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G. K. Chesterton said to G. B. Shaw: من يراك يا شو يظنّ أنّ بريطانيا في أزمة غذاء!! "When people see you, they assume there is a famine in England!" G. B. Shaw replied: ومن يراك يعرف سبب الأزمة!! "And when they see you, they assume you caused it!"...

The illusion of fear ... A group of women were swimming in a lake, and a man came to see them. They swam into the deeper end, saying: "We will not come out until you leave!!" The man, innocently, said:...

A wolf was dying because a bone was stuck in its throat. A bird came to its rescue and pulled out the bone from its mouth. The bird said to the wolf: "I helped you. How will you return the favour?" The wolf replied: "Consider the fact that I let y...

Ibn Taymiyyah said about the philosophers: وأوتوا ذكاء ولم يؤتوا زكاء "They have been given intelligence (dhakā'), but they have been deprived of spiritual purification (zakā')." ["Majmu al-Fatawa", 3/63]. A person...

We already spoke about the extreme type of ‘protective jealousy’ ‘الغيرة’ that Arabs had for their women, even in pre-Islamic times of Jahiliyah. Here’s another example: A man saw his wife brushing her teeth with a Siwaak-twig from the Araak-tree, ...

A poem attributed to Imam Shafi’ii: وَعَينُ الرِضا عَن كُلِّ عَيبٍ كَليلَةٌ وَلَكِنَّ عَينَ السُخطِ تُبدي المَساوِيا An admirer will always overlook your mistakes While a hater is busy looking to expose them وَلَستُ بِهَيّابٍ لِمَن لا يَهابُني وَلَ...

A wise man was asked: "what is the secret to happiness?" The wise man replied: "It’s to never argue with a fool." The questioner objected: "I don't think that's the secret..." The wise man sa...

Abu Darda had a camel named: Dammun (دمون). Abu Darda told anyone who borrowed it: “Do not burden him with more than what he can bear.” When the time for Abu Darda came close (i.e death) he said to his camel: ...

Ibn Al-Jawzi says: عن أبي الدرداء: أنه كان يشتري العصافير من الصبيان ويرسلهن، ويقول: اذهبن فعشن Abu Darda used to buy sparrows from children and then set them free, saying: “Fly away and lead a free life!” ["Al-Muntadham", 2/69]....

A man saw an evil person sitting on a rock, and said: حجر على حجر "A stone sitting on top of a stone." Hearts which are void of feelings, reflection, softness & compassion are compared to "stones" in the Qur'an: ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُ...