2. The First Lesson

Rose used to say that it was by mere chance that she saw the preacher who caught her attention and made her listen carefully. But later she realized that she was mistaken as he was the tool that God has chosen to guide her to the right path. In our life nothing happens by coincidence but everything takes place when God wills it. Everything happens according to the Divine Wisdom and God had prepared her for this moment. That preacher effectively addressed her mind and heart. He kept tackling important points that concerned her a lot and she was ashamed of the silly question "why me" when he talked about suffering and addressed her – as she felt then – saying: "God is sending you a gift. Would you refuse it?"

Trouble is not the only way to God, but still it is how some of us would start to reconsider the way their lives are going on. People are generally classified into good people who truly know about God and the real aim of life, the bad guys who, in most cases knowingly, disobey God. And the third and most dangerous category is the unwary people who consider themselves doing the right thing while they are not. It is necessary then that God shakes them, disturbs their complacency, and awakens them through trials; and this is of course a sign of His mercy. Rose then cried out of joy that her Lord is so generous and forgiving.

Those who respond to God's message are rescued. You need to show any sign of your sincerity and God will accept you and guide you further and further.

God says, "I am as My bondsman thinks I am, (i.e. I do for him as much as he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if he mentions Me. If he mentions Me to himself, I mention him to Myself; and if he mentions Me in an assembly, I mention him in an assembly better than them. If he approaches Me by a hand span, I approach him by an arm span. If he approaches Me by an arm span, I approach him by an outstretched-arm span, and if he comes to Me walking, I come to him running."

Authentic hadeeth reported by al-Bukhaariyy in al-Jaami` as-Saheeh page/number 7405, and narrated by Aboo-Hurayrah.