In the Name of God the Merciful the

In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. O you people, worship. . . Qur’an, 2: 21 This presentation was based on the Third Word; part of the Risale-i Nur Collection written by the late scholar Bediüzzaman Said Nursi

If you want to understand what great profit and happiness lie in worship, and what great loss and ruin lie in vice and dissipation listen to and pay attention to the following short symbolic story:

One time, They two s set of oldie f and rs rec trave eived lled t order ogeth s to p er un r At th til they r oceed to a eache e fork dista d for was a k in t nt city. man he ro who s ad. aid to them :

“While the road on the left provides no advantages, and nine out of ten of its travellers experience loss. ” “The road on the right causes no loss at all, and nine out of ten of its travellers receive a high profit and experience great ease. ” “Both roads are the same length. There is only one difference:

After the two soldiers had listened to what this instructive man had to say, “Whereas those Those who take the left road, right road must which has no rules submit to and no one in military order, authority, travel are compelled to without baggage carry their own and arms. They food and heavy feel an apparent weapon in case lightness and ease. of attack. ”

One soldier took the right road. He loaded heavy burden onto his back, but his heart and spirit were saved from fear and feeling obliged to others until he reached the city. There he received a reward worthy of an honourable soldier who had fully carried out his duty.

The other soldier took the left road. He left the army and did not want to conform to the orders. He was released from bearing a heavy load. But his heart was suffered from anxieties and innumerable fears before every object and every event. When He reached any city, he was punished as a rebellious and escapee.

The realities of this story… O rebellious soul! Knows that: One of those two travellers represents those who submit to God,

While the other represents the rebellious and those who follow their own desires.

The road is the road of life, which comes from the Spirit World, passes through the grave, and continues to the hereafter.

Moreover, he sees that everything is subjugated to the command of his own Sustainer, so He takes refuge in Him. He places his trust in Him, and He is strengthened against every disaster; His belief gives him complete confide

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It is obvious that a safe way is preferable to a harmful way, even if the possibility of its safety is only one in ten. But on the way of worship, there is a nine out of ten possibility of it leading to eternal happiness.

The way of vice and dissipation ends in eternal misery. There is a nine out of ten possibility of it leading to eternal wretchedness.

In Short: Just like bliss of the hereafter, happiness in this world also depends on worship and being a servant of Almighty God. In which case, we should constantly say: “Praise be to God for obedience to him and success, ” and we should thank Him that we are Muslims. . .

KADDER This presentation was compiled from Words Book of Risale-i Nur Collection.