Sheikh Saadi and The Robbers

Sheikh Saadi was a great poet in Iran. When he was a child, his mother wanted him to be educated. So she wanted to send him to Baghdad. One day during his boyhood he was going to Baghdad with a group of rich merchants. He was carrying a bundle of books and some money with him. The marchants took responsibility to take him to Baghdad where Sheikh Saadi would stay and get education. Then he would become a scholar. However the caravan of the merchants and traders was going to Baghdad fearlessly. They traveled for twelve days without any trouble. On the thirteenth day a gang of robbers attacked the caravan. The merchants had their valuable articles , gold , diamonds , and other thins .They had also a lit of money with them. The robbers snatched away all the goods and money from the marchants. Sheikh Saadi stood on the corner. 



He did not have any fear. He saw the brutality of the robbers . He observed the unkind and immoral activities of them.Suddenly the leader of the gang sheikh Saadi in the corner. He came to saadi .He asked Saddi what things he had with him. Saddi never told a lie. He was a brave and truthful boy. Though his money was hidden in his dress by his mother,he spoke the truth about his money. They leader of the robbers ordered Saddi to give all things the had with him.

   Without any fear Sheikh Saddi handed him the bundle of books and the hidden money he had .Saddi then said, ‘‘I hope that you will make good use of these books’’. The gang leader became very surprised to see the courage of Saddi. He observed that he did nit fear them at all. Then the leader of the robbers wanted to know how those books could be used properly.

   He reply Sheikh Saadi advised the leader to appoint a good scholar to teach those books to their children. Then the children would know and tell them what a great sin to rob was, how immoral and brutal to snatch away the wealth of others was. They  would tell them what other great sins there were. Allah would punish us for all these sins and for all wrongdoings like robbing.

   Hearing these moral advice the robbers became astonished. The words of Saadi changed their minds . They realized their immoral activities and crime. Then they returned the goods and money to the merchants. Since then the robbers gave up robbing and became good and honest.