در پردۀ اسرار کسی را ره نیست
زین تعبیهٔ جان هیچکس آگه نیست
جز در دل خاک هیچ منزلگه نیست
مِی خور که چنین فسانهها کوته نیست
Behind the veil of secrets, no one can grasp all truths.
No soul can be fully aware of its fate or destined route on its own.
The only refuge for humanity lies in acknowledging its ultimate return to the earth’s embrace.
So drink the wine of knowledge, for the tale of destiny is not short, there is still a long way to go.
The fundamental principle in epistemology is to always remember that we do not know everything.
It was September 2019 when I began living my lifelong dream. I had enrolled in a Bachelor’s program in Computer Science and Engineering at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics in Hungary. With the prospects of a successful career in sight, I was happily settling into my new life.
Then came COVID-19. The university shifted to online classes, and in March 2020, I decided to travel back home to Ajman to stay with my parents until on-campus sessions resumed. For a year, I continued my classes online. By the end of 2021, I was preparing to return to Budapest.
Around this time, in December 2021, Mufaddal Moula TUS visited Sharjah, and we had the Sharaf of hosting a zyafat at our home. During the zyafat, when I approached Moula, he inquired, “Tame su karo cho?”
I replied, “Moula mein Budapest ma parhu chu, hamna online classes yahan si lau chu, hawe dubara Budapest jais.”
Moula looked at me and, with concern, said, “Hawe yahan par aj raho, bawaji sathey. Tame wahan chala jaso toh bawaji sathey kon rehse?”
He then turned to my father and said, “Tamara dikra ne aik business ni line bhi aapjo.”
For a brief moment, my dream of studying in Budapest flashed before me. But then I realized that Moula was in front of me, and I revisited the fundamental principle of knowledge: I do not know everything. If anyone cares for me more than I care for myself, it is him.
I had already paid the term fees in Budapest. Transferring to a university in the UAE would mean starting the year anew, and the competitive job market here made my career prospects uncertain. Yet, with complete confidence and trust, I responded, “Jee, Moula.”
Shortly after I resumed my studies in the UAE, the Ukraine-Russia conflict erupted. Hungary, a close ally of Russia, faced severe economic disruptions, fee hikes, safety concerns for foreign students, and travel restrictions. The social environment deteriorated.
Had I remained in Budapest, I would have been alone, surrounded by uncertainty, while my parents back home would have been stressed and left to face everything on their own.
Today, I am nearing the completion of my Bachelor’s program and actively managing my own business, which we started right after the zyafat, as per Moula’s directives.
The Ponzo Illusion teaches us that due to our limited capacity to perceive all angles simultaneously, we may believe two identical lines are of different lengths because of perspective. Yet, they are the same.
My experience has taught me that instead of trying to determine the length of lines in any situation, we should draw the line of Moula’s directives beneath them. That line truly becomes our lifeline, shielding us from the fault lines of life.
Mohammed Bhai Mustansir Bhai Bhinderwala
Ajman, UAE
In the means of shukr and zikr, anyone who is willing to share his/her’s acquaintance, incident or any experience with Moulana Muqaddas RA or Moulana Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS can mail it to dm@tazkerat.org & md@tazkerat.org
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