The kingdom of the World

Quickly knock the Kingdom of the world to pieces just as Ibrahim Ibn Adham did,
so that you might win the Kingdom of everlasting life. He was the Amir of Balkh.
One night, that king was asleep on his throne. There were guards on the roof of the palace.
The reason the King had guards was not to keep robbers and stupid people away. He knew that the just man
is free from fear of attack and is safe in his heart.

He was listening to all the sounds of the guards with their trumpets because it made him remember the
trumpet of the Last Hour of the world. At night on the throne, this man heard the noise of tramping and loud
excited voices from the roof. He heard loud footsteps from the roof of the palace. Ibrahim thought; " Who dares to do this? "
He shouted out of the palace window, " Who is this? this is not a man; it must be a Jinn! "
Some amazing people put their heads down from the roof. They said, " We are going around by night, searching. "
" What are you looking for? " He said.
" Camels. " they said.
He said, " Think about what you say! No one looks for camels on the roof! "
They then replied, " How then do you try to look for Allah while you sit on the throne of state? "

That was all.

No one in Balkh saw Ibrahim ever again. He vanished like a Jinn from the sight of man. His real self had been hidden from them, although he was there with people. How could people see anything but beard and clothing?
He went far away from his own and from peoples eyes. Then he became famous in the world.

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Ibrahim Bin Adham gave up being the Amir of Balkh and lived a simple life in poverty.
He is one of the most famous of the early muslims right up to this day.