A man was on a journey, walking through the scorching desert. For miles he treks as the sun beats down upon him and the hot sand leaves blisters on his feet. The only water in the area was his sweat and tears. Along the way he encounters scorpions and snakes not allowing him to stop for respite. He presses on, continuing his journey though the merciless desert. It was high noon and the sun was relentless when he reaches a valley in the middle of which he sees a house next to two hills. He wonders to himself, “who could possibly live here? in the middle of this God-forsaken desert!” As he approached the simple square house built from bricks of mud, he notices there is a well next to it. Gathering up the last bit of energy he runs toward the well. He eagerly lowers the pail and brings it back up full of cool water. He sits against the wall in the shadow of the house to drink. The water returns life into his frail body and quickly lifts his spirits. He drinks his full and then begins to wash himself with the water, cleaning his face and body of dirt and impurities. After he finished he thought to himself, “I should thank the owner of this well for it has saved my life when surely I thought I was doomed.” He approaches the house but quickly notices that there are no doors to enter. He calls from the outside to whomever maybe inside. He receives no reply. “How am I to thank the owner of this well? He must be around here somewhere.” As he was about to leave he notices an inscription on the wall of the house:

“Allah! None has the right to be worshipped but He, The Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists, Neither slumber overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never encompass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Chair extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is The Most High, The Most Great.” (Holy Quran 2:255)