Completing story : "A Poor Boatman and a Scholar" and " Bayazid's Devotion to His Mother "

  

A Poor Boatman and a Scholar

There was a poor boatman in a village. meet. He was illiterate. He used to row in boat from morning till evening only to make his both ends meet. A scholar  got into He his boat one day. The scholar said to the boatman  , "Did you read history?"  The boatman said, "No". The scholar told him that without any knowledge of history one-fourth of his life was spoilt. He looked at the beautiful scenery and asked the boatman again whether he had read geography. As usual, the reply of the boatman was in the negative. This time the scholar said that one half of the boatman's life was spoilt. Then they were silent for some time. It was afternoon. The scholar broke the silence and said to the boatman, “Do you know anything about science?" "No, nothing do I know of science" was the answer of the boatman. The scholar told him that his life was of no use. 'Three-fourths of his life were spoilt. This time the boatman remained silent. All on a sudden,  the sky became overcast with dark clouds. The   'Nor'wester' began to blow. The scholar was very much frightened. Eventually, the 'Nor'wester' became violent. The boatman said to him. "Sir, “ Do you know how to swim?" The scholar replied in the negative in a pitiful voice. The boatman said, “ The boat is going to sink. Now I see, the whole of our lite is spoiled. Your bookish knowledge is of no use at this moment".

Bayazid's Devotion to His Mother

Once there was a small boy named Bayazid. His mother was ill. One night, he was studying by the side of the bed of his mother. All on sudden, his mother woke up, raised her head and told her  son to give her a glass of water. Instantly, he went to the pitcher for water but found no water in it.  He remembered that there was a fountain at the end of the village. He went there alone at that dark night and returned with water. It was at dead of night when he reached home. Going to his mother, : he saw her in deep sleep. He refrained from disturbing his mother and stood beside her bed with a glass of water. His mother woke up at dawn. She was moved to see her son's devotion to her. She earnestly prayed to Allah to bless her son with the highest spiritual honor. Allah t granted her prayer and made Bayazid one of the greatest men of the world.