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Monday, March 15, 2010

Am I ready to face my Lord?


The Day...
It was 14th March, 2010, Sunday. The weather was salubrious and the train towards Chennai was moving fast...

The Train

The name of the train was Yelagiri Express. It usually departs from Tirupattur at 4.30 AM in the morning and reaches Chennai Central at 9.00 AM. It is known as JP Exp., Link Exp., etc. It is the most prefered train. It halts at Jolarpettai, Tirupattur, Vaniyambadi, Ambur, Gudiyattam, Katpadi, Arakkonam etc, etc.
The train was full of all kinds of people - traders, businessmen, housewives, students, office-goers, teachers etc.

The Men...
Janab H Abdur Raqeeb Sahib, Janab P Muhammad Yousuf, Janab C Tufail Ahmed were among those in the train which was moving fast towards Chennai. They are all veterans of the Islamic Movement in this part of the world and have spent decades in the struggle to establish Deen in all walks of life.
The weather was pleasant and the three musafirs of rah-e-huq cherished every moment of the journey. They were at their best as they were proceeding to Chennai for an important event. They were attached to Islamic Foundation Trust and they were on their way to attend the bi-annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of Islamic Foundation Trust. They were engrossed in deep discussion..

The incident...
When the train screeched to halt in Katpadi Junction, Br P Muhammad Yousuf and Br C Tufail Ahmed alighted from the train to get a cup of tea. They were never aware of what lied ahead them.

It was just an usual day. They have alighted here for tea umpteen number of times.

Then it happened.
They were in the platform roaming here and there in search of tea vendor. But , Strangely they could not sight the ubiquitous tea vendor.

Seconds moved fast into minutes.
Suddenly the train started to move. Both the brothers hurried to enter the train. Br CTA got the foothold and was in the train. Br PMY too followed suit.

Alas..! It happened in a fraction of a second..!

Br P Md Yousuf slipped and fell..!
His legs got trapped in between the gap of the moving train and the platform...
And the departing train was moving gently..!
Br P Md Yousuf was shocked for a moment. But at the next instant, he tried to extract his trapped legs. He tried hard... But, he felt as if the train is pulling him to the pit.
1... 2... 3... 4... Four bogies passed him with his legs still trapped in between the train and the platform..!
Meanwhile, the onlookers gathered around him and instinctly tried to lift him..
Then in a spur of the moment he got his legs lifted and stood on his own.
The train was gaining momentum. The onlookers urged him to get in the train. He paused and declined to catch the train. In the melee, both his shoes fell in the railway track. Somebody dived into the empty track and procured the shoes for him. He thanked Almighty Allah and recovered his composure. Then he started to dial and inform everybody about the incident.

In the train..
CTA was in the train and he was startled by the happening. He rushed to pull the chain to stop the train. But the chain didn't budge a inch. Moments passed as ages. Then his phone blinked with the message, ''Yousuf calling..."

In Katpadi Junction..
Br P Muhammad Yousuf catched another train from Katpadi and reached Chennai one and half hour late. He drove straight to the IFT office. He attended the Trust meeting without giving a hint about the accident and got actively involved in the dicussions and proceedings.

The Lesson...
Moulvi Haneefa Manbayee loudly exclaimed, 'It is definitely a miracle. It is grace of Allah'
Br A Shabbeer Ahmed, Ameer-e-Halqa advised, 'Once when you cross 40 you should watch your steps and not behave like a 20 year old youth'.
Somebody opined, 'You have been saved because of some good deed in life'
I remained silent.

The real lesson...
I could not sleep that night. The incident splashed over my mental screen again and again. 'You have been saved because of some good deed in life' the words echoed in my ears.
Suddenly I got up from the bed and the words of Janab Maqsood Alam flashed in my mind nowhere. He too faced similar situation in his life. He too was given a new lease of Life. His friends too commented that he had been given a fresh lease of life because of some good deed in life. But Moulana Minnathullah Rahmani had a different view. He said had it been on account of some past good deeds he should have been better in heavens instead of this world! May be Allah wants him to add good deeds to his account by doing some specific noble job.

The greater lesson...
Is Yousuf is the lone person who has been given a fresh lease of life? No. Definitely not.
We are all at the mercy of Allah and we are all vulnerable to all kinds of accidents. It is Allah who saves us from calamity. He is the Muhaimin the guardian. He gives us new lease of life every second..!
What do we do with that new lease of life?
What has happened to Br P Muhammad Yousuf could happen to anyone of us anywhere, any time. But, are we ready to face them? Am I ready to face my Lord? That is the most crucial question.

Miyan Tufail Muhammad, the legendary Tahreeki icon of the sub-continent used to say, 'Apne rab say apna hisab saaf rakho! Ho sakta hai yeh tumhari zindgi ka aakhri din ho!' 'Keep your accounts with your Lord clean. who knows? Today may be your last day'

Khurram Murad in one of his speeches mentions, 'The heart in your body seeks the permission of your Lord to beat. When He grants the permission to beat, the heart beats. When He denies, your heart would stop to beat. When the denial would occur? When your heart would stop to beat? Nobody knows. Be eveready to face your Lord'.

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

Alhamdulillah, Praise be to Allah Who has saved our beloved brother P. Mohammed Yousuf Saheb from a big accident. May Allah grant him health and happiness in his life. Good write-up and very good reminder. The sword of death is hanging over our head awaiting Allah's command to fall at any moment. High time to understand the concept and getting ready for the Big Journey.

Anonymous said...

Alhamdhu lillah - For having Yousuf Saheb safe and sound with us to continue the work of iqamathey deen. This incident is not only a reminder for him, it is for all of us.

May Allah give him a long peaceful life and the best in this world and akhira.

Kizer Omar

Anonymous said...

Alhamdulillah, all praise to Almighty Allah. it is a good reminder to all of us. Are we ready to face our Lord?? are we prepared for it???. may allah give best taqwa and with his mercy forgive all our sins, safe us in this world and ahirah

Anonymous said...

Alhamdulillah.

Really he has escaped from a great life-threateing accident by the extreme Grace of Allah only. Almighty Allah might have considered Yousuf bhai's good deeds, ofcourse, to show this mercy on him.

At the same time, he and all of our leaders should take care of their SAFETY and SECURITY also.

let us pray for our leaders safety the leaset we can do from here as of now.

Farooque
Dammam

Anonymous said...

Alhamdulliah, Allah is great! It He who craeted us, and He who calls us to Him. Many good deeds are to be done by Yousuf Sab! May be! May Allah bless him!
Seyan Hameed.

Anonymous said...

Alhamdulillah. It is by the grace and mercy of Almighty Allah our brother P.Yusuf sb, miraculaoulsy escaped in this fatal accident. We all thank almighty for His mercy towards us.Kindly convey our salams and duas to Yusuf sb and take care of him..
wassalam
Abubakkar
Dammam

V M Khaleelur Rahman said...

Thank God, Yousuf Sahib is safe!
Alhamdulillah, P. Mohammed Yousuf sahib has miraculously escaped from a dangerous situation he was involved during his train journey. Let us express our thanks to Allah by praying Namaz-e-shukrana.
The incident also gives a lesson to us that we should be careful in all our actions and should not take things for granted.

We pray for his long and healthy life.

With best regards,

V.M. Khaleelur Rahman

Maqbool Ahmed Siraj said...

I am greatly relieved to know the miraculous escape from the tragedy of Br. P. Muhammad Yousuf. May Allah confer on him long year of productive life. The very desciption of the event is chilling. I was livid with sensation running down my spine. I pray for his welfare and hope that this incident would make all of us bow down our heads beofre Allah swt in thanks.
Maqbool Ahmed Siraj, Bangalore

Sheik Mohamed said...

Al hamdulillah. These kinds of incidents happen in life. Allah gives us a chance. Even for me it happened once with my family while travelling in dubai met with a major accident there was no casualties but some sustained injuries,it was the life of 8. Allah kareem.

Unknown said...

L.M.Nazer, ALHAMDHULILLAH as you have stated ALLAH definitely makes us go through such experiences to make us and our associates to realize that we should get even more closer to him .

AthaurRahman said...

Assalamu Alaikum.

Very much shocked to hear this news and Alhamdulillah releived that Brother Mohammed Yousuf Saheb is safe. May Allah Grant him both long life and oppurtunity to serve for Islam.

Athaur Rahman. P.M.
Pernambut.

Unknown said...

We pray for yousuf sahib long and healthy life. our leaders sound health and safety as well as,we can do dua for all over muslim umma to strengthen thier thoughts.(QUWWAT)

Alhamdulillah.Yousuf Sahib is safe


Shujath Shariff
Dammam,KSA

Unknown said...

alhamdulillah

Unknown said...

alhamdulillah,

janab yusuf sahib has done many good deeds in the way of allah.this is lesson for everyone that if we work in the way of allah allah will help ypu when u r in need.

i prY from my heart for yusuf sahib for good health and long life

chittanay mohammed hassan

pernambut

Unknown said...

alhamdulillah,

janab yusuf sahib has done many good deeds in the way of allah.this is lesson for everyone that if we work in the way of allah allah will help ypu when u r in need.

i prY from my heart for yusuf sahib for good health and long life

chittanay mohammed hassan

pernambut

B. Naziruddin said...

Dear Br. Luthfullah,

Assalamu alaikkum

I thank Allah (SBW) for saving Br. Yousuf's life. I am a classmate of Janab. P. Muhammad Yousuf from Vaniyambadi. We studied together at Islamiah College, Vaniyambadi during 1976-79.
I would like to communicate with Br. Yousuf, if possible. Please let me know his e-mail address.

Jazakallahu khair
B. Naziruddin

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