Irfan (Volume 1) IRFAAN 1

75-76

We quote hereunder some episodes of some very big capitalistic and worldly people of the world who had a very woeful and tragic end. May be some whole minded, fortunate and blessed person can learn a lesson and caveat from these and may escape the trap of this bloody, treacherous hag (of world).

A FULL-OF-LESSON STORY OF A BILLIONAIRE

"I have so much wealth in my possession which I cannot count. It is said that my properties worth more than fifty million pounds but I am ready to gladly give all this whole property in lieu of the food of one time which I may eat to my fill". These words are of the famous billionaire of America named '(John D.) Rockefeller' also known as the 'Oil King'. The tales of his wealth and capital are on the tongues of every common and proper person of new times as well as old time. A world has been envying at his fortune and God knows how many others might be those whose mouth becomes watered upon hearing his name but his own condition is such that despite of riches he was poor and hopeless and despite having plenty of gold-and-silver, he longs for eating a time's meal up to his fill and is ready to kick his billions of Pounds away in lieu of this blessing. He has become eighty-five years of age but he has been suffering from the disease of digestion since early age. It is obvious that he must have spent much for this disease. In spite of having everything on disposal, he cannot eat anything other than some milk and a few biscuits although his lowly laborers and servants eat up to their fill every kind of the blessings of world and tasty dishes all the day. This lord of the fates of hundreds of thousands of people is tantalized for eating a time's meal as per his wish and cannot even touch anything other than some milk and a few biscuits!

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[Therefore] O poor people envying at the life of world! Express thanks to Allah Almighty for His blessing given to you as one of the richest people of world is himself envying at your condition!

THE STATE OF HENRY FORD

Listen about the state of Henry Ford who is the 'Motor King' and who has surpassed even Qaroon as regards to his wealth. He cannot eat anything other than a very little precautionary diet. A team of doctors is always taking care of him. He is totally deprived of all tastes though his ordinary servants and employees enjoy tastes in front of him and he is tantalized seeing them. Those who are close him, say that all those material enjoyments which a person can enjoy in world and those tastes which can be bought by money, this Qaroon is absolutely deprived of all.

[Therefore] O you who consider wealth product of life and money the fruit of life! Are you seeing this privation through gold-and-silver ?

MR. EDWARD SCRIPPS

There was a billionaire and owner of newspapers called Edward (Willis) Scripps. After years' luxury and entertainment, his heart lost its interest in the uproar of world and felt to find peace and meditation. How could it be possible in the 'centers of culture and civilization'? At last, he built an aeroplane costing forty thousand Dollars and made it sound proof against all kinds of sounds with the help of devices. That is, no kind of any voice could reach his ears. After creating an artificial silence and the space of no voice around him he thought that he could then find prompt peace. He handed over the business of newspapers to his son and the airplane took off on the adventure of searching peace. Not one country or two countries but visited the entire world. Not for one time but did it two times but the peace and tranquility of heart could not become possible by shutting the doors of material voices to it.