe. He thought that in the evening he would ask her where the ring was and it would not be there. Later that morning, the lady went to the market to buy some fish. When she was cleaning the fish at home she found her ring inside the stomach of the fish. She wondered how it got there but then put it back in its place in the cupboard saying Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of ALLAH SWT, the beneficent the merciful). When her husband came back from work, he asked her where the ring was. She brought it from the cupboard. He was so surprised! He told her what he had done and apologized to her. He also truly believed that ALLAH SWT is with the person who says Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of ALLAH SWT, the beneficent the merciful) before he/she does anything.