The young man, trying to find answers to his questions, looked for people who could answer them. I met with many people, no one could answer. One day he met a Muslim scholar and asked him these questions:
1. Is there a God? If there is, show me its outline.
2. What is fate?
3. Why, if the Devil was created from fire, he will be placed in hell, where everything is on fire, he will not be hurt. Hasn't Allah thought this through?
Suddenly, the scientist gave him a strong slap in the face. The young man, confused, asked:
- Why are you angry with me?
The scientist replied:
“I wasn’t angry, it was the answer to your questions!”
- How to understand this?
- How did you feel after I hit you?
- Of course I felt pain!
- So you believe that pain exists?
- Yes!
“Then show me its outline.”
- I can't!
- This is the answer to your first question. Tell me now, yesterday you saw in a dream that I would slap you in the face?
- No
“Did you ever think that you might get a slap from me today?”
- No.
- This is fate. What is covered with my hand that slapped you?
- Skin.
- And your face?
- Skin.
- So did it hurt you?
- Yes, very much!
- This is the answer to your third question.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru