A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications, he said, “I can sleep through a storm.” This puzzled the farmer but he liked the young man. So he hired him. A few weeks later, the farmer and his wife were awakened in the night by a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fiction
The All-Subtle (Al-Lateef)
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Allah’s Response
Mama observed quietly as Haiqel prayed his Asr Salaah rather quickly in the living room. Mama signalled with her hand for Haiqel to come to her as he was folding his prayer mat neatly after his prayers. She decided to teach him something special. “Haiqel, do you know whenever we are praying Salaah, something great … Continue reading
Brother Abdullah Looks After Kitten
“Darling, could you look after Kitten while I go have a small picnic with my friends? She’ll be very good, in shaa Allah. Bye!” Sleepy Brother Abdullah the Rabbit was awakened by the voice of his wife, Aminah the Rabbit. He suddenly got quite nervous. He had just been given a task that he had … Continue reading
Grumpy Brother Abdullah
Abdullah the Rabbit was a little bit grumpy today. He hopped to the Mosque for his Isha prayers as usual. Along the way, he met some of his friends. “Assalamu’alaykum, Brother Ahmad the Horse. Hello. How are you feeling today?” “Wa’alaykum salaam, Brother Abdullah the Rabbit. I’m happy because I just bought very fresh corn … Continue reading
Boiling Water
Once upon a time, an exhausted-looking daughter visited her dad at his place of work and complained to her father that her life was truly miserable and that she didn’t know how she was ever going to be happy. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed as if just as … Continue reading
Best day to pray
There was a young boy who doesn’t like to pray his 5 daily prayers. He was very lazy. He thought that performing the prayers daily was very troublesome indeed. One day, he had a great idea. He figured that he should find out which day of the week is the best day in which to … Continue reading
Plain ice cream
Twelve year old Fahmi entered a busy coffee shop and sat at a table quietly. A gum-chewing waitress quickly put a glass of water in front of him. “Hello. How much is an ice cream sundae, Miss?” “Four dollars,” replied the waitress sharply as she scanned her eyes around the room. Fahmi smiled sheepishly as … Continue reading
The Donkey in the Hole
Farmer Waleed’s favourite donkey slips and falls into a deep hole. Try as he might, but he can’t pull it out. No matter how hard he tries, it is of no use. The nearest town is hundreds of kilometres away. There are no vehicles passing by either. The sun is starting to get harsh. “O … Continue reading
Running Clouds
A young man was smiling from ear to ear. He was so excited that he was almost jumping out of his seat. Even his white kufi moved out of place. While pointing his finger at the train’s window, he shouted happily… “Baba, look, Baba! The trees and houses are going behind us!” His white-bearded dad … Continue reading