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Is generosity nature or nurture? Or both? Haatim al-Ta'ii [حاتم الطائي] was a generous man who lived in the pre-Islamic times of Jahiliyah. After he died, his brother tried to be generous like him. His mother said to him: 'Son, you will never be l...

The Dani are an Indigenous Tribe in Indonesia They have a bizarre tradition of cutting fingers to experience the pain felt when a family member dies. It’s seen as a sign of love and symbolises loyalty. It also serves as a reminder of the loss. They ...

Snitches get Stitches, and end up in Ditches ... The lion was sick and all the animals of the jungle visited him, except the fox. The wolf said to the Lion: "My king, the fox did not come to you, because he is jealous of you..." When the fo...

Back in the days, even thieves had a “code-of-honour” and some “self-respect” ... Dahm bin 'Asqalah - دهم بن عسقلة - was the chief thief, in the Abbasid era. Before he died, he left the following will to his fellow-thieves: "Do not steal fr...

A fair judge & the sneeze of the Caliph ... تاريخ بغداد A group of people wanted to get rid of a fair judge, so they complained to Caliph Harun al-Rashid and falsely accused him of being too lenient in his rulings - being soft on crime. The Cal...

A tyrant king ordered the execution of a woman’s male relatives: brother, husband, and son. She pleaded for mercy, so the king allowed one of them to be spared, and gave her the choice to choose one of them. She thought deeply and then said: ‎الزوج...

Story behind: “the judge doesn’t eat hay” (grass) ‎قاضی کاه نمی‌خورد Two thieves were brought in front of a judge. The first man had stolen a lot of money, he was let go. The second man had stolen hay, he was imprisoned. When the second man objected...

Short Story: Don't rush to Conclusions - قصة فيها حكمة A man and his wife had a child whom they loved very much. They also had a loyal dog which they realised was getting increasingly jealous of the attention the child received. One day, the man cam...

It's all about the leader ... A man from the Banu Abs tribe was asked: "Who is the smartest one amongst you?" He replied: "We are 1,000 men, technically only one of us is smart, but because we all consult and obey him, all 1,000 of us are smart." ق...

Leonarda Cianciulli (1894-1970), was an Italian cannibal & serial killer. She killed people, boiled their bodies and turned them into soap & tea cakes. Little did her guests know about the ingredients of the tea cakes she was serving them! ...