In Pursuit of Real Sukoon
Long time ago, while travelling from one destination to another, a man’s sight fell on the ground where he saw a stone that was shining brilliantly. He picked it up and immediately fell in love with it.
Actually, it was a large diamond! However, the man had no idea whatsoever about the value or even the existence of a diamond. He simply fell in love with it because of its glitter. While walking on his way, he went on hurling the diamond in the air and catching it back.
A while later he was seen by another person. When this person spotted him playing with an object, he immediately recognised the highly valuable diamond. From the way he was playing with it, this person also perceived that the man was unaware of its worth. He started making plans on how to acquire the diamond from that man.
He approached him and asked him where he was going. The man said that he was on his way to such and such a place.
“Oh! I am also going to that place. Can I join you?” This person asked the first man.
“Sure! Why not?” the man replied.
So, both the men pursued their journey.
When evening fell, they came across a lodging house and they decided to spend the night there. When the man who possessed the diamond was deep in sleep, the second person stood up from his bed and started looking for the diamond. He checked his bag, but he did not find it there. He then went close to the snoring man and gently checked the pockets of his pyjamas, but it was not there too! He also very carefully checked under his pillow, but it was not there either. This person really wondered where the diamond had disappeared to.
The next morning as they continued their journey, to the utter surprise of the second man the first one took out the diamond from his pocket and started hurling it in the air.
As evening fell, they again took lodging in a guest house and at nighttime when the first man was in a deep slumber the second man took the opportunity to check all his belongings. To his astonishment he once again failed to locate the valuable stone!
On the third night too, which was supposed to be the last night of their journey, the same occurrence took place. This man failed to find the diamond. As they came close to the destination they were heading for, he revealed to the man with the diamond his true reason for accompanying him till that place.
“To tell you the truth, my purpose in accompanying you till here was to get hold of the diamond, but I have miserably failed in my mission. Now I am really curious about where you were hiding the diamond during all the three nights. Please solve this mystery for me.”
The man with the diamond smiled. He said, “You were looking for the shining stone everywhere else while it was lying right in your possession all the three nights!”
“What do you mean?” the man asked him with profound shock.
“You never checked the pockets of your own coat which, each night you used to hang it on the wall.” the man replied. “I used to hide it in one of the pockets of your coat in your absence. All the three nights you looked everywhere else, but you never bothered to check your own pockets.”
This story has a strong reminder for all Muslims who are looking for Sukoon in life.
What is Sukoon?
Sukoon is peace of mind, serenity, tranquillity, contentment.
It is not a material object. It cannot be weighed. It can only be felt. It is the most priceless feeling.
People tend to check every nook and corner of the world, every society and every culture (including the western one), every entertainment source and every social media, to seek for it but they are not successful.
Some people look for it in the most lavishly designed, gorgeous and exquisite buildings where they reside, or in the most luxurious and posh motor vehicles which they drive, or in the most expensive designer brands of fashionable clothes they put on, but they do not taste even a morsel of it.
Then from where can we find genuine Sukoon?
For us, Muslims, we need not look around for it. Real Sukoon is hidden within us only. It is concealed in the most Precious and the most Treasured Gift that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala has presented to us.
That Gift is the Deen of Islam.
The word “Islam” means “Submission to the Will of Allah.”
To be a true Muslim you must have:
- Imaan (Faith). Imaan is to have absolute Yaqeen (conviction) in the Kalimah Tayyibah:
لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله ﷺ
To have full conviction that Allah is the only One to be worshiped, the only One to be relied upon.
- To obey the Commands of Allah based on His Kalaam, the Qur’an Majeed and the Ahadeeth.
- To adopt the Mubarak Sunnah of Nabi Muhammad Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam in our lifestyle.
It is only when we become Muslims with all sincerity that we can get the opportunity to taste the Sweetness of Sukoon that we are always yearning for.
May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala always guide us to relish Sukoon in its Purest form by becoming True Muslims…Ameen.
(Haqqseeker Marhoom)