May 2012
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Kindness Surely Pays Back
There once was a little boy called Hassan who lived in a small village in Pakistan. Hassan’s family were poor and they just about had enough to make ends meet. To help the family Hassan used to sell baskets, rope and other hand-made items from door-to-door. The money not only helped his family but also paid his way through school. On one of the many hot days in the village, Hassan was...
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“All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds: Your intellect is a mercy...”
– Love this. :)
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Standing by His Mother's Bedside
A long time ago there lived a great saint. His name was Sharafud-Din and he loved his mother very much. Once, when Sharafud-Din was still small, his mother fell very ill and had to stay in bed. One night she awoke with a burning thirst and called out to her son to bring her a bowl of water. The young boy hurried to do her bidding, but when he returned to her bedside with the water, he discovered...
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April 2012
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“In this world, man finds in the remembrance of Allah, praising Him and...”
– Ibn Taymiyyah
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“Love your parents. We are so busy growing up, we often forget they are also...”
– Unknown
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“Goodness lies in the person who doesn’t see goodness within himself.”
– (Imām Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal)
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A Cup of Tea
A group of students, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old teacher. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests tea, the teacher went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of tea and an assortment of cups – porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite – telling them to...
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