Building Life

A year and a half later, on June 8, 1993, I received a letter from Haji Akbar Khan Sahib. The content of the letter was as follows: “On November 9, 1991, you visited my humble home, and after listening to my story of sorrow, you gave me a piece of advice: ‘Instead of placing your issue in the box of sorrow, place it in the box of patience.’ Believe me, your words had a remarkable impact on me. Psychologically, as I struggled to reach a high level of patience, I started to realize that my knowledge was quite limited. Today, as I receive the June 1993 newsletter, a year and a half after that incident, Alhamdulillah—thanks to placing my issue in the box of patience—the loss has been mostly compensated. The situation has improved significantly, and I am confident that the loss experienced in 1991 will, God willing, turn into a substantial profit in 1993. This serves as a powerful lesson: if patience yields such rewards in worldly affairs, just imagine the rewards it can bring in the hereafter.” (Akbar Khan, Mazgaon, Bombay 10) COOPERATION FOR A GREATER CAUSE: THE PROPHET’S LESSON When Prophet Muhammad migrated from Makkah to Madinah, it was a difficult and dangerous journey, forced on him by the oppression and persecution from the disbelievers