Month: December 2021

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One thing, which the scholars of the Salaf used to warn against, and which people don't warn against anymore is the temptation (فتنة) of beardless handsome young boys (المردان) upon their fellow men. They used to say that it is safer for a man to si...

A “saint” was telling his student that he has knowledge of the unseen (علم الغیب). Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. He said to his student: “Go and check whose at the door.” His students said: “Why don’t you use your knowledge of the unseen to ...

A wise man once said: إذا طلبت امك ادخال الخيط بالابرة فتمهل كي لا تحس بأنها كبرت "If your elderly mother asks you to insert the thread into the needle, take a long time, so that she doesn't feel like she's too old..." A young girl ...

A rain cloud said to the ocean: “If I stop raining, there will be no you.” The ocean laughed and said: “You are, because I am.” ‎ابر بارنده به دریا می گفت: ‎گر نبارم تو کجا دریایی؟ ‎در دلش خنده کنان دریا ‎گفت: ‎ابر ...

“Don’t tell me that they talked bad about me… tell me why they felt comfortable talking bad about me in your presence?‏" ‎لا تخبرني بأنهم تحدثوا عني بسوء، أخبرني لماذا ارتاحوا بالحديث عني أمامك؟...

African Proverb: على عكس الدماغ ، تنبهك المعدة عندما تكون فارغة "Unlike the brain, the stomach alerts you when its empty."...

Imru ul-Qays says in an ancient poem: الحربُ أوّلٌ ما تكونُ فُتيَّةً تسعى بزينتها لكلِّ جَهولِ حتى إذا استَعَرَت وشَبَّ ضِرامُها عادت عجوزاً غيرَ ذاتِ خليلِ شمطاءَ جَزَّت رأسَها وتَنَكَّرَت مكروهةً للشَّمِّ والتقبيلِ "In the beginning,...

The Takfir of ignorant people means nothing - ابن القيم Ibn al-Qayyim said: وأما الجاهل المقلد فلا تعبأ به ولا يسوءك سبه وتكفيره وتضليله فإنه كنباح الكلب فلا تجعل للكلب عندك قدرا أن ترد عليه كلما نبح عليك ودعه يفرح بنابحه “As for the ignoran...

There were two tribes in pre-Islamic Jahiliyah 'جاهلية' times of Arabia, called: طسم وجديس An evil king, named 'عمليق' belonged to one of these tribes and wanted to oppress the other tribe. He ordered that any girl who wanted to get married of that ...

It is not about the abundance of resources you have available, it is all about your ability to utilise them. The poet says: كالعِيسِ في البيداءِ يقتُلُها الظَّمَا والماءُ فوق ظهورِها محمولُ "Like camels in the desert, dying of thirst,...