Story | Bayazid Bustami | For class 9-12

Bayazid Bustami

From the very boyhood Bayazid Bostami was very helpful to his mother. He was also very obedient. An interesting event took place one night. He was studying in his room His mother was sleeping nearby. At midnight, while he was reading, he heard his mother saying 'water', water. Bayazid took a glass and went to the jar lying in the corner of the house. But alas! There was no water in the jar. He left no stone unturned to manage water but failed. He thought for a while. After a while, it came to his mind about the existence of a shower at the edge of the village. As it was a dark night, he got frightened to go out alone. But there was none to accompany him. Realizing his mother's necessity, he dared to go out alone. However, he went to the shower with t jar. He poured it with water and returned home safely. Then, pouring water into a glass, he went near his mother. But he found her sleeping. He thought to himself whether it would be wise to wake her up or not. He didn't wake her up instead he was standing by her side with the glass in hand. At dawn, his mother woke up and saw his son standing beside her. At first, she could not realize the reason of his standing. Afterwards, she could remember what happened last night. Then, the mother said her son, "O, my boy, why didn't you wake me up instead of standing for long hours at night?" The son replied, "I thought it would be impolite to wake my sleeping mother Bayezid's mother became very pleased to hear such an answer from her son. She prayed to Allah to bless her son with the highest spiritual honour.

#Devotion To Mother

Questions and Answers about Bayazid Bostami's Devotion to his Mother:

1. What was Bayazid Bostami like as a child?

    Answer: Bayazid Bostami was helpful and obedient to his mother.

2. What happened one night while Bayazid was studying?

    Answer: His mother asked for water in the middle of the night.

3. Why couldn't Bayazid get water from the jar?

    Answer: The jar was empty.

4. Where did Bayazid finally go to get water?

    Answer: He went to the shower at the edge of the village.

5. Why was Bayazid scared to go outside?

    Answer: It was a dark night, and he was alone.

6. Why did Bayazid stand by his mother's bed instead of waking her up?

    Answer: He thought it would be impolite to wake her up while she was sleeping.

7. What did Bayazid's mother say to him in the morning?

    Answer: She asked him why he didn't wake her up instead of standing all night.

8. What did Bayazid reply to his mother?

    Answer: He said he didn't want to disturb her sleep.

9. How did Bayazid's mother feel about his answer?

    Answer: She was very pleased and proud of him.

10. What did Bayazid's mother pray for him?

    Answer: She prayed for him to be blessed with the highest spiritual honor.