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experience full of pain to others and to tell them what the homeland meant.

My beloved child!

Allah is followed by your father in terms of your patronage.

Life is led in three castles. One castle lasts for a lifetime, and the other two follow the footsteps of time.

The lifelong castle is your homeland. You are in it from your birth till your last day in the world.

The second castle is the home you are born and raised in. You are raised with parental affection in this castle. This is a sacred place for you because this place includes your mother and father who provide for you and protect you from evils. You start speaking in this castle. You become mature in this castle. This castle provides you with the necessary means to survive in the third castle.

The third castle is the home you establish with your beloved one. This is the life castle that will blossom like a rose and gain meaning. You should always remain indebted to your parents when you are in this castle, and you should express your indebtedness. You should behave consistently and show that your parents raised a good child.

Your dignity, reputation, honour, your respect toward them and the services you render to them add to their lives. The daily greeting you express and assistance you provide are signs that express your indebtedness. In this way you obtain the approval of your parents and behave in a way that shows their affection for you was not in vain.

Your mother gives shape to your intrinsic qualities, and your father protects you from external evils.


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