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
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The Monkey Who Threw Half of His Master’s Earnings Into the Sea
Summary This is a story of a monkey that followed a merchant who cheated people by mixing wine with water. One day, the monkey snatched the trader’s money that he received from selling wine and went up to the ship’s mast and divided the money justly, throwing one Dinar (a unit of money) into the … Continue reading
The All-Subtle (Al-Lateef)
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Tested just before Hajj
When I was younger, I used to wonder why I didn’t enjoy celebrating Eid ul Adha as much as Eid ul Fitri. The only thing that made me enthusiastic was to go watch the animals being sacrificed at the mosque near my house. Of course, I get more excited whenever I see my name on … 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
Surah al Kahf, in summary!
Do you know what Surah al Kahf is all about? Here is a summary, in shaa Allah! A Thematic Tafseer of Surah Kahf Surah Kahf begins by laying down the fundamental (basic, essential, foundation) theme of the Surah. The opening verses praises Allah for revealing the Qur’an as a means of guidance for mankind, and … 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
Spread Salaam
Abdullah ibn Salam (r.a.) told us the story of the first time that he saw the Prophet (ﷺ) in Madinah, right after the Hijrah. Everyone was so excited to see the Prophet (ﷺ) and gathered around him as he made his way through the city. Abdullah ibn Salam (r.a.) was not a Muslim at that … Continue reading
The Uncomfortable Friday
🌿 This is based on a true story 🌿 The Khutbah had already started. She knew that she was late, but she wanted to attend the Jumuah prayers anyway. She quickly picked up her baby and stepped anxiously into the Masjid, looking to the right and the left. After all, this was the first time … Continue reading