Aspiring Shia

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate

Prophet David (a.s.) asked Allah: “Oh Allah! All kings possess treasures; where is yours?” ‎

Almighty Allah replied: ‎

I possess a treasure which is greater than the sky, vaster than the Heaven’s firmaments, ‎smells better than the perfumes of Paradise, and is beautiful than the Celestial Kingdom. ‎

Its earth is enlightenment. Its sky is belief. Its sun is enthusiasm. Its moon is love. Its stars ‎are inspiration and attention towards Me. Its clouds are reason. Its rain is blessings. Its ‎fruits are obedience, and its yield is wisdom. ‎

My Treasure has four doors. The first one is the door of knowledge. The second one is the ‎door of reason. The third one is the door of patience, and the fourth one is the door of ‎contentment. Know that My Treasure is the heart of a believer.‎

‎~
Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 70, p-59‎

I had been reading Self-Building by Ayatullah Ibrahim Amini when I came upon this ‎hadith. Words cannot describe the swell of emotion in my heart. To know that Allah SWT ‎thinks so highly of His obedient servants is so beautiful, so touching that it makes one fall ‎in love all over again with the Creator. It makes me want to do all I can to become His ‎obedient servant. Just imagine Allah’s love for you, His endearment towards you, greater ‎than anything He has created. But also imagine the type of affection and love towards the ‎best of creation, Muhammad al-Mustafa (s.). If we just take this to heart and try our best ‎to emulate our prophet, just imagine how Allah SWT will see us, how He will cherish and ‎love us.‎

Doesn’t it make the heart beat faster?‎