He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ asked: ‘Why is vegetable the only food for you guys? Why don’t you guys keep animals so that you may obtain milk from them, ride them and eat their meat?’

The chief replied: ‘Vegetable is sufficient for us. A small thing is sufficient for a person to live his life. Everything becomes the same after going below your throat anyhow and you do not feel its taste in the stomach.’

Listening to his wise words, Sayyiduna Zul-Qarnayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ gave him the offer: ‘Come with me. I will make you my advisor and also give you a share from my wealth.’ However, the chief turned down the offer saying that he was happy in his current state. (Tareekh-e-Madinah Dimashq, vol. 17, pp. 353 - 355)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

O devotees Awliya! You have heard that there are such righteous bondmen of Allah Almighty as well who have no worry for the provisions of this world at all. They satisfy their hunger on the simplest of the foods. They are those who remain engaged in performing virtuous deeds and do not get inclined towards the honour and rank of this world. However, those who keep the greed of evil actions and develop various types of evil desires in order to accomplish their evil actions, they remain indulged in those evil desires and waste the precious moments of their life in disobeying Allah Almighty and committing sins. Their desires never get satisfied.

Bowl of desires

There was a king with a great awe and dignity. He was very proud over his great reign, fertile land and treasures of gold and jewellery. After years of hard work, he had strengthened his reign so much that he had no fear of any enemy anymore.

One day, he left for a tour in his capital. Other than ministers and courtiers, few security guards also accompanied him. The king liked it immensely to