Hazrat Ibrahim bin Adham (r.a) was the pupil of Hazrat Khidr (a.s) and was the leader of all of his contemporaries. He had the honor of meeting many excellent people of his time, which includes Imam-e-Azam Hazrat Abu Hanifa (r.a).
He was actually the king of Balkh also known as Baktra in Greek. Once this king had went for hunting along with his courtiers and soldiers, but during the hunt of a deer he was separated from all the rest and went too far from his crew. Allah Almighty bestowed the deer the power to speak to Hazrat Ibrahim (r.a) and the deer said to him:
“Were you created to do this, or have you been ordered to live like this?”
This changed the life of this king so that he repented before Allah Almighty and gave up his kingdom in favor of obedience and worship of the Almighty.
It is said that when Hazrat Ibrahim (r.a) had given up his kingdom and was living in solitude in his shabby tent near the river, some people who had heard about his piety and love of Allah, came there to meet him. When they met Hazrat Ibrahim bin Adham (r.a) they were greatly impressed and offered him gold coins as gift. The saint declined the offer straightaway.
Hazrat Ibrahim (r.a) was stitching his old rags with a needle when one of the people who had come to meet him asked him how it happened that he had given up his kingdom and riches. Hazrat Ibrahim (r.a) threw away his needle into the river and then signaled in the direction of the river. Suddenly, there were fish everywhere on the surface of water carrying a golden needle in their mouth, to give to Hazrat.
He said: “My kingdom used to be over people but now with the grace of Allah Almighty it has expanded over his creatures.”
He was actually the king of Balkh also known as Baktra in Greek. Once this king had went for hunting along with his courtiers and soldiers, but during the hunt of a deer he was separated from all the rest and went too far from his crew. Allah Almighty bestowed the deer the power to speak to Hazrat Ibrahim (r.a) and the deer said to him:
“Were you created to do this, or have you been ordered to live like this?”
This changed the life of this king so that he repented before Allah Almighty and gave up his kingdom in favor of obedience and worship of the Almighty.
It is said that when Hazrat Ibrahim (r.a) had given up his kingdom and was living in solitude in his shabby tent near the river, some people who had heard about his piety and love of Allah, came there to meet him. When they met Hazrat Ibrahim bin Adham (r.a) they were greatly impressed and offered him gold coins as gift. The saint declined the offer straightaway.
Hazrat Ibrahim (r.a) was stitching his old rags with a needle when one of the people who had come to meet him asked him how it happened that he had given up his kingdom and riches. Hazrat Ibrahim (r.a) threw away his needle into the river and then signaled in the direction of the river. Suddenly, there were fish everywhere on the surface of water carrying a golden needle in their mouth, to give to Hazrat.
He said: “My kingdom used to be over people but now with the grace of Allah Almighty it has expanded over his creatures.”
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