When he reached the middle of the sea, a severe storm struck, causing both ships to collide with each other and sink. As he drowned, he recalled the prediction of the astrologer and began to feel regret on account of his disobedience to his father. Then he and his companions all drowned in the sea and died. After a few days, the news of his death reached his father, so he displayed patience and departed from the world with the grief of his son’s death. (‘Uyoon-ul-Hikayaat, vol. 2, pp. 441-443, summarised)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                  صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! There are many points of heed and advice in the aforementioned narration, for example:

*   Contentment is a great bounty, and the one who possesses this bounty remains at peace

*   A person destroys everything that he owns when he is overcome with greed

*   He does whatever he wishes even if he is ruined

*   A father always desires for his children to succeed and is pleased when they receive benefit

*   Whatever he says comes to pass

*   He invites his children towards righteousness and instils in them fear of the Hereafter

*   He can understand matters better than his children

*   He saves them from going to places of destruction

*   He cries in the absence of his children

*   He always wishes the best for them and makes Du’a

*   Children can never attain happiness by disobeying their father