"Surely, the true religion in Allah's sight is Islam" (3:19)
This is the story of the giant ship engine that failed. The ship’s owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, from top to bottom. Two of the ship’s
Read moreThe cheerful little girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them, a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box. “Oh mommy please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?” Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl’s upturned face. “A dollar ninety-five. That’s almost $2.00. If you really want
Read moreShe asked him, “How much are you selling the eggs for?” The old seller replied to her, “Rs.5/- for one egg, Madam.” She said to him, “I will take 6 eggs for Rs.25/- or I will leave.” The old seller replied, “Come take them at the price you want. May God bless us, and maybe this is a good beginning because I have not been able sell to anyone today.” She took it and walked away with a feeling that
Read more*Come, let me hug you on my chest:* A true story which happened in Saudi Arabia. Saeed bin Jumaan was an old father whose job was being a teacher. After the death of his wife, may Allah Have Mercy on her, he lived with his sons so they could serve him. Allah blessed him with four sons, and Alhamdulillah all of them were obedient. Their father was known for his strength, prestige and words. If someone said Saeed bin Jumaan
Read moreThere was a man who lived amongst the children of Israel named Barseesa. His worship and devotion to Allah was so great that we call him ‘aabid bani Isra’eel’: the great worshipper from the Children of Israel. During his time, the King of the land made a call for men to join the army to fight in a jihad against an enemy. Amongst those who wanted to sign up were three brothers, but there was one problem. They had one
Read moreA man reached 70 years of age and he faced a disease; he could not urinate. The doctors informed him that he was in need of an operation to cure this disease. He agreed to have the operation done as the problem was giving him much pain for days. When the operation was completed, his doctor gave him the bill which covered all the costs. The old man looked at the bill and started to cry. Upon seeing this the
Read moreA very poor newly wedded, young couple lived in a small farm. One day the husband made the following proposal to his wife:Honey, I will leave the house: I will travel faraway, get a job and work hard in order to come back and give you the comfortable life that you deserve. I do not know how long I will stay away, I only ask one thing, please wait for me, and while I am away, you should be faithful
Read moreThere was a Sheikh who was teaching his students Aqeedah (faith), He taught them ‘la ilaha illa Allah’ and explained it to them. The Sheikh loved keeping pets, so he was given a parrot by one of the students as a gift. And with days the Sheikh started to like the parrot. He used to take him in his lessons, until the parrot knew how to say la ilaha illa Allah, He would to utter it night and day. One
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A honest and truthful girl. One night, as per his usual practise, Hadrat Sayyiduna ‘Umar – may Allah be pleased with him – was walking around Madina Shareef with his slave. In fact, it was his habit to walk around the streets and pathways of Madina Shareef during the night with the intention of looking after the people in the blessed city and also to see that no harm came to them. As he walked along, at a certain stage, he felt
Read more*Everyone’s Rizq is fixed* A high flying manager of major departmental stores in U.K., Malaysia and China moved to Makkah. He had been brought in by Bin Dawood stores as a regional manager for the Makkah region. He was from England. After living and working in Saudia for some time, he later narrated how he found it so strange, unique and uplifting in how business was done in Saudia. Here were the examples he gave: 1. In Makkah, next to
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