The man,was so attracted by the ladys figure that he started following her.

It was thick date farm, in the midst of it there is a spacious foothpath. She was walking on it freely. She is an obedient servant of Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) She is living accordingly to islam. She was so immersed in her thoughts,that she didnt notice,a man following her.
The man,was so attracted by the ladys figure that he started following her. She heard the steps behind her, and turned back. She was scared to see this handsome man following her. She walked fast and turned back frequently, to see the man who was behind her. Suddenly the man ran and caught hold of her.
Oh! dear,where are you from? Are you from heaven? You have a beautiful eyes, which stole my heart. Each time, when you turned back, it really captured my mind. Its like a black soft pearl in glowing crystal bowl.
My dear, i cant wait more, i feel to be drowned in your eyes, and let me for it.


Stop it! Fear Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala). He is watching all your deeds. Now please leave me.
No, i will not leave you untill i fulfill my needs.
Please, let me go for now,look , thats my home. If you free me now, I promise, i will be back after sometime.
The man obeyed her. He felt that she will keep her promise.
I will be sitting under this tree, untill you come back. I believe in you. If you dont return back, i will sit here untill my death. Its my word.

Relax here, i will be back as soon as possible.You can believe me.
She ran to her home,locked up in her room and started crying-
Oh! Almighty, what have i done? I have promised that man, that i will be back for fulfiiling his feelings. Please forgive me Lord.
You created me as a woman. I dont know whether its my fortune or misfortune! I felt bored, and just had a walk in the farm, if this is my sin, forgive me Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) Show me a way to repent. She cried and prayed with broken heart. After sometime she took a decision. She got up, rubbed her tears and called out for her servant. The servant came. She asked her to bring a knife, bowl and a silk cloth to cover the bowl.
The servant brought the things for her. She took the knife and scooped out her both eyes into the bowl. Blood was rolling down from her cheeks.
The servant was alarmed to see this deed.
What have you done my child? Are you mad? What terrible sin did you do, for punishing yourself like this?
No, i am not mad. Now, i really feel content.
Go, cover this bowl with the satin and give this to that man, who is sitting under that tree.
She also said few things to be told to him.
The servant went to the man.
Are you waiting for some one?
Yes, i am waiting for a young lady, who stays in that home.
She told me to sit here. Who are you?
I am that ladys servant. She has sent a precious gift for you!
The lady handed him the bowl. The man removed the silk cloth, and was shocked to see the thing in it.
What is this, i cant believe it. These are those eyes which intoxicated my brains. Oh! Almighty, what have she done?
Dont cry as a fool now, These were those eyes which filled your heart with evil thoughts. She told me to give this to you and say that she doesnt want this eyes which provacated your thoughts to do sin. she also said, Prostitution is haraam, never indulge in it, it will burn you.
She has repented for the word she has given to you. Now its your turn, live as a good musalman and never go or do against Islam.

Human Kindness in Islam

Nasiruddin was the slave of a king, and very fond of hunting. One day he came across a very pretty baby deer and picked it up and rode away. The mother deer saw Nasiruddin take her baby and followed him anxiously. Nasiruddin, pleased with the baby dear, was thinking about presenting it to his children to play with. After a time, he chanced to look back and saw the mother deer following him, her expression full of grief. He noticed too that she did not seem to care about her own safety. Moved to pity, Nasiruddin set the baby deer free. The mother deer nuzzled and licked her baby fondly and the two deer leapt happily away into the forest. But many times the mother deer looked back at Nasiruddin, as if to express her thanks.

That night Nasiruddin dreamt that the revered Prophet (pbuh) was addressing him:
‘Nasiruddin, your name has been entered in the list of Allah, and you will one day have a kingdom. But remember that when you are king you will also have many responsibilities. Just as you have shown mercy to the deer today, you should be merciful to all Allah’s creatures. You should not forget your people by falling into a life of luxury.’

This dream came true and Nasiruddin did become king, Amir Nasiruddin Subaktagin, father of Sultan Muhammad.

The moral of the story is that if we wish Allah to be merciful to us, we must be eager to show mercy to all the living creatures of the earth.

When a flower blooms, its colour and scent first touch the garden near it, and then spread. In the same way, a Muslim’s acts of human kindness should first touch those nearest to him, his family and his neighbours.

Source: Muslim Manners by Iqbal Ahmad Azami

Four wives!

Our Four Wives ! (Khanqah Sheikh Zakariyya,Lenasia, South Africa)

Legend goes that once there was a very rich merchant in Baghdad who had four wives. The wealth had to be spent on something after all! The old man loved his young and beautiful fourth wife the most and adorned her with rich and beautiful clothes and treated her to all types of delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.

He also loved the third wife a lot. He was very proud of her and always wanted to show her off to his relatives and friends. However, the merchant was always in great fear that she might run away with a younger and more handsome man.

He loved his second wife too. A middle-aged lady by then, but her intelligence made up for her age. She was a very considerate person, always patient and in fact she was the one who knew the intricacies of the trade and acted as the merchant's confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his second wife and she would always helped him tide over the difficult times.

Now the merchant's first wife - by now frail and neglected - was a very loyal partner. She had stood by her husband through thick and thin and braved the rough times along with her husband. But this was when they were not as rich. She had made great contributions in looking after his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However the merchant did not love his first wife any more and although she loved him deeply he hardly ever took notice of her. Like all good things the opulent and luxurious life of the merchant neared its end.

One day the merchant fell ill. A physician was sent for but he didn't find much hope for the patient's life. Judging by the somber mood of the men and women gathered around him, the merchant knew that he was going to die soon. He reflected on the good times, thought of his luxurious life and mused: “I have four wives but when I die, I will be alone. How lonely I will be.”

He asked his wives to come sit by his side. He addressed his fourth wife: “I love you the most, have showered on you diamonds, jewels, perfumes and the finest of clothing and have taken great care of you, follow me and give me company in the loneliness of my grave?” “No way,” replied the youngest wife. And she walked away without another word. The answer cut like a sharp knife right through the merchant's heart. The sad merchant then asked his third wife. “I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I am dying, will you follow me and keep me company?” “NO!” Replied the third wife “Life is so good over here, after your burial I am going to marry my cousin in Basra. But I promise to arrange a very good funeral for you.” The merchant's heart sank and he turned cold. He then asked the second wife “I always turned to you for help and you have always helped me in my difficult times. This is a real crisis and now I need your valued help again. When I die, will you follow me and give me your company, you know like the good old days?” “I am sorry, I can't help you out this time.” replied the second wife. “At the very most I can accompany you up to your grave.” The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.

Then he heard a weak and frail voice: “You are my first and my last. I will be with you all the time. I will follow you wherever you go.” The merchant then looked up and saw a frail figure - his first wife. Years of neglect showed on her face. She looked pale and skinny and it was obvious that she suffered from malnutrition. Greatly grieved, the ailing merchant said, “I should have taken much more care of you while I could have.”

We all have four wives in our lives. The fourth is our body. No amount of health, food, vitamins and visiting the gym and effort we lavish in making it look good will be of any real help, it will leave us when we die. Regarding our third wife? Look beyond your nose - our possessions, status and wealth. When we die they all go to others. The second wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been during our good times and bad, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the graveyard. The first wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material wealth and sensual things that follows us wherever we go.Perhaps it's a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we are on our deathbed to lament.

Story of an idolator

Abdul Wahid b. Zaid (mercy be upon him) who belonged to a lineage of saints said, "We were once sailing in a boat. A gush of wind blew away our boat to an island where we saw a man busy adoring an idol. We asked him what he was worshipping. He pointed towards the idol. We said to him that this idol was made with his own hands. How could he worship it? The God whom we worship creates all such things Himself, and so deserves to be worshipped, alone." He then asked us, who do you worship? We told him, "We worship the Great God (Allah) who lives in the highest heaven. He alone controls the heavens and the earth.

 All other creatures whether human or animal depend on Him for their sustenance." He further asked how we came to know about this Glorious God. We replied, "He sent His final Messenger (Peace be Upon him) to the whole of mankind to teach them about His Greatness." He proceeded to enquire "Let me know of the place where this Prophet of God is?" We replied, "After the Prophet had completed his mission by conveying the message of God he died and returned to his Lord". He continued to ask, "Did this Messenger of God leave behind a thing for your guidance?" We explained, "Yes, he left behind a Book (the Qur'an), which was revealed by God. He asked to see the book.

 We offered him the Holy Qur'an. He told us he was unable to read and so we recited a few verses for him instead. During the course of its recital he repeatedly wept until we stopped. He finally asserted, "This can only be from Allah, the Most High", and immediately confirmed his Faith in Allah and His Messenger. We informed him about the duties of Islam and also explained some verses of the Holy Qur'an. After the late night prayer we went to bed and the man continued to ask questions. "Does Allah sleep at night? he wondered aloud as we lay comfortably in our beds. "Our Exalted God is Everliving and Everlasting. He does not sleep or rest!" we exclaimed. On hearing this he cried, "What disobedient slaves you are! Your Lord keeps awake, whereas you sleep!" We were dumbstruck by his remark. When we were about to return from this island, he begged us to take him with us to allow him to learn more. We agreed. On reaching the city of 'Aabadan, says Abdul Wahid (Radi Allahu anhu), I said to my companions, "This man is our brother, therefore we should provide him with some livelihood".

Some dirhams were offered to him but he refused to accept them and exclaimed, "What is this?" We replied, "These are some dirhams for your expenditure." He said, "It is enough that.you have shown me the right path. I was upon error and Allah guided me. I did not even worship him yet He neither destroyed nor killed me. I am so grateful to Him and you After a few days, we were told that he was about to breathe his last. We went to see him and asked him if there was any need of his to be satisfied. He said no and that he was happy with all that he had gained from Allah. Abdul Wahid (Radi Allahu anhu), said, " I was all of asudden, overcome by sleep and hence slept there. While sleeping, I saw a very fertile grden wherein was avery fine vault; a throne occupied by a verybeautiful girl, a beauty that I had never seen before. She said to me , 'By Allah, I returned him toHis Lord quickly', By seeing her in such a state I became very anxious. He addeded, ''When I woke up , the man had passed away. We managed to bury him immediately.'' Again at night, said Abdul Wahid (Radi Allahu anhu), ; ''I witnessedthe same garden, the same vault and the sanme girl sitting besides the man who had died. She was recitting the following Qur'anic verse, the transalation of which is ''And the Angels vist them from each door and send them their compliments, glad tiddings for peace and safety against each kind of misfortune. All this is the fruit of your contentment (and steadfastness for the religion of Islam). There is therefore a good reward for you in the Hereafter.''

This story of the idolator shows the Greatness of Allah and His Mercy towards the man who previously worshipped idols. He sent the people to the island as a means to guide the idolator and thus rewarded him a magnificent rewardin the hereafter.

''O Master of the world ! Whom Thou giveth to, nobody can withhold and whom Thou giveth not, no one can confer upon him.''

Knowledge and Wisdom of Hazrat Sulaiman alayhis 'salam ( Solomon ) the King Prophet.

Hazrat Dawood Alaihis salaam ( David ) was the King of his people. He had 19 sons, each one of them hoped to inherit the father's throne. Allah revealed to Hazrat Dawood Alaihis-salaam a few questions and their answers and commanded him to put those questions to each one of his sons. Whosoever answered those questions correctly, would inherit his throne.

One day Hazrat Dawood Alaihis salaam called all his sons in the presence of the scholars and the chiefs of the tribes of his kingdom. He then put forward the following questions:

1) Which thing is closest (nearest) to man?

2) Which is the farthest thing?

3) Which two things are attached to each other?

4) Which is the most awe-creating thing?

5) Which two things remain unchanged?

6) Which two things are always different?

7) Which two things are opposed to each other?

8.) What is the action the result of which is good?

9) What is that action the result of which is bad?


The first 18 sons of Hazrat Dawood Alaihis-salaam felt helpless and could not answer any of these questions. Then the youngest of the sons, Hazrat Sulaiman Alaihis-salaam (Solomon) stood up and gave the following answers:

1) The nearest things to a man is the hereafter (Life and Death - as one may die any moment);

2) The farthest things is the time which has passed away (which is not to come again);

3) The two things that are attached to each other is man's body with the soul;

4) The most awe-creating is the man's body (dead) without soul;

5) The two things which remain the same are the sky and the earth;

6) The two things which are different are the day and night;

7) The two things which are opposed to each other are life and death;

8.) The action - the end of which is good - is patience and forbearance at the time of anger;

9) The action - the end of which is bad is haste at the time of anger.


Hazrat Dawood Alaihis-salaam obviously, was very much impressed with his knowledge and appointed Hazrat Sulaiman Alaihis Salaam as his successor.

Thus it will be seen that it was the supreme knowledge and wisdom that made Hazrat Sulaiman Alaihis-salaam succeed his father and become the Great King Prophet.

Act with Kindness

Once an evil man was slandering Imam Al Baqer After a while he noticed that the Imam was not responding to him at all, so he said: “I’m talking to you!”. So the Imam said in response: “And I am ignoring you”.

Once a follower of Mu’awiyah came to Madina. When he saw our 2nd Imam, Imam Hasan ahle salaam he started to shout names and use foul language at the Imam Hasan ahle salaam, because Mu’awiyah had told him horrible things about Imam Hasan ahle salaam .

The followers of Imam Hasan ahle salaam wanted to punish the man for what he had said but Imam Hasan ahle salaam told them to leave him alone.

Imam Hasan ahle salaam then turned to the man and greeted him with “Salaam” after which Imam asked the man if he would like to come to his house for food and a rest as he had just come from a long trip.

When the man saw the Akhlaq of Imam ahle salaam, he realised that what Mu’awiyah had told him about the Imam ahle salaam was untrue and he felt very ashamed of how he had spoken.

The man asked Imam ahle salaam for forgiveness. Thereafter, whenever he heard anyone saying anything against Imam Hasan ahle salaam he would correct them.

Moral:

Never get angry at someone when they are angry – To punish someone who has hurt you, you punish him by being good towards him!

No matter how other people act you should always have perfect akhlaq (manners).

Never believe bad things about other people that you have heard because it may not be true.

A Cobbler's Hajj - For thirty years I have lived in hope of performing Hajj

It is related that a noted Muslim scholar Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubarak radi Allahu anhu, had a dream while he was sleeping near the Kaaba.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubarak radi Allahu anhu saw two angels' descend from the sky, and start talking to each other. One of the angels asked the other: "Do you know how many people have come for Hajj this year?" The other angel replied: "Six hundred thousand have come for Hajj."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubarak radi Allahu anhu had also gone for Hajj that year.

The first angel asked: "How many people's Hajj has been accepted?"

The second replied: "I wonder if anyone's Hajj has been accepted at all."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubarak radi Allahu anhu was grieved to hear that. He thought, "So many people have come from all over the world, crossing so many obstacles like rivers, jungles, mountains, suffered so many hardships, and meeting so many expenses. Would their effort be wasted? Allah does not let anyone's effort go to waste".

He had thought only so far when he heard the other angel speak: "There is a cobbler in Damascus . His name is Ali bin al-Mufiq. He could not come for Hajj, but Allah has accepted his intention of Hajj. Not only will he get the reward for Hajj, but because of him, all the Hajjis will be rewarded.

When Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubarak radi Allahu anhu woke up, he decided he would go to Damascus and meet that cobbler whose Hajj intentions carried such a lot of weight.

On reaching Damascus , Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubarak radi Allahu anhu inquired if anyone knew a cobbler named Ali bin al-Mufiq. The town people directed him to a house. When a man appeared from the house Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubarak radi Allahu anhu greeted him and asked his name. The man replied "Ali bin al-Mufiq".

Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubarak radi Allahu anhu  asked: "What do you do for a living?"

Ali replied: "I am a cobbler". Then Ali asked the stranger's name that had come looking for him.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubarak radi Allahu anhu  was a very well-known scholar of Islam, when Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubarak radi Allahu anhu introduced him self, the cobbler was anxious to find out why such a well known scholar was seeking him out.

When Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubarak radi Allahu anhu asked Ali to tell him if he had made any plans to go for Hajj. Ali replied "For thirty years I have lived in the hope of performing the Hajj.

This year I had saved enough to go for Hajj, but Allah did not will it, so I couldn't make my intention translate into action.


Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubarak radi Allahu anhu was eager to find out how could this man's Hajj be accepted and blessed for all the people who went for Hajj that year when he didn't go for Hajj in the first place. While talking to the cobbler he could feel a certain purity in his heart.

Islam regards greatness not in wealth or in power, but in civility, in good manners and the goodness of heart.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubarak radi Allahu anhu further asked: "why could you not go on Hajj?". In order not to disclose the reason, Ali again replied "it was Allah's will".


When Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubarak radi Allahu anhu persisted, Ali revealed: "Once I went to see my neighbor's house. His family was just sitting down for dinner. Although I was not hungry

I thought my neighbor would invite me to sit down for dinner out of courtesy but I could see that my neighbor was grieved about something and wanted to avoid inviting me for dinner.


After some hesitation the neighbor told me: "I am sorry I cannot invite you for food. We were without food for three days and I could not bear to see the pain of hunger of my children. I went out looking for food today and found a dead donkey. In my desperation I cut out some meat from the dead animal, and brought it home so that my wife could cook this meat. It is halal (lawful or permitted) for us because of our extreme condition of hunger, but I cannot offer it to you."

Ali continued: "On hearing this, my heart bled with tears. I got up and went home, collected the three thousand dinars I had saved for Hajj, and gave my neighbor the money. I too had to go hungry but that was to save money for Hajj, but I thought helping my neighbor during his difficult times was more important. Although I still desire to go for Hajj if Allah wills."


Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubarak radi Allahu anhu was greatly inspired by the cobbler's story and told the cobbler of his dream.

Allah is merciful and shows mercy to those who do likewise to his creatures. This act of compassion on the part of the cobbler was so pleasing to
Allah that it not only earned him the reward of Hajj but was extended to all the people who came for Hajj.

Hajj is a journey that can ignite the soul to be reminded of the time it was created and takes it beyond the dimensions of this life to the time it will meet the creator.


The sincere performance of Hajj can transcend a person's day to day life into a spiritual awakening of the highest magnitude. A successful Hajj experience connects us to our creator and the greater compassion of humanity.

The Story of Alqamah

At the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him), there was a young man named Alqamah. He was very diligent in obeying Allah by engaging in prayer and fasting and spending in charity.

Then he fell ill and his illness became serious.

His wife went to the Prophet and said, "My husband, Alqamah, is on his deathbed. I therefore came to tell you, Messenger of Allah, about his condition."

The Prophet (then) sent for Ammar or Suhaib and Bilal, and told them to go to him (Alqamah) and have him repeat the Shahadah. Thereupon they went to him and found him in the agony of death.

They asked him to say, "La illaha illa Allah," but his tongue was unable to pronounce it.

At that, they came and told the Messenger of Allah that he was unable to repeat the Shahadah.

The Prophet asked, "Is either of his parents alive?"

He was told, "Messenger of Allah, his Mother is, but she is very old."

The Prophet sent her a message that if it was convenient for her (that is, is she was able to go out), she should come to him; otherwise she should stay in her house and the Prophet would come to her.

The Prophets messenger came to her and informed her of the Prophets message.

She said, "May my life be a ransom for him, it is my pleasure to go to him!"

She then stood up, leaning on her walking stick, and came to the Prophet and greeted him.

The Prophet returned her greeting and said to her,

"Umm Alqamah, tell me the truth, for otherwise Allah Most High will reveal the truth to me! What is the situation concerning your son, Alqamah?"

She replied, "Messenger of Allah, he prays much, fasts a great deal, and spends a great amount in charity."

The Prophet said, "And what about yourself?"

She said, "Messenger of Allah, I am angry with him."

He said, "Why?"

She replied, "Messenger of Allah, he has preferred his wife to me and has disobeyed me."

Then Allahs Messenger said, "Umm Alqamah, surely your anger has prevented Alqamahs tongue from pronouncing the Shahadah."

He then turned to Bilal and said, "Bilal, go out and collect a quantity of firewood."

She said, "Messenger of Allah, what do you plan to do?"

He replied, "I will burn him in front of your eyes."

She said, "Messenger of Allah, he is my son! My heart cannot bear your burning him in front of me!"

He said, "Umm Alqamah, Allahs punishment is more severe and more lasting! Therefore, if you want Allah to forgive him, be reconciled to him. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, the prayer, fasting, and spending in charity (which he has done) are of no benefit to Alqamah as long as you are angry with him!"

Thereupon she said, "Messenger of Allah, I call upon Allah Most High and His angels and the Muslims who are present to be my witnesses that I am pleased with my son Alqamah."

Allahs Messenger said, "Bilal, go to him and see whether he is now able to say, "La illaha illa Allah" or not. It may be that Umm Alqamah is saying something for my sake which is not in her heart."

Thereupon Bilal went, and while entering the door he heard Alqamah saying, "La illaha illa Allah." (Concerning this),

Bilal remarked, "It is surely true that while Alqamahs mother was angry with him his tongue was tied, and now that she is pleased with him his tongue is freed."

Alqamah died the same day.

The Prophet came to him and gave the order for his washing and shrouding, and then prayed the funeral prayer for him and buried him.

He then stood by the side of his grave and said,

"You company of Muhajireen and Helpers, if anyone favors his wife over his mother, Allah and His angels and all the people curse him!

Allah does not accept his spending (in charity) and his uprightness unless he repents toward Allah, the Glorious and Majestic, and reconciles with her and attains her pleasure, because Allahs pleasure consists in her pleasure and Allah's anger consists in her anger."

Source: Reported in Tabarani and Ahmed.

We must always be respectful and obedient to our parents. However, we are not to obey them if they order us to disobey Allah and His Prophet[ Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him ] . Other than this, they deserve our utmost attention and respect.