Kisah Sufi

Emperor Tamerlane hated the Sufi Nimatullah and plotted against him. Pretending to honor Nimatullah with a feast, he served food that was haram (forbidden). After Nimatullah ate, Tamerlane shouted, “You ate stolen lamb! It’s haram! You will die for your sin!” “On Tamerlane’s orders, I stole the lamb from an old woman,” the cook explained. Then the old woman shouted, “That man robbed me! I was on my way here to give the lamb to Nimatullah as a gift.” Thus, the lamb was not haram: it was meant for Nimatullah all along! Tamerlane was but an instrument in God’s plan. TINY T TALES ALES FROM THE SUFIS 125