Month: February 2021
Funny Stories
Ibn al-Jawzi narrated this funny incident : دخلت عجوز على قوم تعزيهم بميت فرأت في الدار عليلا فرجعت وقالت أنا والله يشق علي المشي وأحسن الله عزاءكم في هذا العليل أيضا An old woman visited some people to give them condolences on the passing ...
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The Qur'an states: كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِي السَّمَاءِ * تُؤْتِي أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهَا ۗ وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّـهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ * وَمَثَلُ كَلِمَة...
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30 CLASSICAL SCHOLARS EXPLAINING: WORSHIP --------------------------------- 1- IMAM ABU HANIFAH was asked 1200 years ago: قال المتعلمُ رحِمه اللهُ : أخْبِرْني عن العبادة ما تفسيرها ؟ قال العالمُ رضِي اللهُ عن : إسمُ العبادة إسمٌ جامعٌ يجتمِع فيه الط...
View DetailsAlcohol Ban In USA
The US banned alcohol from 1920 to 1933. These pictures show the Police enforcing the alcohol ban in the 1920's. However, people did not comply, so the alcohol ban was lifted in 1933. Read: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_...
View DetailsA Funny Widow
A man married a woman. 4 of her previous husbands had died. This 5th husband also became sick and was about to die. On his death-bed, his wife sat at his head, crying and saying: "Who do you ...
View DetailsDon’t Mess With Grammarians
A man wanted to debate a grammarian. He knocked on his door, his maid opened the door. He asked the maid: "Where is your master?" She said: فاءَ إلى الفيافي ليفيئ لنا فيئاً حتى إذا فاء الفيئُ , فاء "He went (faa’a),...
View DetailsGood Comeback
A man wanted to make fun of Abu Nuwas. The man said: "Glad tidings! The Caliph has has appointed you in an official position!" Abu Nuwas asked: "What position?" The man said: "He has appointe...
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Someone once visited an old wise man who was sick. He prolonged his stay. He said to the wise man: "Advise me." The wise man said: "When you visit a sick person, don't prolong your stay." ذهب أحد الثقلاء إلى شيخ (عالم) مريض , وجلس عنده مدة طويلة ثم ...
View DetailsThe Weeping Sky
The Qur'an says after the Pharaoh died: فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ "THE SKY DID NOT WEEP OVER THEM." [44:29]. ----------------------------- Carl Jung writes: "A pyramid text describing the dead ph...
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