The Significance of Context: Why Stones in Different Places Hold Different Values

Wheat and Stones: Do Stones Sell at the Price of Wheat?

Once, a man placed two stones in two different places: one in a mosque and one in the Baith-ul-Khilafah. Both stones were similar in appearance, one placed by a builder and the other by an installer. However, the significance of their locations was different. The stone in the mosque was seen with respect, while the one in the Baith-ul-Khilafah was not valued as much.

The stone associated with Baith-ul-Khilafah was overlooked and we preferred to keep our feet clean in that place, while the stone in the mosque was considered sacred and deserving of reverence. Both stones had the same intrinsic value, but the respect and significance placed upon them were different due to their associations.

The difference in their value was not due to their nature or appearance but because of their association with different places. Just as the stones were valued differently based on their location, the same applies to things and people in the context of their associations and backgrounds. The significance and worth of something are often influenced by its context and where it is placed, not just by its inherent qualities.

“نسبت سے فرق تو پڑتا ہے”

گندم میں کنکر ہوتا ہے، کیا وہ کنکر گندم کے بھاؤ نہیں بکتا؟

ﺍﯾﮏ ﺁﺩﻣﯽ ﻧﮯ ﺩﻭ ﺍﯾﻨﭩﯿﮟ ﻟﯿﮟ، ﺍﯾﮏ ﺍﯾﻨﭧ ﮐﻮ ﻣﺴﺠﺪ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻟﮕﺎ ﺩﯾﺎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﯾﮏ ﺍﯾﻨﭧ ﺑﯿﺖ ﺍﻟﺨﻼ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻟﮕﺎ ﺩﯼ۔ ﺍﯾﻨﭩﯿﮟ ﺍﯾﮏ ﺟﯿﺴﯽ، ﺑﻨﺎﻧﮯ ﻭﺍﻻ ﺍیک، ﻟﮕﺎﻧﮯ ﻭﺍﻻ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺍﯾﮏ۔۔۔ ﻟﯿﮑﻦ ﺍﯾﮏ ﮐﯽ ﻧﺴﺒﺖ ﻣﺴﺠﺪ ﺳﮯ ﮨﻮﺋﯽ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﯾﮏ ﮐﯽ ﻧﺴﺒﺖ ﺑﯿﺖ ﺍﻟﺨﻼء سے۔ ﺟﺲ ﺍﯾﻨﭧ ﮐﯽ ﻧﺴﺒﺖ ﺑﯿﺖ ﺍﻟﺨﻼء ﺳﮯ ﮨﻮﺋﯽ، ﻭﮨﺎﮞ ﮨﻢ ﻧﻨﮕﺎ ﭘﺎؤﮞ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺭﮐﮭﻨﺎ ﭘﺴﻨﺪ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮐﺮﺗﮯ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺟﺲ ﺍﯾﻨﭧ ﮐﯽ ﻧﺴﺒﺖ ﺑﯿﺖ ﺍﻟﻠّٰﻪ ﺳﮯ ﮨﻮﺋﯽ۔۔۔ ﻭﮨﺎﮞ ﮨﻢ ﺍﭘﻨﯽ ﭘﯿﺸﺎﻧﯿﺎﮞ ٹیکتے ﮨﯿﮟ، ﺍس کو ﮨﻮﻧﭩﻮﮞ ﺳﮯ ﭼﻮﻣﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ، ﺑﻮﺳﮧ ﺩﯾﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ۔
ﺩوﻧﻮﮞ ﮐﮯ ﺭُﺗﺒﮯ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻓﺮﻕ ﮐﯿﻮﮞ ﮨﻮﺍ۔ ﻗﯿﻤﺖ ﺍﯾﮏ ﺗﮭﯽ، ﭼﯿﺰ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺍﯾﮏ ﺗﮭﯽ۔ ﺍﯾﮏ ﮨﯽ ﻃﺮﯾﻘﮯ ﺳﮯ ﺩﻭﻧﻮﮞ ﺍﯾﻨﭧ ﺍﯾﮏ ﺍﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﻧﮯ ﻟﮕﺎئی بھی۔ ﻓﺮﻕ ﺻﺮﻑ ﯾﮧ ﺗﮭﺎ ﮐﮧ ﺩﻭﻧﻮﮞ ﮐﯽ ﻧﺴﺒﺖ ﺍﻟﮓ ﺍﻟﮓ ﺗﮭﯽ۔ ﺍﭘﻨﯽ ﻧﺴﺒﺖ ﷲ والوں ﺳﮯ ﺭﮐﮭﯿﮟ، ﯾﻘﯿﻨﺎً! ﺑﮩﺖ ﻓﺮﻕ ﭘﮍے ﮔﺎ۔