Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam (Studying Qur'an & Hadith Book 2)

by A. Helwa

There is a hilarious story of the comical Mullah Nasruddin that perfectly depicts our inclination to hold onto patterns that stifle our spiritual progress. One day, the Mullah opened his lunch bag at work and complained, “Another cheese sandwich! I am so sick of these cheese sandwiches!” Then the next day again he opened his lunch and said, “Cheese sandwich again! I am going to die from these cheese sandwiches!” Then the following day yet again the Mullah opened his bag and, lo and behold, he said, “Cheese sandwich! I hate cheese sandwiches! Oh, why, God?! Why is it always a cheese sandwich!” Finally one of his co-workers said, “Mullah, why don’t you tell your wife you don’t like cheese sandwiches?” The Mullah replied, “But I don’t have a wife.” His co-worker confusingly asked, “Well, then, who makes these cheese sandwiches?” The Mullah then said, “Well, I do!”