I boarded a flight a few hours ago and an older Pakistani woman (wearing hijab) boarded but couldn’t speak English or find her seat, and she had difficulty walking. A Caucasian man in seat 1B (of First Class) stood up and gave her his seat and went all the way back to seat 17A where … Continue reading
Yaa Allah, I told you : I’m in pain – You said : ‘…Do not despair of the mercy of Allah…’ (39:53) I told you : Nobody knows what is in my heart – You said : ‘…Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest’ (13:28) I told you : Many people hurt … Continue reading
Thawban was one of the companions of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.*). He was also one of his freed slaves. Thawban was almost always with the Prophet at home or in his journey. After the Prophet passed away, Thawban stayed for some years in Syria and later for some time in Egypt. He was also present at … Continue reading
It was the school holidays. Harun and his older sister Hana visited their grandparents who lived at a farm in the country, north of Victoria. Harun loved playing in the forest behind their grandparent’s farm. Harun brought his slingshot one day to practise his shooting skills. He practised and practised but he could not hit … Continue reading
Everybody knows that the Prophet (s.a.w.*) is a very generous man. The Prophet’s generosity was certainly overwhelming for some of his followers too. After the batttle of Hunayn, there were plenty of booty gathered from the spoils of war. The booty included animals belonging to the enemy troops. The Prophet (s.a.w.) was happily standing on … Continue reading
One day, I went to a local shop in Leicester to buy some naans. After placing my order I was just waiting on the side and noticed that shopkeeper was just staring at the door with no smile on his face . It seemed like he was just annoyed that no one was coming to … Continue reading
A long time ago, there was a humongous apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the treetop. He ate the apples. He took a nap in its shadow. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by. The little boy … Continue reading
