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Arrogance - تكبر Today, the BIRD eats the WORM. Tomorrow, the WORM eats the BIRD. Today, you might be STRONG, Tomorrow, you might be WEAK. Today, you might be RICH. Tomorrow, you might be POOR. Always remain HUMBLE, don't be ARROGANT. وَتِلْكَ ا...

Enemies within ... العدو A SHEEP spends its entire life fearing the WOLF, but in the end, it is the SHEPHERD that eats the sheep, not the wolf. We sometimes don't realise that our enemies might be among those closest to us. The Qur'an states: ...

The Wisdom behind Rich & Poor - حكمة A rich man saw a poor man working and said: "O God, why did You not make everyone rich and needless?" In a dream, he found himself in a world were everybody was rich ...

Ripple effect of good deeds - وكان أبوهما صالحًا A treasure was hidden beneath a wall. The wall was about to collapse and expose the treasure. But God wanted this treasure to remain hidden until two orphan boys grow up and then find it. So God instr...

Importance of Tawheed - أهمية التوحيد It has been narrated with an authentic chain that the Prophet's Companion Salman al-Farsi said: دخل رجل الجنة في ذباب ، ودخل رجل النار ، مر رجلان على قوم قد عكفوا على صنم لهم وقالوا لا يمر علينا اليوم أحد إلا ق...

Elderly Parents - بر الوالدين When I was a kid, I used to walk past an old-people's home and I used to hear elderly people scream and cry. Don't abandon your parents when they are old. They suffer from loneliness, regret, depression, dementia, phys...

Building a Well - الصدقة الجارية The Prophet said: غُفِرَ لاِمْرَأَةٍ مُومِسَةٍ مَرَّتْ بِكَلْبٍ عَلَى رَأْسِ رَكِيٍّ يَلْهَثُ، قَالَ كَادَ يَقْتُلُهُ الْعَطَشُ، فَنَزَعَتْ خُفَّهَا، فَأَوْثَقَتْهُ بِخِمَارِهَا، فَنَزَعَتْ لَهُ مِنَ الْمَاء...

Another funny incident: ذهب مجموعة من الشعراء إلى مجلس الخليفة فراءهم أحد المتطفلين فتبعهم حتى إذا استقروا في مجلس الخليفة بدأوا يلقون القصائد واحداً بعد الآخر فلما وصل الدور عند المتطفل أُمر بإلقاء القصيدة فقال : أنا لست بشاعر قال الخليفة : و ما ال...

Another funny incident: حضر أعرابي مائدة بعض الخلفاء فقدّم جدي مشوي فجعل الأعرابي يسرع في أكله منه فقال له الخليفة : أراك تأكله كأن أمه نطحتك ؟! فقال الأعرابي : أراك تشفق عليه كأن أمه أرضعتك ! Once a Bedouin sat at a table with the Caliph....

The human self/soul (Nafs) also incites to Evil, not only the Devil - شر النفس We basically have 2 different enemies: 1- Evil of the soul (شَرِّ نَفْسِي) 2- Evil of the devil (شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ) Most of us seek refuge with God against the devil -...