Once a group of Muslims were on their travels propagating Islam in Edinburgh. The Imam who was leading the prayer [in a public place] after completing it, was met by a few girls. One of the girls asked, “Do you know English?” The young man [who was leading the prayer] …
Read More »The Needy One
Shaykh Sa’eed ibn Musfir tells the following account…. I was walking out of the Haram (the Ka’bah in Makkah) when I saw a man begging from everyone that passed by him. Just then a man who had parked his tinted Mercedes excessively close to the Haram in a designated VIP …
Read More »The Imam and the Bus Driver
Several years ago an Imam moved to London, United Kingdom. He often took the bus from his home to the downtown area. Some weeks after he arrived, he had occasion to ride the same bus. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a twenty …
Read More »Carry me in your arms….
Story by: Unknown When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes. Suddenly I didn’t know how to say it. But I …
Read More »Absorbed in thoughts of..
The Mughal Emperor, Akbar, was one day out hunting in the forest. When it was time for evening prayer he dismounted, spread his mat on the earth, and knelt to pray in the manner of devout Muslims everywhere. Now it was precisely at this time that a peasant woman, perturbed …
Read More »The most painful distance..
The most painful distance in the world, is not between the living and the dead, but it is when you can’t see that I love you, even though i stand right in front of you. The most painful distance in the world, is not when you can’t see that I …
Read More »The RIGHT HAND
An old man, probably some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the park bench. He didn’t move, just sat with his head down staring at his hands. When I sat down beside him he didn’t acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if he was ok. Finally, not …
Read More »The Old Socks
A wise and saintly rich man, sensing his approaching death, called his son to his side and gave him these instructions:“My son, I shall be leaving you very shortly. On the day when I die, and they have washed my body and come to wrap it in the shroud, I …
Read More »Judging people by appearance!
A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly without an appointment into the Harvard University President’s outer office.The secretary could tell in a moment that such backwoods, country hicks had no business at …
Read More »A Love Story
Have you ever experienced how your life can turn upside down in a span of two days? Read the story below. Those who have gone through similar phases in life can feel what a heartbreak would feel. From a loser’s (or winner’s ?)perspective – A Love Story This is the story of …
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