Year: 2022
Friends
A story about true friends - طرائف الحكماء A man prepared a big meal and told his brother to invite all friends and relatives. His brother went outside and called out: “O people, help, my brother’s house is on fire!!!” Many people ignored him, some ...
View DetailsAll That Glitters Is Not Gold
“All that glitters is not gold.” (ليس كل ما يلمع ذهبا) - W. Shakespeare...
View DetailsYour Value
If you want your worth to increase among people, you should decrease your presence among them. قيمتك الحقيقية ليست في حضورك .. بل في غيابك 'Your value is not in your presence, but in your absence...'...
View DetailsDon’t Get Too Close To People
It is said: النار تنیر لنا من بعد ولكنھا تحرقنا عن قرب "The fire which lights us at a distance, will burn us when near." If you get too close to certain people, you may get hurt... sometimes it’s best to keep your ...
View DetailsAttacks On Imam Zaid Shakir
The mob of hyenas, led by Daniel, is now trying to bring down Imam Zaid Shakir , but remember : ليس كل من ينبح عليه الكلب لصاً ‘Not everyone the dog barks at is a thief.’ What the Imam Zaid Shakir said is: acts of...
View DetailsThe Straight Path
There is a proverb which says: الطريق المعهود هو أسلم الطرق “The beaten path, is the safest path.” Which means: when you stick to the main & usual road, you have a better chance of reaching you...
View DetailsScholars Don’t Know Everything
Ibn Abdul-Barr al-Maliki said: وقَدْ يُسَمّى العالِمُ عالِمًا وإنْ جَهِلَ أشْياءَ كَما يُسَمّى الجاهِلُ جاهِلًا وإنْ عَلِمَ أشْياءَ وإنَّما تُسْتَحَقُّ هَذِهِ الأسْماءَ بِالأغْلَبِ "A scholar may be called a scholar despite being ignorant of...
View DetailsAppreciate Your Teachers
There is a maxim that says: الفَضْلُ لِلْمُبْتَدِي وَإِنْ أَحْسَنَ الْمُقْتَدِي 'Merit belongs to the initiator (mubtadi), even if its done better by the successor (muqtadi).' Always appreciate your parents and tea...
View DetailsThe Night Journey Was Not On Buraq
Was the Prophet's Night Journey on Buraq 'البراق' ? All scholars agree that the Prophet went from Makkah to Bayt al-Maqdis on the Buraq 'البراق' creature, during his night journey. Most scholars believe that from there, his ascension to the heavens ...
View DetailsApproaching Your Farmland
The Qur'an states: نِسَاؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَكُمْ "Your wives are like farmland to you." [2:223]. Imam al-Qurtubi explained in his Tafsir: ففرج المرأة كالأرض ، والنطفة كالبذر ، والولد كالنبات ، "The private part of females is lik...
View Details